[nfbwatlk] Braille and Large Print Beverage BrochuresatStarbucks

[Lauren Merryfield]

Hi,
I wish there was more braille in the world.  I worry that it may go by the 
wayside if people aren't still learning it, or they are thinking that 
technology replaces braille.
Thanks
Lauren
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Kristina Lawrence" <tishgifts at gmail.com>
To: "NFB of Washington Talk Mailing List" <nfbwatlk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Wednesday, November 26, 2008 9:57 AM
Subject: Re: [nfbwatlk] Braille and Large Print Beverage 
BrochuresatStarbucks


> I'm thinking that the next time I have time to sit down at Starbucks
> for a cup of Joe, I am going to order a favorite of mine and then ask
> them about the menu so that I can peruse it at my lesiure and not hold
> up the line. But that is because while I can read Braille, I am still
> slow at it. <g>
>
> K
>
> On Wed, Nov 26, 2008 at 8:43 AM, Mike Sivill <mike.sivill at viewplus.com> 
> wrote:
>> I did the exact same thing yesterday as well. Perhaps these accessible 
>> menus
>> haven't gotten to all the stores yet or something. Or they are working 
>> too
>> fast to think about it. It was really crowded when I was in there.
>> Mike
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: nfbwatlk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nfbwatlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
>> Behalf Of Kay Burrows
>> Sent: Tuesday, November 25, 2008 4:36 PM
>> To: 'NFB of Washington Talk Mailing List'
>> Subject: Re: [nfbwatlk] Braille and Large Print Beverage Brochures
>> atStarbucks
>>
>>  Just yesterday I was at Starbucks and requested they read me the menu of
>> holiday drinks as I was blind and no one offered me the brochure.  Hmmm> 
>> I
>> will say they were very gracious in telling me about them.  Next I will 
>> ask.
>> I recommend the "ginger snap" It has bits of candied ginger that sink to 
>> the
>> bottom.  It is made with ginger syrup, so it is not low cal or carb
>> friendly, but I did splurge on their very smallest sized cup.
>>
>> KB
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: nfbwatlk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nfbwatlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
>> Behalf Of carl jarvis
>> Sent: Tuesday, November 25, 2008 7:49 AM
>> To: wcb
>> Subject: [nfbwatlk] Braille and Large Print Beverage Brochures at 
>> Starbucks
>>
>> Hello all,
>>
>> I thought some of you might be interested in the announcement below. 
>> Enjoy!
>>
>> Melanie Brunson
>>
>> November 20, 2008
>>
>> Braille and Large Print Beverage
>> Brochures at Starbucks
>>
>> Did you know that there are over 87,000 beverage combinations at
>> Starbucks? To help you order, Starbucks has made their popular
>> brochure, "Make It Your Drink," available in both Braille and Large
>> Print. Ask your barista for it the next time you visit your local 
>> Starbucks.
>>
>> The input from customers, partners (employees), and disability
>> organizations helped guide this effort. Starbucks would specifically
>> like to thank the American Council of the Blind, the American
>> Association of the Deaf-Blind and the Seattle Lighthouse for their
>> input. Thank you also to Easy to Read Documents for producing the
>> Braille and large print
>>
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