[vendtalk] Talking credit card terminals

[Charlie Richardson]

I don't have an accessible credit card terminal and find the one I use to be 
easy enough other than reading the reports.

But after a long time and a few contacts I did have delivered to my store 
today and will have installed this weekend an accessible lottery terminal. 
G-tech, New York's lottery contractor had a story on their website of how 
they provided talking, portable lottery terminals to Spain, since their 
lottery industry is exclusively run by the blind.

About 4 years ago I showed that story to the chair of the Senate Gaming and 
Wagering committee here in New York.  They thought it was absurd that the 
blind here in the U.S. aren't using accessible lottery terminals.  Basically 
it came down to the contractor being in the middle of a contract and if we 
waited and requested non-visual access in the next request for proposal, 
which we did about 2 years ago.  G-tech was awarded the contract, a year ago 
we talked about some basic design and a few prototypes later a group  of us 
are about to be the first in the country to use lottery terminals with 
speech.

It's all coming with little fanfare but I won't depend on others to give me 
information from my lottery terminal anymore.


----- Original Message ----- 
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Sent: Wednesday, July 28, 2010 10:29 PM
Subject: Re: [vendtalk] Talking credit card terminals


> There are two options that I am aware of:
> 1.  Hypercom Model No: T 7 Plus
> (Science Products Catalog Number 1310)
> This is a stand alone terminal and costs around $1,900This is available
> through Captech and requires pre-installation of "Merchant Warehouse 
> Credit
> Processing Software".
>
> Option 2.  A more integrated solution tied to a talking cash register. 
> Uses
> data cap with requirement for Era 520 Sharp cash register.  Cannot 
> remember
> the exact cost of the package but it was quite prohibitive (around $5,000
> when I last checked several months ago.
> (Science Products catalog number for Data Cap: 8965)
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: vendtalk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:vendtalk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Ryan Smith
> Sent: Tuesday, July 27, 2010 11:12 PM
> To: Vendor Talk Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [vendtalk] Talking credit card terminals
>
> Kevan and merchants,
>
> I explored the availability of talking credit card terminals when I first
> opened my cafe at the metro courthouse in Nashville.  Unfortunately, the
> only such terminal that was being produced, had been discontinued for some
> time.  To my knowledge, there is not currently another such terminal on 
> the
> market.  Right now I am using a basic push button terminal with no 
> feedback
> to speak of.  I have run into problems with data entry errors and the only
> way to find them is to ask the customer to verify their receipt, which 
> most
> of them are in too big a hurry to do, or have a sighted employee review my
> report at the close of business.  I then have to match the transaction up
> with the register's journal and make any changes to the batch.
>
> Ryan Smith, Nashville
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Kevan Worley" <kevanworley at blindmerchants.org>
> To: "Vendtalk Mailing List" <vendtalk at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: <dwrigh6 at gmail.com>
> Sent: Monday, July 26, 2010 11:32 AM
> Subject: Re: [vendtalk] Talking credit card terminals
>
>
>>I am writing Blind Entrepreneurs to ask how you are retrieving your credit
>> card information. Which accessible terminals are currently in the market
>> place? What companies are distributing them? Who makes them? How much are
>> they costing? How well do they work?
>>
>>
>>
>> Any info will be helpful.
>>
>>
>>
>> At your service,
>>
>>
>>
>> Kevan Worley
>>
>> Colorado Springs, CO (The sports & wellness capitol of the world)
>>
>>
>>
>> <http://ppsbn.org/>
>>
>>
>>
>>
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