[nfb-talk] Credit cards

Mon Dec 31 22:49:41 UTC 2012

I have been putting the entire credit card number, expiration date, and security code number on my credit and debit cards In braille for years and usually haven't had a problem with This practice. I can fit this information on two lines of labeling tape which I put opposite the raised portion of the card so that it does not interfere with the magnetic strip. The signature strip is right above my braille labels and above that Ben is the magnetic strip.
Another piece of information that may be of help is that Particular credit card numbers start with a specific number. for example, American Express cards start with the number 3, Visa cards start with 4, MasterCard start with 5, and Discover cards start with 6.
Ellen Ringlein

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On Dec 29, 2012, at 2:32 PM, "Misty Dawn Bradley" <mistydbradley at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi,
> If you know what print feels like, you can even read the card number by feeling it, because it is raised on the card along with the expiration date. The only thing I cannot read by touch is the three-digit security code on the back, although I can sometimes trace it with a stylus and decipher it, but sometimes I have to just ask someone to read that part. I then Braille the information on a card or keep it in an encrypted file in my computer. Usually, I only need to access the information the first few times, and then I end up memorizing it, so after a while I don't even have to look at the file, but it is good to have in case you do forget it.
> As far as knowing which card is which, the way the expiration date lines up with your name that is embossed on the bottom of the card is different depending on the company. My Bank of America Visa debit card has the expiration date centered just above my last name and centered evenly above it without sticking out to the right, while my Master card has it more sticking out to the right above my last name, so that is how I differentiate between them, although that could vary depending on which bank you use. If I have more than one card with the same placement of the expiration date, I just feel the beginning numbers of the card number to see which card it is, because you can tell by reading the card number.
> I think that credit and debit cards are easier to keep up with due to the embossed print, although ID cards and store customer cards are more difficult, because they have no embossed print, so it may be easier to put Braille labels on them to identify them or just put them in separate wallet pockets in a certain order, which is what I do. I think it is easier to keep Braille on ID's and store cards, because they don't always have to be scanned by a reader, so the Braille may not get in the way. I can still get them confused sometimes, because my student ID, state ID, Costco Membership Card, and other store discount cards all feel exactly alike, so I have to put them in a certain order or put labels on them. . My EBT card also has raised print and has no expiration date and a longer number, so I can tell that apart from my other cards.
> Hth,
> Misty
> 
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> ------ Original Message ----- From: "d m gina" <dmgina at samobile.net>
> To: <nfb-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Saturday, December 29, 2012 2:14 PM
> Subject: Re: [nfb-talk] Credit cards
> 
> 
>> yes the experation date is on the card all the information you need to know is on the card.
>> They really do a nice job.
>> I don't know who does it.
>> This is with wells fargo the bank.
>> I don't know who is there who knows Braille, or if they send it out.
>> My friend said she didn't get the Braille card the next time she renewed her card.
>> 
>> Original message:
>>> 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,
>> 
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