[Nfbc-info] touchscreen elevator

Fri Feb 6 21:13:13 UTC 2015

We also need to do something about hotels that have touch screen microwaves. 
When microwaves came out in the 80s and my mom and dad bought one, my dad 
made a template with holes where the numbers were. This way, I could put the 
template on the microwave pannel. This may not always work today, but it 
might be a temporary solution to the problem. I would thinkg elavators would 
still mostly have odd buttons on the right and even button on the left. 
perhaps a template would work. The person who was in the insurance building 
might want to find out how the odd and even numbers are configured, and find 
someone who can make a temporary template for that elavator if you need to 
go into that building a lot. ?This obviously isn't a permanent solution, but 
it might work until something more permanent can be done.

Rob Kaiser
email;
rcubfank at sbcglobal.net
-----Original Message----- 
From: Tim Elder via Nfbc-info
Sent: Friday, February 6, 2015 10:03 AM
To: 'Jim Barbour' ; 'NFB of California List' ; 'Charles Krugman'
Subject: Re: [Nfbc-info] touchscreen elevator

Inaccessible touchscreens are likely a point that will be the focus of
further legal advocacy.  It is helpful if people post examples on this list
when they encounter this emerging technology.  People should also feel free
to email me directly telder at trelegal.com if they would like to bring
specific touchscreen systems to my attention.  The legal advocates need to
know what is happening out in the field with this emerging tech so we can
prioritize and respond.

Regards,

www.trelegal.com

-----Original Message-----
From: Nfbc-info [mailto:nfbc-info-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Jim
Barbour via Nfbc-info
Sent: Friday, February 06, 2015 8:37 AM
To: Charles Krugman; NFB of California List
Subject: Re: [Nfbc-info] touchscreen elevator

I've seen elevators before where you had to select your floor from the
outside of the elevator, and then wait for your car.  These weren't very
accessible either, as there was no non-visual way of indicating which car
was going to your floor.

Touch screens seem like yet another complication for us.

Jim

On Thu, Feb 05, 2015 at 07:14:41PM -0800, Charles Krugman via Nfbc-info
wrote:
> This sounds like a clear ADA violation as this was in a public
> building. I'm sure that if there were any push buttons or Braille the
> security guard would have told you about this. I am going to forward
> this to a couple of people and see what response I get and will let you
know.
> Chuck
>
> -----Original Message----- From: Shannon Dillon via Nfbc-info
> Sent: Thursday, February 5, 2015 6:42 PM
> To: NFB of California List
> Subject: [Nfbc-info] touchscreen elevator
>
> I recently went to Department of Insurance at 45 Fremont Street in san
> Francisco and I could only find touchscreens in the elevator. You had
> to press the number of the floor you were going to go to on the
> outside panel, and on the inside you had to enter it as well. There
> were only touchscreens that I could find inside and outside the
> elevator. I didn't ask anyone if they saw push buttons, but I couldn't
> find any. Disturbing. The security guard had to use the touchscreen
> for me to go up, and the person I was visiting had to use the touch
> screen for me when I left.
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