[nfbcs] Accessibility of interactive / point-of-sales (POS) devices

[Tracy Carcione]

Do you mean things like the self-service check-out at the supermarket? 
I've heard it talking to prompt people, but never heard it say anything
while someone was scanning their food.  Next time I'm there, I'll try to
check for an earphone jack or something, though.
Tracy


> Good afternoon,
>
> I mean generally any interactive device, but specifically devices that
> would have similarities to the point-of-sale devices used by customers
> to make  purchase transactions with bank and credit cards.  So, I
> would see accessible ATMs as falling into the category of similar
> devices, whereas smartphones may be a little to general.  Thanks for
> helping me to clarify exactly what I am looking for, I was trying to
> be as detailed as possible, without narrowing the possible range of
> suggestions that I receive in response.
>
> Thanks,
> Everett Zufelt
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> On 2010-02-17, at 2:33 PM, qubit wrote:
>
>> do you mean smart cell phones, currency recognizers, credit card
>> scanning
>> devices, accessible ATM's? Sorry, your question isn't clear.
>> --le
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "E.J. Zufelt" <lists at zufelt.ca>
>> To: "NFBnet NFBCS Mailing List" <nfbcs at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Wednesday, February 17, 2010 10:31 AM
>> Subject: [nfbcs] Accessibility of interactive / point-of-sales (POS)
>> devices
>>
>>
>> Good morning,
>>
>> I am doing research into interactive devices, particularly point-of-
>> sales / Interac / Debit (POS) devices.  I am looking for resources,
>> from any jurisdiction, of the following varieties to inform my report:
>>
>> 1. Examples of accessible POS or similar devices.
>>
>> 2 Any standards and guidelines for the accessibility of POS or similar
>> devices.
>>
>> 3. Laws that mandate the full, or partial, accessibility of POS or
>> similar devices.
>>
>> 4. Examples of successful use of laws to enforce the accessibility of
>> POS devices.
>>
>> I will publicly post the list of resources that I collect for reuse.
>>
>> Thank you in advance,
>> Everett
>>
>>
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