[Nfbc-info] Inaccessible Coke Machines

[ckrugman at sbcglobal.net]

I thought these were about the new ones that are found in fast food and 
other establishments that dispense fountain sodas with more of the unusual 
flavors that they have come up. These are totally inaccessible as they use 
touch screens and visual displays with graphics and such as I understand it.
Chuck
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Melissa Haney" <frommissy2u at yahoo.com>
To: "NFB of California List" <nfbc-info at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Sunday, September 23, 2012 8:21 PM
Subject: Re: [Nfbc-info] Inaccessible Coke Machines


> Hi Brian
> The coke machine that I was referring to is a free standing coke machine 
> where you put money in and a bottled soda is dispensed. It goes through 
> multiple screens and therefore is impossible to mark.
> Melissa
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Sep 23, 2012, at 5:05 PM, <pschase at ca.rr.com> wrote:
>
>> Hi Brian,
>>
>> Thank you so much for the clarification. I was one of those people who 
>> didn't quite understand what you were talking about.
>>
>> I agree with you! We need to be able to do this ourselves. Many times 
>> there is no one around to assist in getting the drink. I would like the 
>> opportunity to choose the level of ice, type of drink and how much drink 
>> that I want. I don't like a lot of ice in my drinks and I want to decide 
>> how much ice and liquid I want in my cup. I want the right to do it 
>> myself! Being independent is worth fighting for!
>>
>> Again thank you for the clarification of this topic.
>>
>> Best regards,
>>
>> Pam Chase
>>
>> -----Original Message----- From: Brian Buhrow
>> Sent: Sunday, September 23, 2012 2:58 PM
>> To: NFB of California List
>> Cc: buhrow at nfbcal.org
>> Subject: Re: [Nfbc-info] Inaccessible Coke Machines
>>
>> hello.  It occurred to me that some folks on this list might not
>> realize what we're talking about here, since I've seen a couple messages
>> that seem a little confused about the discussion.
>> We're not talking about Coke machines where you  put money into the
>> machine, select a product and get a can or bottle out of the machine.
>> We're talking about a new kind of soda fountain where, rather than having
>> an array of 4, 8 12 or 18 spigots which provide an equal number of
>> different kinds of soda.  Instead, there is one spigot and a touch screen
>> is used to select what comes out of that spigot, whether it be water, 
>> ice,
>> Coke, Orange soda, etc.  The idea is that the machine mixes the syrups
>> together to provide a huge selection of different kinds of sodas.
>> While I agree with Jim that we can get assistance in getting a soda in
>> a restaurant, it is not something we have always had to get help doing, 
>> and
>> the help we needed was simply to be told which spigot to use.  Now, we 
>> mus
>> relinquish control entirely and ask someone to fill our cup, letting them
>> determine how much ice versus soda we want.  This means we need more of
>> someone's time to get a soda, and we cannot really independently perform
>> the task after having gotten assistance learning how to use the device.
>> That's a step backward in my opinion, even if just a small one.
>> I'm told that Burger King has adopted these new machines in a big way,
>> which means this issue will probably come up again and again.    Should 
>> we
>> prepare to picket Burger King?  If so, it's important to bring your own
>> lunch with you!  LoL.
>>
>> -Brian
>> lunch
>>
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