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

Thu Jan 6 17:41:16 UTC 2022

Thanks Shane!

>From what I can find, ScripTalk is a special sticker or tag that goes onto
the meds package and is read by their proprietary hardware and app. Does it
also provide information that would normally be ink-printed on paper and
included with the package from the pharmacy?

_don [image: ]

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On Thu, Jan 6, 2022 at 10:23 AM Shane Ostermeier via NFB-Idaho <
nfb-idaho at nfbnet.org> wrote:

> 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
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