Re: Pet Peeve of the Week

[JoeRaisin <joeraisin@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

So the blind person will know which keys are what when they are driven
to the ATM, but how can they read the instructions displayed on the
screen to know which buttons need pushing?


Robert L Bass wrote:
>>This leads me to pet-peeve #2; Home Depot parking
>>lot...has room for maybe 500 cars right? 30 are
>>handicapped parking!
>
>
> It's based on a formula in ADA.  The law does not take into consideration
> the type of merchandise being sold or who the customer base is.  For its
> part, Home Depot has a strong history of hiring handicapped workers.  In the
> larger stores I've been in there are almost always several employees using
> wheelchairs, hearing aids or other AT devices.  Regardless what some
> contractors may feel about them, HD is a pretty decent company.
>
> The one I can't figure out is why they put Braille keypads on drive-up ATM
> machines.  :^)
>