[nabs-l] CVS/pharmacy Enhancing Accessibility for the VisuallyImpaired To Its

Fri Aug 7 02:55:18 UTC 2009

Thanks for sharing this, Sarah. What great news for all of us! A  
retail store taking initiative to make touch screens accessible.

Corbb

On Aug 4, 2009, at 7:07 PM, Marty James wrote:

and again, I ask "What about Script Talk if they really want to help  
the blind?"
Marty

----- Original Message ----- From: "Sarah Alawami" <marrie12 at gmail.com>
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Subject: [nabs-l] CVS/pharmacy Enhancing Accessibility for the  
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> For Immediate Release
>
>
> CONTACTS:
>
>
> Mike DeAngelis
>
> CVS/pharmacy
>
> (401) 770-2645
>
>
> Mitch Pomerantz
>
> American Council of the Blind
>
> (626) 372-5150
>
>
> Adrianna Montague-Gray
>
> American Foundation for the Blind
>
> (212) 502-7675
>
>
> CVS/pharmacy Enhancing Accessibility for the Visually Impaired To Its
> Web Site and Store Point-of-Sales Devices
>
> Initiative Announced In Collaboration with State and National
> Organizations for the Blind
>
>
> WOONSOCKET, R.I., July 30, 2009:  CVS/pharmacy, the nation's largest
> retail pharmacy, announced today that it is implementing functional
> improvements to benefit its customers with visual impairments and  
> other
> disabilities.  The company has installed tactile keypads in all CVS
> stores and it will enhance
> its website in 2009.
>
>
> Today's announcement is the result of a collaboration between
> CVS/pharmacy, the American Foundation for the Blind, American  
> Council of
> the Blind and California Council of the Blind.  CVS/pharmacy's actions
> were applauded by these groups.
>
>
> "We are pleased to collaborate with organizations committed to  
> advocacy
> for the blind and introduce service enhancements in our stores and
> online that will increase access for our visually impaired customers,"
> said Helena Foulkes, Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing
> Officer of CVS Caremark.
>
>
> Point-of-Sale Improvements
>
> CVS/pharmacy's point-of-sale improvements are designed to assist
> customers who cannot read information on a flat-screen point-of-sale
> device and therefore cannot privately enter their PIN or other
> confidential information.  All CVS stores have been equipped, at a
> minimum, with a tactile device at both the front check-out counter and
> the pharmacy counter to ensure that customers unable to use a
> flat-screen keypad do not have to provide their PIN to a store  
> employee.
> The company is also training its store employees to provide  
> appropriate
> interaction with visually impaired customers regarding the use of the
> new tactile devices.
>
> "Without tactile keys, blind and visually impaired people have no  
> choice
> but to share their PINs with strangers," explained Melanie Brunson,
> executive director of the American Council of the Blind.  "Today's
> announcement, and the collaboration that led to it, demonstrates
> CVS/pharmacy's ongoing commitment to its blind and visually impaired
> customers."
>
>
> Web Site Access
>
> The initiative includes CVS/pharmacy's commitment to ensure that its
> online pharmacy,  < http://www.cvs.com/
> <mhtml:{1CB00C23-EFD6-45FF-ACC7-CD53E5BBEFE8}mid://00000006/!x-usc:http://ww
> w.cvs.com/> > www.cvs.com
> <mhtml:{1CB00C23-EFD6-45FF-ACC7-CD53E5BBEFE8}mid://00000006/!x-usc:http://ww
> w.cvs.com/>  , is accessible to
> persons with a wide range of disabilities, including blind computer
> users who use a screen reader or magnification technology on their
> computers and those who rely on a keyboard instead of a mouse.   
> CVS.com
> will implement these enhancements by the end of 2009.
>
>
> "An accessible web site is crucial if people with vision loss are to
> obtain goods, services and information on an equal footing," said Paul
> Schroeder, vice president, programs and policy group of the American
> Foundation for the Blind.  "We appreciate CVS/pharmacy's commitment to
> ensure that CVS.com is usable by the broadest range of online  
> consumers,
> including those who have disabilities."
>
>
> About CVS/pharmacy
>
> CVS/pharmacy, the retail division of CVS Caremark Corporation (NYSE:
> CVS), is America's largest retail pharmacy with more than 6,900
> CVS/pharmacy and Longs Drugs store locations. CVS/pharmacy is  
> committed
> to improving the lives of those we serve by making innovative and
> high-quality health and pharmacy services safe, affordable and easy to
> access, both in its stores and online at CVS.com. General information
> about CVS/pharmacy and CVS Caremark is available at  <
> http://www.cvscaremark.com/
> <mhtml:{1CB00C23-EFD6-45FF-ACC7-CD53E5BBEFE8}mid://00000006/!x-usc:http://ww
> w.cvscaremark.com/> > www.cvscaremark.com
> <mhtml:{1CB00C23-EFD6-45FF-ACC7-CD53E5BBEFE8}mid://00000006/!x-usc:http://ww
> w.cvscaremark.com/> .
>
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