[NFB-Idaho] how do people handle the inaccessibility of credit card machines at the store or restaurant etc.?

[Frank Skogsberg]

As i try to explain sat. That some banks gives a credit card and debit card in one. Explain that that a card can be use as a debit card or debit transition.so what is the difference.?? One if you go to merchant card reader and run card over screen or in bottom machine.that is all that to do. Then you are usesing the card as a credit card. Two if you wan to use the card to get cash and pay for merchandise you have to have help to tab the debit icon. And inter you pin.. 
i use the band card for my checking acct. both ways. Also i learn when for in when i go staple if i use the card as a debit card when i return the merchandise. It take longer to get refund on credit training then return on debit Tran.. that you have to put in pin.
Yes as when i use atm  machine i have not fin a machine that will talk to you.n o t e you must have a headphone to plug in machine.i have som tine trouble to plug in jack becus diffent machine have in difference places.i think a step forward that the merchant machine will this. I did font that the merchant machines are made by diffent companies depending on what bank thy yawing.
I con tax national headquarters and rep Andy can spell. National sad that thy was working. This was a long time ago before a t m machines was assabin.this a step forward but more need to be done. By the way national said that we can put preset to as the merchant to get machine more as sable.so i hope this help and that you as the merchdise to do that .we can make a diffence for peer peson.so put the preset to do this. 
Be way I remember the Wal mart machange were not talking and now thaw are talking thank to national and member asking.thy are prefix.
So we can make a diffence lest keep preset on the merchants to improve.
I can’t spell today i hope you get messages and have good day.

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> On Aug 19, 2023, at 4:47 PM, Kevin Pirnie via NFB-Idaho <nfb-idaho at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> It is becoming more of a challenge as it seems that there is no
> standardization with the card readers. I would be interested to here what
> the responses were among those present when she asked the question.
> 
> For me I try to become familiar with the card terminals at the locations
> where I frequent most often. The biggest problem is very few are accessible
> at all, some you can hold close to the terminal to read the chip in the
> card, but you still have no way to personally confirm the amount that you
> are paying. You are still at the mercy of a sighted person to confirm the
> amount of the transaction. Some terminals have a physical keypad for a pin
> number and to confirm details and others are screen only and none that I
> have seen are audible or accessible.
> 
> This is a real problem for the blind and I have been quite surprised that
> the NFB has not attempted to address this. I have heard the subject of
> accessible atm machines talked about but all point of purchase and banking
> transaction locations need to be accessible to the blind and we need to
> organize and mobilize to do something about it.
> 
> I'm interested to hear thoughts from others as well.
> 
> 
> Best,
> Kevin
> 
>> On Sat, Aug 19, 2023 at 10:51 AM Dana Ard via NFB-Idaho <
>> nfb-idaho at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> 
>> Our board member Fawn Owens is teaching her son Alex how to use a debit
>> card
>> at the store. She asked how people handle answering the questions that come
>> up like "do you want cash back?" I agree that these machines should be
>> accessible and I'm not aware that this issue has ever been raised on a
>> national level. If people have thoughts, or tips to share with Fawn or the
>> rest of us, please post. Thank you.
>> 
>> 
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