[NFB-Idaho] CVS "Spoken Rx" and braille and large print

Thu Jan 6 17:21:55 UTC 2022

Don,

Good morning,

I use ScripTalk through my Sav-on Pharmacy at Albertsons. It has an app as well as a small scanner that can sit on your bathroom counter. 

Thanks,
Shane

Sent from my iPhone

> On Jan 6, 2022, at 9:27 AM, Donald Winiecki via NFB-Idaho <nfb-idaho at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> So far, Erin is the only one to indicate any familiarity with the CVS
> "SpokenRX" service. From that it seems that CVS isn't doing a very good job
> of advertising the service to people who could use it!
> 
> Here is another accessible pharmacy service called (amazingly enough)
> "Accessible
> Pharmacy <https://www.accessiblepharmacy.com/>." This one is entirely
> online. I think I remember some of our members indicating that they have
> used this service. If you have used that service please let me know how
> well it has met your needs.
> 
> I am curious about these services for two reasons.
> 
> First, NFB's legislative work is introducing an effort to pass laws in each
> State that require pharmacies to make their services accessible, and
> knowing what services aim to provide accessibility is one small part of
> understanding how we can approach legislators in Idaho.
> 
> Second, I am investigating the possibility of approaching area pharmacies
> with the aim of contracting with them to provide braille and large print
> materials supporting their services. This would be an expansion of the
> services offered by my non-profit braille-production company named "Handid
> Braille Services <https://www.handid.org>." Before I could approach
> pharmacies with this idea, I will have to do a substantive amount of work
> to show compliance with requirements of the HIPAA law regarding protection
> of health information. If I can determine that no existing services
> actually meet the needs of people who are blind and low-vision in Idaho,
> then this preparatory work would be worth it.
> 
> Together, I could then help with NFB's legislative efforts, the Idaho
> Affiliate's efforts here in Idaho, and help fulfill the needs of citizens
> in Idaho!
> 
> Best,
> 
> _don [image: ]
> 
> DON WINIECKI
> 
> Handid Braille Services • a 501(c)(3) non-profit Producer of braille &
> tactile media
> 
> Email: dwiniecki at handid.org
> 
> Web: https://www.handid.org
> 
> Tel: +1 208 571 8096
> 
>   - Your donations make braille free for others!
>   - Donate tax-deductible funds to Handid at:
>   https://tinyurl.com/donate-to-Handid
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> 
>> On Sun, Jan 2, 2022 at 10:54 AM Erin A. Olsen <eolsen at pckeys.com> wrote:
>> 
>> I have not had any personal experience with it. I have attended three
>> different seminars on it though and, from those presentations, it sounds
>> like it could be a useful option for many of us! In my capacity as the
>> health promotions specialist at Commission on Aging, I have posted
>> information about it as an option to older Idahoans with any variety of
>> visual challenges who have difficulty reading prescription labels...like
>> even those with good eyesight don't also have challenges doing so. 😊 -Erin
>> 
>> Erin A. Olsen, MEd/MCT
>> PCKeys Technology Solutions
>> 208.331.3123 (mobile)
>> eolsen at pckeys.com
>> 
>> I don’t plan to make life a journey to the grave arriving safely in a
>> pretty,  well preserved package.
>> I’m going to arrive skidding in broadside, well worn and exhausted
>> with a lifetime of experiences and loudly proclaiming, “WOW! What an
>> adventure!” ☺
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: NFB-Idaho <nfb-idaho-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Donald
>> Winiecki via NFB-Idaho
>> Sent: Friday, December 31, 2021 6:13 AM
>> To: NFB of Idaho Discussion List <nfb-idaho at nfbnet.org>
>> Cc: Donald Winiecki <dwiniecki at handid.org>
>> Subject: [NFB-Idaho] CVS "Spoken Rx" and braille and large print
>> 
>> Has anyone had any experience with the "Spoken Rx" service from CVS? It
>> promises text-to-speech reading of prescriptions using the CVS app on a
>> smartphone.
>> 
>> The following story describes the service.
>> 
>> 
>> https://www.forbes.com/sites/stevenaquino/2021/12/30/cvs-makes-reading-prescriptions-more-accessible-with-spoken-rx/
>> 
>> The story indicates CVS also provides braille and large print. Has anyone
>> had experience with those services?
>> 
>> Best wishes for the New Year! 2022 has a lot to make up for!!
>> 
>> _don [image: ]
>> 
>> DON WINIECKI
>> 
>> Handid Braille Services • a 501(c)(3) non-profit Producer of braille &
>> tactile media
>> 
>> Email: dwiniecki at handid.org
>> 
>> Web: https://www.handid.org
>> 
>> Tel: +1 208 571 8096
>> 
>>   - Your donations make braille free for others!
>>   - Donate tax-deductible funds to Handid at:
>>   https://tinyurl.com/donate-to-Handid
>>   - Add Handid as your AmazonSmile charity!
>>   <
>> https://www.amazon.com/gp/f.html?C=CWZK0AZZZD4W&K=CD0FY9JJF8B7&M=urn:rtn:msg:202105241326255f3d4283093c499aa1f4b67421d0p0na&R=1A28O4C9WWSJ1&T=C&U=https%3A%2F%2Fsmile.amazon.com%2Fch%2F82-3786229%3Fref_%3Dpe_1723670_203812010&H=PAJJHDZFKJUIWSMIYDAVGD0G7J8A&ref_=pe_1723670_203812010
>>> 
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