[Nfbc-info] Inaccessible Coke Machines

[Eileen Misrahi]

Hello, 

Speech would be nice and a solution for the possibility of not being able to
decipher the speech in a noisy location is to have a head jack installed on
the machines like we have on the talking ATM devices. Some of the ATM
machines are located in a busy supermarket where the noise level can be high
and quite distractible. I have always been able to conduct my banking
business in this environment with the use of a pair of headsets. 

Eileen 

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Sent: Sunday, September 23, 2012 9:05 PM
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Subject: Re: [Nfbc-info] Inaccessible Coke Machines

Sounds to me like they need to have speech readout and an alternative way of
going through the screens.

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On 9/23/2012 8:21 PM, Melissa Haney wrote:
> 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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