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

[Bruce&Joy Breslauer]

It's Verifone, spelled v e r I f o n e.  Joy

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Collaborate to Make Taxicab Terminals Accessible

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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> characteristic that defines you or your future. Every day we raise the
> expectations of blind people, because low expectations create
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