[Travelandtourism] A thought about blind cruisers

[Cindy Handel]

Cheryl,

I understand that you're going with what you know, from your limited 
prospective of a small travel agent.  But, I've been on 20 cruises and can 
tell you, from personal experience, that the vast majority of cruisers on 
all of those cruises have been older people.  This is over a period of 30 
years.

Cindy
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "cheryl echevarria" <cherylandmaxx at hotmail.com>
To: "NFB Travel and Tourism Division List" <travelandtourism at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Monday, June 06, 2011 2:49 PM
Subject: Re: [Travelandtourism] A thought about blind cruisers


1 cruisers are all ages including friends, family

the older generations are not the major people cruising, 85 percent of my 
clientele is between the ages of 30-65 with kids.

I lost my eye sight from diabetes at the age of 35.

Well NFB is pushing for Braille, it is like saying well we don't fly so why 
should the websites be accessible

no it is not in negotiation stages at all.

They called me meaning Royal, to tell my my client who reads braille, who is 
not elderly and that both herself and her husband read braille, and the kids 
are sighted so you expect them to read to there parents.



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  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Cindy Handel<mailto:cindy425 at verizon.net>
  To: Travel and Tourism<mailto:travelandtourism at nfbnet.org>
  Sent: Monday, June 06, 2011 2:36 PM
  Subject: [Travelandtourism] A thought about blind cruisers


  Here's something to keep in mind about blind people who are cruising, 
these
  days.

  It's probably been this way for a long time, but the majority of people 
who
  take cruises are older individuals.  Many of these people are losing their
  eye sight, due to age related conditions.  Most older people do not have 
the
  desire to learn Braille.  So, it's easier for them to receive their
  information in an audible format.

  So, I think we need to be careful about the demands we put on any cruise
  line.  They have to determine how they can provide the information in
  whatever way is most useful for most of their blind passengers.  If more
  blind people read Braille, that would probably be the thing to push for.
  But, I don't think it's reasonable to demand Braille and some other 
format,
  too.

  This whole discussion seems to be in the negotiation stage.  So, it seems
  counterproductive to threaten them with a loss of business if we don't get
  our way.

  Cindy--

  "Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own
  understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your 
paths
  straight."
  Proverbs 3:5-6


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