[vendtalk] Talking credit card terminals

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: <mazher at comcast.net>
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Sent: Saturday, July 31, 2010 7:41 AM
Subject: Re: [vendtalk] Talking credit card terminals

> Way to go, Charlie!!  Thanks for your leadership on this issue.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: vendtalk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:vendtalk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Charlie Richardson
> Sent: Friday, July 30, 2010 6:06 PM
> To: Vendor Talk Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [vendtalk] Talking credit card terminals
>
> 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 ----- 
> From: <mazher at comcast.net>
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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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