[Nfbc-info] touchscreen elevator

Fri Feb 6 18:03:03 UTC 2015

Hi Jim,

I have never seen a touch screen for an elevator. This will make things very interesting when I encounter one. What can be done in regards or to ensure that the visually impaired will have access to them? 

Best,
Eileen

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> On Feb 6, 2015, at 8:36 AM, Jim Barbour via Nfbc-info <nfbc-info at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> I've seen elevators before where you had to select your floor from the
> outside of the elevator, and then wait for your car.  These weren't
> very accessible either, as there was no non-visual way of indicating
> which car was going to your floor.
> 
> Touch screens seem like yet another complication for us.
> 
> Jim
> 
>> On Thu, Feb 05, 2015 at 07:14:41PM -0800, Charles Krugman via Nfbc-info wrote:
>> This sounds like a clear ADA violation as this was in a public building. I'm
>> sure that if there were any push buttons or Braille the security guard would
>> have told you about this. I am going to forward this to a couple of people
>> and see what response I get and will let you know.
>> Chuck
>> 
>> -----Original Message----- From: Shannon Dillon via Nfbc-info
>> Sent: Thursday, February 5, 2015 6:42 PM
>> To: NFB of California List
>> Subject: [Nfbc-info] touchscreen elevator
>> 
>> I recently went to Department of Insurance at 45 Fremont Street in san
>> Francisco and I could only find touchscreens in the elevator. You had
>> to press the number of the floor you were going to go to on the
>> outside panel, and on the inside you had to enter it as well. There
>> were only touchscreens that I could find inside and outside the
>> elevator. I didn't ask anyone if they saw push buttons, but I couldn't
>> find any. Disturbing. The security guard had to use the touchscreen
>> for me to go up, and the person I was visiting had to use the touch
>> screen for me when I left.
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