[Nfbc-info] Any "blind-friendly" Lotto machines? Why don'ttheytalk?

[Mary Willows]

Go for it if you want to take this one on.  Did you send this information to 
Dr.  Maurer?

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <ckrugman at sbcglobal.net>
To: "NFB of California List" <nfbc-info at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Saturday, April 14, 2012 1:25 AM
Subject: Re: [Nfbc-info] Any "blind-friendly" Lotto machines? Why 
don'ttheytalk?


> As usual I'm way behind on routine emails. This is an interesting topic. I 
> usually don't by lottery tickets but I bought some when we had the large 
> mega millions jackpot. I found that my actual picks did not scan using 
> Kurzweil while the rest of the information on the ticket was read 
> properly. In addition to the lottery machines not being accessible none of 
> the machines at the casinos are usable by blind people. Of course as the 
> Indian tribes are sovereign nations they are not technically governed by 
> the ADA and other regulations.
> Chuck
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Fred's ol' XP" <regenerative at earthlink.net>
> To: "NFB of California List" <nfbc-info at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, December 28, 2011 7:30 PM
> Subject: [Nfbc-info] Any "blind-friendly" Lotto machines? Why don't 
> theytalk?
>
>
>>
>> Greetings Federationists!
>>
>> Why aren't there any talking Lotto machines?
>>
>> I occasionally buy Mega Millions or Calif Super Lotto tickets from my 
>> trusty Mom & Pop shop.  I bring my ticket home, and file it with my other 
>> tickets.  Every few weeks, I take the tickets back to the shop, and the 
>> friendly staff scan the tickets, congratulate me on any winners, etc.  In 
>> our laid back beach town, we seem to share a neighborly feeling of trust. 
>> Besides, the shop has cameras, so everyone is recorded around the 
>> counter.
>>
>> Recently, my girlfriend raised a point.  I don't really know which 
>> tickets are winners or losers, but am simply taking someone else's word 
>> on what the scanner gadget said.  To wit:  why don't the lottery ticket 
>> machines talk?
>>
>> Is this something that we should weigh-in on?
>>
>> Thoughts?  Comments?  Complaints?
>>
>> Wishing all of you a prosperous and healthful new year, filled with as 
>> much love and peace as you can stand!
>>
>> Fred C
>> Beach Cities Chaper
>> NFBC
>>
>>
>>
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