[nfb-talk] Something I've noticed!

Wed Jul 16 15:06:44 UTC 2014

So the NFB is more concerned wheather or not Braille is on cups? Well lets 
have Braille on plates, napkins ect!
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From: "Mark Tardif via nfb-talk" <nfb-talk at nfbnet.org>
To: "josh lester" <jlestermusic at gmail.com>; "NFB Talk Mailing List" 
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Subject: Re: [nfb-talk] Something I've noticed!


> Friendly correction here.  Outback, Denny's, and I believe Red Lobster 
> also have them.  I think I ate my way through central Florida during the 
> convention and visited almost all of those restaurants.
>
>
>
> Mark Tardif
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> -----Original Message----- 
> From: josh lester via nfb-talk
> Sent: Tuesday, July 15, 2014 5:59 PM
> To: Misty Dawn Bradley ; NFB Talk Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [nfb-talk] Something I've noticed!
>
> Hi Misty!
> How are you?
> It's great to hear from you again!
> we met on the NABS list.
> Now, to your message, I never learned raised print by touch, so that's not 
> good.
> I think we should teach both Braille and Raised print.
> Braille menus are scarce!
> I was happy to see that Cracker Barrel, Olive Garden, and Macaroni
> Grill have them, but they're the only ones that do!
> My friend in Idaho told me that their commission for the blind
> produces Braille menus, so we should encourage other states to do the
> same!
> Thanks
>
> On 7/15/14, Misty Dawn Bradley via nfb-talk <nfb-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> 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!
>>
>> 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!
>>
>> 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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>> From: "RJ Sandefur via nfb-talk" <nfb-talk at nfbnet.org>
>> To: "Mike Freeman" <k7uij at panix.com>; "NFB Talk Mailing List"
>> <nfb-talk at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Tuesday, July 15, 2014 12:46 PM
>> Subject: Re: [nfb-talk] Something I've noticed!
>>
>>
>>> That is not true! At least at the one here in Okeechobee, they still put
>>> braille on the cups. Dr. RJ Sandefur
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Mike Freeman via nfb-talk" <nfb-talk at nfbnet.org>
>>> To: "'josh lester'" <jlestermusic at gmail.com>; "'NFB Talk Mailing List'"
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>>> Sent: Tuesday, July 15, 2014 1:41 PM
>>> Subject: Re: [nfb-talk] Something I've noticed!
>>>
>>>
>>>> How are we supposed to know?
>>>>
>>>> Mike
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: nfb-talk [mailto:nfb-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of josh
>>>> lester
>>>> via nfb-talk
>>>> Sent: Monday, July 14, 2014 11:13 PM
>>>> To: NFB Talk Mailing List
>>>> 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
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Joshua Lester
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