[nfb-talk] Something I've noticed!

Tue Jul 15 22:28:59 UTC 2014

I've seen the braille on the lids recently.
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From: "Misty Dawn Bradley via nfb-talk" <nfb-talk at nfbnet.org>
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> None of the McDonalds restaurants I have been to have Braille lids any 
> more, and I have not seen Braille on cups since I was a child in the 
> 1990's, but the cup lids still have raised letters on them, so if you know 
> how to read print letters by touch, you can read the raised letters on the 
> cup. I noticed this the other day when I was at McDonalds, because they 
> had raised lettering saying, "diet," "tea," and "other." They also have a 
> large raised letter M on the cup lids now.
> I like the idea of Braille menus though.
> Misty
>
>
> -----Original Message----- 
> From: Loren Wakefield via nfb-talk
> Sent: Tuesday, July 15, 2014 4:42 PM
> To: 'Peter Donahue' ; 'NFB Talk Mailing List'
> Subject: Re: [nfb-talk] Something I've noticed!
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> It still gets braille out there.  Yes, braille menus would be great.
> However, when you are with a group and have several drinks, it'ns nice to 
> be
> able to tell with out drinking a little of it, if it is a diet drink, tea 
> or
> whatever.
>
> Loren
>
>
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> From: nfb-talk [mailto:nfb-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Peter
> Donahue via nfb-talk
> Sent: Tuesday, July 15, 2014 3:20 PM
> To: RJ Sandefur; NFB Talk Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [nfb-talk] Something I've noticed!
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> Good afternoon everyone,
>
>    If McDonnald's no longer puts Braille on beverage cups good for them!
> It's nothing more than a gimmick and of no real use to the blind. Mary and 
> I
> would prefer Braille menus over Braille on our beverage cups any day.
>
> Peter Donahue
>
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>> That is not true! At least at the one here in Okeechobee, they still put
>> braille on the cups. Dr. RJ Sandefur
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>> Sent: Tuesday, July 15, 2014 1:41 PM
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>>
>>> How are we supposed to know?
>>>
>>> Mike
>>>
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>>> lester
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>>> Sent: Monday, July 14, 2014 11:13 PM
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>>> Subject: [nfb-talk] Something I've noticed!
>>>
>>> In the past, McDonald's was really good when it came to Braille
>>> awareness,
>>> but nowadays, you look at their cups, and the Braille is missing!
>>> Why did they remove the Braille?
>>> Every blind customer used to be intrigued by it, but now it's gone!
>>> What happened?
>>> Thanks
>>>
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