[nabs-l] Am I the only one?

[Joshua Lester]

Thanks for your help!
Blessings, Joshua

On 3/13/12, Jewel <herekittykat2 at gmail.com> wrote:
> Dear Joshua and all,
> First, I have had the problem you talk about, Joshua. It is well known
> around our campus that sometimes if you press the button for
> strawberry-melon, you'll get fruit punch. So I don't use that machine,
> instead going to a snack machine that always has my strawberry-melon
> in slots 45, 46, and 47, and use that one instead (Yes, our campus has
> a lot more juices and the like available than many campuses).
>
> Now on to the other part of this topic. My group, TACTICS, which is a
> group for disability dadvocacy and education, is in the process of
> getting Braille labels on the soda machines around campus. We were
> told we need to go thru the vendor who fills them, since the machines
> are their property. We haven't had much luck doing this and are very
> close to just putting Braille labels on the machines and seeing what
> happens. As for the snack machines, as others said, the snacks change,
> so labelling or having a 'menu' is not possible. We simply ask for
> assistance from sighted peers. Sometimes that ends in a good chat, so
> it's not a bad thing *grin*
>
> My two cents,
> Jewel
>
> On 3/13/12, Ignasi Cambra <ignasicambra at gmail.com> wrote:
>> They can't label them because sometimes the button assigned to each
>> product changes.
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>> On Mar 12, 2012, at 4:26 PM, Joshua Lester
>> <jlester8462 at students.pccua.edu> wrote:
>>
>>> Here's the wierd thing, at my college!
>>> They have shown me, which button, to push to get Dr Pepper, but the
>>> problem is that when I push that button, sometimes I get Mountain Dew.
>>> I won't know it, until I open it, because sometimes, I'm by myself,
>>> after class, especially when it's late at night.
>>> I haven't had the problem, since last semester, but I hate it, when it
>>> happens!
>>> Blessings, Joshua
>>>
>>> On 3/12/12, Gloria G <gloria.graves at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> Hi,
>>>> What I have found helpful is to have someone in the hall help me with
>>>> the
>>>> machine and then later I will remember what things I like to be able to
>>>> come
>>>> back later to get a snack or soda. Just a thought!
>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>> From: "Joshua Lester" <jlester8462 at students.pccua.edu>
>>>> To: "National Association of Blind Students mailing list"
>>>> <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
>>>> Sent: Monday, March 12, 2012 2:42 PM
>>>> Subject: [nabs-l] Am I the only one?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> I started a similar thread, on another list, so I figured I'd take
>>>>> another poll, on this list.
>>>>> One time, I went to the vending machine, at school, and put in my
>>>>> change.
>>>>> Afterwards, I pushed the button, labeled "Dr Pepper," but when I
>>>>> pushed it, I got a Mountain Dew!
>>>>> Am I the only one, that this has happened to, on this list?
>>>>> I have a question about this very subject.
>>>>> At LWSB, they had Braille labels, on the coke machines, but why don't
>>>>> they require, that colleges do the same?
>>>>> Thanks, Joshua
>>>>>
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