[nfb-talk] Credit cards

Misty Dawn Bradley mistydbradley at gmail.com
Sun Dec 30 23:00:42 UTC 2012


Hi,
Was it also through Wells Fargo, or are there other banks that do this?
Thanks,
Misty

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "James Aldrich" <jajkaldrich at gmail.com>
To: "NFB Talk Mailing List" <nfb-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Sunday, December 30, 2012 4:47 PM
Subject: Re: [nfb-talk] Credit cards


> Hi all,
>
> I  have a braille debit card from a major bank. I like this card for a 
> variety of reasons.  When in Sam's club, I was given someone else's card 
> even though I already had mine. I could say with certainty it wasn't my 
> card.  The technology is available to do this!  The size of dots and 
> spacing can be varied slightly to fit the card.  My card number is on one 
> line no dashes. Even my name is on the card in braille.  It is on one 
> line.  The 3 number code isn't on my present debit card but it was on 
> other cards which were compromised. I would like to get a braille card 
> each time I request it. For me, this is worthwhile and worth working for! 
> After all, one more good use of braille!
>
> Jim
>
> Sent from my iPod
>
> On Dec 29, 2012, at 9:17 AM, "Ashley Bramlett" <bookwormahb at earthlink.net> 
> wrote:
>
>> you can braille credit cards, but you cannot fit  all the info you need 
>> on them such as the expiration date.
>> I think it would be cool to have braille already come on them; if you 
>> braille them yourself, you may make a mistake.
>>
>> Ashley
>>
>> -----Original Message----- From: Powers, Terry (NIH/NCI) [E]
>> Sent: Friday, December 28, 2012 10:57 AM
>> To: 'NFB Talk Mailing List'
>> Subject: Re: [nfb-talk] Credit cards
>>
>> Why not use clear dimo tape and braille them, yourself.  Just have 
>> someone help you, so the braille is on the frunt.  I never thought of 
>> doing this until now.  I just might do this, myself!
>>
>> Terry Powers
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: d m gina [mailto:dmgina at samobile.net]
>> Sent: Friday, December 21, 2012 11:37 PM
>> To: nfb-talk at nfbnet.org
>> Subject: [nfb-talk] Credit cards
>>
>> Hello,
>> I was over at the mall and someone thought it would be a swell thing to 
>> use my card even if it brought down the account.
>> this happened to my debit card, where I have a question.
>> When I got my new card today it has Braille on it.
>> I am wondering if the national would take on having all credit cards in 
>> Braille if we share we are blind, so that we would know one card from 
>> another?
>> yes I have places in my wallet where I keep all of my cards, while I do 
>> enjoy the Braille on this one.
>> Just some thoughts.
>> I would write to  Mark Mauer if others thought they would like to see the 
>> same thing happen.
>> Thanks,
>>
>> -- 
>> --Dar
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