[nfbmi-talk] sure hope it's made accessable

[Terry D. Eagle]

Jim, You never heard more about it simply because there is no commitment
toward equal access, and it does not return more profit to make such
services  accessible.  That is the industry line, no matter which industry.

-----Original Message-----
From: nfbmi-talk [mailto:nfbmi-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Jim in
Detroit
Sent: Thursday, January 02, 2014 10:31 AM
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Subject: Re: [nfbmi-talk] sure hope it's made accessable

The more I hear on this subject, the more I remember an attempt to have a 
talking Coke machine; I never used it however.

-----Original Message----- 
From: David Robinson
Sent: January 02, 2014 07:57
To: 'NFB of Michigan Internet Mailing List'
Subject: Re: [nfbmi-talk] sure hope it's made accessable

Joe,

   We should not only hope it is accessible, but instist that it is.  We
have suffered with lack of information on vending machines for decades,and I
do not believe that they are even thinking of us when they try to reach
solutions.  Even the BEP vendors, who must be legally blined to be in the
program, don't even bother to try to get information to the blind.  I
remember trying to have the vending at the training center accessible for
those at the training center and guests,and that was never kept current.  It
is a problem I admit, but no one even seems to want to try to resolve it as
we are viewed as second class citizens and have no real value in our
society.

Dave

-----Original Message-----
From: nfbmi-talk [mailto:nfbmi-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of joe
harcz Comcast
Sent: Thursday, January 02, 2014 7:19 AM
To: nfbmi-talk at nfbnet.org
Subject: [nfbmi-talk] sure hope it's made accessable

No matter what people think of this requirement it is important for we who
are blind to require equal access to this information. Bottom line is if
information is deemed significant for the sighted world then it is
significant for us too. Access is indeed a civil right.

Joe
Vending machines to add nutrition data . CONCORD, N.H. - Office workers in
search of snacks will be counting calories along with their change under new

labeling regulations for vending machines included in President Obama's
health-care law. Requiring calorie information to be displayed on roughly 5
million

vending machines nationwide will help consumers make healthier choices, said
officials at the Food and Drug Administration, which is expected to release

final rules early next year. The FDA estimates the cost to the vending
industry at $25.8 million initially and $24 million per year after that but
says

if just 0.02 percent of obese adults ate 100 fewer calories a week, the
savings to the health-care system would be at least that great. The rules
will

apply to about 10,800 companies that operate 20 or more machines. While the
proposed rules would give companies a year to comply, an industry group has

suggested a two-year deadline and is urging the government to allow as much
flexibility as possible in implementing the rules. Some companies may use
electronic

displays to post calorie counts while others may opt for signs stuck to the
machines. - Associated Press


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