[Nfbc-info] Inaccessible Coke Machines

[Chela Robles]

Sounds to me like they need to have speech readout and an alternative 
way of going through the screens.

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On 9/23/2012 8:21 PM, Melissa Haney wrote:
> Hi Brian
> The coke machine that I was referring to is a free standing coke machine where you put money in and a bottled soda is dispensed. It goes through multiple screens and therefore is impossible to mark.
> Melissa
>
> Sent from my iPhone
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> On Sep 23, 2012, at 5:05 PM, <pschase at ca.rr.com> wrote:
>
>> Hi Brian,
>>
>> Thank you so much for the clarification. I was one of those people who didn't quite understand what you were talking about.
>>
>> I agree with you! We need to be able to do this ourselves. Many times there is no one around to assist in getting the drink. I would like the opportunity to choose the level of ice, type of drink and how much drink that I want. I don't like a lot of ice in my drinks and I want to decide how much ice and liquid I want in my cup. I want the right to do it myself! Being independent is worth fighting for!
>>
>> Again thank you for the clarification of this topic.
>>
>> Best regards,
>>
>> Pam Chase
>>
>> -----Original Message----- From: Brian Buhrow
>> Sent: Sunday, September 23, 2012 2:58 PM
>> To: NFB of California List
>> Cc: buhrow at nfbcal.org
>> Subject: Re: [Nfbc-info] Inaccessible Coke Machines
>>
>> hello.  It occurred to me that some folks on this list might not
>> realize what we're talking about here, since I've seen a couple messages
>> that seem a little confused about the discussion.
>> We're not talking about Coke machines where you  put money into the
>> machine, select a product and get a can or bottle out of the machine.
>> We're talking about a new kind of soda fountain where, rather than having
>> an array of 4, 8 12 or 18 spigots which provide an equal number of
>> different kinds of soda.  Instead, there is one spigot and a touch screen
>> is used to select what comes out of that spigot, whether it be water, ice,
>> Coke, Orange soda, etc.  The idea is that the machine mixes the syrups
>> together to provide a huge selection of different kinds of sodas.
>> While I agree with Jim that we can get assistance in getting a soda in
>> a restaurant, it is not something we have always had to get help doing, and
>> the help we needed was simply to be told which spigot to use.  Now, we mus
>> relinquish control entirely and ask someone to fill our cup, letting them
>> determine how much ice versus soda we want.  This means we need more of
>> someone's time to get a soda, and we cannot really independently perform
>> the task after having gotten assistance learning how to use the device.
>> That's a step backward in my opinion, even if just a small one.
>> I'm told that Burger King has adopted these new machines in a big way,
>> which means this issue will probably come up again and again.    Should we
>> prepare to picket Burger King?  If so, it's important to bring your own
>> lunch with you!  LoL.
>>
>> -Brian
>> lunch
>>
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