[nfb-talk] Fw: Public Hearings that will affect YOU! March 18: Prescription Labeling for Blind and Low Vision

Tue Mar 12 10:55:19 UTC 2013

Hello,
I am interested in this topic.
I use the script talk and love it.
I didn't know I could use my phone to read the prescriptions bottle.
Can you send me a message sharing how this can be done?
Thanks so much.
If I read the article correctly when you use the phone, you wouldn't 
need script talk?
Is this correct?
Thanks,
My name is Dar
My email address is
dmgina at samobile.net

Original message:

> -----Subject: Public Hearings that will affect YOU! March 18:
> Prescription Labeling for Blind and Low Vision

> Public Hearings that will affect YOU! March 18: Prescription Labeling
> for Blind and Low Vision

> What: The US Access Board Working Group on Accessible Prescription
> Labels is holding open meetings to determine best practices for
> labeling prescriptions for the blind and visually impaired.
> When: Monday, March 18 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm Eastern Time Where:
> Telephone 888-603-7094, passcode 6317703. Dial in any time during the
> meeting; the public comment period is anticipated to start between 4:15
> and 4:30 pm Eastern time. Why: Prescription information should be
> accessible to everyone, regardless of vision condition. The board is
> not, at this time, considering codes that can be read by mobile devices
> such as the iPhone or Android and it is not considering mobile
> technology as an option for label reading or recording. We believe
> that this is an option that should be included in the recommendations
> because of its convenience, low cost of implementation, power and
> portability. We encourage you to find out more about this committee and
> to consider giving some input on the topic because the results almost
> certainly will determine how your prescriptions are labeled in the
> future. For more information, read on! How does the Working Group
> affect you?The US Access Board Working Group on Accessible Prescription
> Labels is holding hearings to determine best practices for labeling
> prescriptions for the blind and visually impaired. Their
> recommendations are likely to be adopted by pharmacies throughout the
> US. The working group is a public body and meetings are open to the
> public. So, if you want to participate and make your opinions known,
> you have a chance to do so! The next meeting is scheduled Monday, March
> 18 from 1:00pm to 5:00pm ET. The Access Board will be specifically
> discussing audio labeling of prescriptions. The document they are
> working from is
> here:http://www.access-board.gov/drug-labels/practices-summary.htm And
> the hearing will start with the line titled “Practice of Providing
> Audible Labels -- Digital voice recorders attached to a prescription
> drug container” The committee typically discusses their document and
> then saves the last 30 or 45 minutes for a “Public Forum” and open the
> phone lines for public comments. The dial-in number is 888-603-7094
> and the pass code is 6317703. You can dial in any time and you can
> address the committee as well! We'd like to encourage people who
> are interested in mobile solutions to attend the next meeting by phone
> and speak up for the option of including mobile technology as one of
> the audio options. We recommend that you prepare a short statement to
> read to the committee that says something to the effect: “My name is
> _____________ and my vision condition is ________________. I use the
> iPhone and other mobile technology in my daily life (give examples as
> to why it is useful). I believe that the commit should include the use
> of labeling that can be read and voiced by mobile devices such as the
> Android or iPhone because (state your reason for wanting mobile
> technology included – we believe it is a useful solution because it
> means we don’t have to carry around a bulky reader or use a special
> recorder and can just use the same convenient prescription bottles that
> everyone else uses!)
> It is not all that common for us, as citizens, to be able to influence
> the course of legislation, but this is a great opportunity to speak up
> and say what we want and how we want it! Using Labels Readable with
> Digital TechnologyAt this time, the committee is considering only
> existing solutions such as bottle recorders and ScriptTalk. We believe
> that it is in everyone’s best interest to understand that there is no
> single good solution to making prescription labels accessible and that
> the range of solutions should include the use of labels (QR code and
> other) that can be read by devices such as the iPad, iPod, Android or
> iPhone. Here is a sample pharmaceutical label that can be printed on a
> simple, inexpensive round label and fitted on the bottom of a standard
> 40ml prescription bottle.
> http://www.digit-eyes.com/graphics/pharma-see/sampleLabel1.png
>   This code can be scanned and voiced with any QR code
> scanning app on the iPhone, Android or other device that can read and
> voice QR codes. You can, for instance, read it with the free version
> of Digit-Eyes:https://appstore.com/digiteyeslite As shown in the
> sample label, the content can include personalized information about
> the prescription as well as a link to the authoritative source of
> information about the medicine in the bottle (in this case, a sample
> penicillin label, a link is included to the Medline Plus page for the
> specific formulation in the bottle.)
> http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/druginfo/meds/a685015.html The
> advantage of this type of labeling is straightforward: for people who
> have a phone that can scan codes, no bulky reader or awkward addition
> to their pill bottle is needed. The “reader” is where the person is –
> it won’t be accidentally left behind and the phone is easily charged
> and highly reliable. More information about Our PorposalWe have been
> attending the meetings both in person and by phone and we will continue
> to do so. We presented Digit-Eyes to the board and described a new
> product titled “Pharma-See” that we are proposing to give away as a
> free app to consumers. This new product uses the existing Digit-Eyes
> scanning, recording and playback technology or the existing text
> technology (as best suits the customer and pharmacy) and it is set up
> to allow pharmacies to do a simple one-time recording on a label on the
> bottom of the bottle. More information: http://pharma-see.com
> About the boardThe charter of the
> board:http://www.access-board.gov/news/drug-labels-working-group.htm
> The overview and
> minutes:http://www.access-board.gov/drug-labels/index.htm The
> recommendations from the meeting of the Access Board on January
> 10-11:http://www.access-board.gov/drug-labels/practices-summary.htm

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