[NFBMO] A personal dilemma

[b_wekamp at mediacombb.net]

Hello Everyone:

I usually pay my electric bill by check when I have paid it over the phone there is usually a charge from Ameran of $2.35.

I will check into having it deducted from my checking each month.

One less check I have to have written is okay with me.


Thanks


Brian Wekamp

-----Original Message-----
From: NFBMO <nfbmo-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Gene Coulter via NFBMO
Sent: Wednesday, August 22, 2018 2:42 PM
To: 'NFB of Missouri Mailing List' <nfbmo at nfbnet.org>
Cc: GeneCoulter at Charter.net
Subject: Re: [NFBMO] A personal dilemma

I do allow U E to withdarw directly from my account and they usually do it on the same day or closest weekday.  If you do not like this you can pay your U E bill by phone.
HTH
Gene Coulter


-----Original Message-----
From: NFBMO <nfbmo-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Fred Olver via NFBMO
Sent: Wednesday, August 22, 2018 10:16 AM
To: NFB of Missouri Mailing List <nfbmo at nfbnet.org>
Cc: Fred Olver <fredolver at gmail.com>
Subject: [NFBMO] A personal dilemma

Yesterday I had reason to be in touch with the company which supplies me electricity and as well the company which supplies me with gas for my home. The reason I felt I needed to be in touch with Ameren Electric and spire energy was that I have found in trying to navigate their websites that it is somewhat difficult if not completely impossible to pay my bills on either of their websites. This has been true of Laclede Gas now spire energy and for me amren electric now for as long as I have been attempting to pay my bills online using their websites. Because of this I have two choices I can have someone else write a check for me or I can choose to allow them to remove money from my account on a day which they prescribe to do so. The removal of money from my checking account not on the same day every month is not something that I look forward to, and the fact is that there’s not always someone around to assist me in paying my bills. I feel I should tell you that I have cajoled and even begged both of these utilities to make their websites more accessible to those of us who are blind. I have done this over a period of years to no avail. So I ask you, those of you who are blind, how do you pay your electric bill? Do you allow the utilities to remove money from your checking account or do you rely on a person who can see in order to facilitate your bill being paid? On the other hand, do you just except the fact that the websites for some of the places you have bills to pay are not accessible and find another way to get it done? It seems to me that if I do the second of those choices that I am in a sense giving up when I should be doing everything that I can do cause them to make their websites accessible. On several OK Asians I have referred organizations to the NFB‘s technology center so that their websites might become more accessible. It seems like such a small thing. Making websites accessible to be a thing of the past it should have already been done what would you suggest Fred Olver

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