[Nfbmt] National Federation of the Blind and Verifone Collaborate to Make Taxicab Terminals Accessible

[d m gina]

I am not getting the first letter to know what the word is.
I can say city cab has lots to learn.

Original message:
> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

> CONTACT:
> Chris Danielsen
> Director of Public Relations
> National Federation of the Blind
> (410) 659-9314, extension 2330
> (410) 262-1281 (Cell)
> cdanielsen at nfb.org


> National Federation of the Blind and Verifone
> Collaborate to Make Taxicab Terminals Accessible


> Baltimore, Maryland (July 20, 2015): The National Federation of the Blind
> (NFB) <http://www.nfb.org/> , the nation's leading advocate for accessible
> technology, and Verifone will work together to enhance the accessibility of
> Verifone's in-taxi technology for blind passengers by the end of this year,
> under an agreement that was recently reached by the two organizations.
> Verifone's in-taxi systems enable passengers to pay their cab fare with a
> credit or debit card and enjoy curated media content during taxi rides.

> Currently, blind passengers can use the terminals by tapping the center of
> the screen to initiate an accessibility mode, which uses voice prompts to
> provide information about the fare and to guide the user through the payment
> process. Planned accessibility enhancements will include voicing information
> about the taxi's then-current location, as well as other improvements to the
> user interface. Additionally, Verifone and NFB will discuss the feasibility
> of making other new features accessible if and when they are introduced.

> Mark A. Riccobono, President of the National Federation of the Blind, said:
> "Verifone has already done outstanding work to make its taxicab units
> accessible to blind passengers, and we are delighted to work with the
> company to improve the user experience even more. We commend Verifone for
> working with blind users to improve its systems and look forward to helping
> this great company set an even higher standard for accessibility in the
> taxicab industry."

> Amos Tamam, Senior Vice President of Taxi Systems for Verifone said: "We are
> committed to providing a great experience for all users of our technology.
> We are delighted to work with the National Federation of the Blind to make
> sure that our systems are usable and accessible to blind taxicab
> passengers."

> The NFB raised its accessibility concerns to Verifone, and the parties
> quickly began effective collaboration to resolve these concerns. The
> negotiations were facilitated on behalf of the NFB by the law firms of
> LaBarre Law Offices; TRE Legal; Clark, Hunt, Ahern & Embry; and Disability
> Rights Advocates.



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