[nabs-l] Am I the only one?

[Jewel]

Dear Joshua and all,
First, I have had the problem you talk about, Joshua. It is well known
around our campus that sometimes if you press the button for
strawberry-melon, you'll get fruit punch. So I don't use that machine,
instead going to a snack machine that always has my strawberry-melon
in slots 45, 46, and 47, and use that one instead (Yes, our campus has
a lot more juices and the like available than many campuses).

Now on to the other part of this topic. My group, TACTICS, which is a
group for disability dadvocacy and education, is in the process of
getting Braille labels on the soda machines around campus. We were
told we need to go thru the vendor who fills them, since the machines
are their property. We haven't had much luck doing this and are very
close to just putting Braille labels on the machines and seeing what
happens. As for the snack machines, as others said, the snacks change,
so labelling or having a 'menu' is not possible. We simply ask for
assistance from sighted peers. Sometimes that ends in a good chat, so
it's not a bad thing *grin*

My two cents,
Jewel

On 3/13/12, Ignasi Cambra <ignasicambra at gmail.com> wrote:
> They can't label them because sometimes the button assigned to each
> product changes.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Mar 12, 2012, at 4:26 PM, Joshua Lester
> <jlester8462 at students.pccua.edu> wrote:
>
>> Here's the wierd thing, at my college!
>> They have shown me, which button, to push to get Dr Pepper, but the
>> problem is that when I push that button, sometimes I get Mountain Dew.
>> I won't know it, until I open it, because sometimes, I'm by myself,
>> after class, especially when it's late at night.
>> I haven't had the problem, since last semester, but I hate it, when it
>> happens!
>> Blessings, Joshua
>>
>> On 3/12/12, Gloria G <gloria.graves at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> Hi,
>>> What I have found helpful is to have someone in the hall help me with the
>>> machine and then later I will remember what things I like to be able to
>>> come
>>> back later to get a snack or soda. Just a thought!
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Joshua Lester" <jlester8462 at students.pccua.edu>
>>> To: "National Association of Blind Students mailing list"
>>> <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
>>> Sent: Monday, March 12, 2012 2:42 PM
>>> Subject: [nabs-l] Am I the only one?
>>>
>>>
>>>> I started a similar thread, on another list, so I figured I'd take
>>>> another poll, on this list.
>>>> One time, I went to the vending machine, at school, and put in my
>>>> change.
>>>> Afterwards, I pushed the button, labeled "Dr Pepper," but when I
>>>> pushed it, I got a Mountain Dew!
>>>> Am I the only one, that this has happened to, on this list?
>>>> I have a question about this very subject.
>>>> At LWSB, they had Braille labels, on the coke machines, but why don't
>>>> they require, that colleges do the same?
>>>> Thanks, Joshua
>>>>
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