[nfbmi-talk] sure hope it's made accessable

[joe harcz Comcast]

Dave,

I actually had the situations in mind that you bringn up here. And very 
happy you pointed them out.

By the way I've long felt that having Braille in situations like this would 
actually encourage folks in learning Braille at least from a very practical 
standpoint for it would become quite meaningful in the daily life of the 
blind person.

Peace and Justice in the New Year,

Joe
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Robinson" <drob1946 at gmail.com>
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Sent: Thursday, January 02, 2014 7:57 AM
Subject: Re: [nfbmi-talk] sure hope it's made accessable


> Joe,
>
>   We should not only hope it is accessible, but instist that it is.  We
> have suffered with lack of information on vending machines for decades,and 
> I
> do not believe that they are even thinking of us when they try to reach
> solutions.  Even the BEP vendors, who must be legally blined to be in the
> program, don't even bother to try to get information to the blind.  I
> remember trying to have the vending at the training center accessible for
> those at the training center and guests,and that was never kept current. 
> It
> is a problem I admit, but no one even seems to want to try to resolve it 
> as
> we are viewed as second class citizens and have no real value in our
> society.
>
> Dave
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nfbmi-talk [mailto:nfbmi-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of joe
> harcz Comcast
> Sent: Thursday, January 02, 2014 7:19 AM
> To: nfbmi-talk at nfbnet.org
> Subject: [nfbmi-talk] sure hope it's made accessable
>
> No matter what people think of this requirement it is important for we who
> are blind to require equal access to this information. Bottom line is if
> information is deemed significant for the sighted world then it is
> significant for us too. Access is indeed a civil right.
>
> Joe
> Vending machines to add nutrition data . CONCORD, N.H. - Office workers in
> search of snacks will be counting calories along with their change under 
> new
>
> labeling regulations for vending machines included in President Obama's
> health-care law. Requiring calorie information to be displayed on roughly 
> 5
> million
>
> vending machines nationwide will help consumers make healthier choices, 
> said
> officials at the Food and Drug Administration, which is expected to 
> release
>
> final rules early next year. The FDA estimates the cost to the vending
> industry at $25.8 million initially and $24 million per year after that 
> but
> says
>
> if just 0.02 percent of obese adults ate 100 fewer calories a week, the
> savings to the health-care system would be at least that great. The rules
> will
>
> apply to about 10,800 companies that operate 20 or more machines. While 
> the
> proposed rules would give companies a year to comply, an industry group 
> has
>
> suggested a two-year deadline and is urging the government to allow as 
> much
> flexibility as possible in implementing the rules. Some companies may use
> electronic
>
> displays to post calorie counts while others may opt for signs stuck to 
> the
> machines. - Associated Press
>
>
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