[nfb-talk] Blind Photographer

[Brian Miller]

The sighted always find it the funniest thing that there is braille on the
drive-up ATM, but what they miss is that the braille is a cruel distraction,
because just having braille on the machine doesn't make it accessible.

Brian Miller

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mike Freeman" <k7uij at panix.com>
To: "Laura Eaves" <leaves1 at carolina.rr.com>; "NFB Talk Mailing List"
<nfb-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, February 13, 2007 6:43 AM
Subject: Re: [nfb-talk] Blind Photographer


> The reason there is braille on the drive-thru ATM machines is that it's
> cheaper to make one ATM front panel template than to make one with
> braille and one without.
>
> I doubt there would have been braille on ATM's at all but for the ADA
> and other similar legislation and the forlorn hope of banks that simply
> putting braille on the machines would have been enough to satisfy
> accessibility requirements.
>
> Mike
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Laura Eaves" <leaves1 at carolina.rr.com>
> To: "NFB Talk Mailing List" <nfb-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Monday, February 12, 2007 10:00 PM
> Subject: Re: [nfb-talk] Blind Photographer
>
>
> > The thought just occurred to me that it would be funny if someone
> > invented a
> > blind-accessible camera -- no really, hear me out --
> > Suppose besides braille markings on the controls there was speech
> > indicating
> > lighting and other attributes of the image in the viewfinder,
> > including
> > whether the subject was centered in the lens.
> >
> > Now come to think of it, my cell phone camera is partially accessible
> > in
> > this way in that the menus on the cell phone are spoken, and there are
> > lots
> > of cool settings for both still shots and video.
> >
> > But the idea of an accessible camera to most persons is reminiscent of
> > the
> > ATM with braille markings in the drive-through at the bank. They don't
> > get
> > it.  (Funny thing, the braille on the drive through ATM could be
> > useful if
> > the blind person were in the back seat on the driver's side...*smile*)
> >
> > Anyway, just musing...
> > --le
> >
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: "Aaron Cannon" <cannona at fireantproductions.com>
> > To: "NFB Talk Mailing List" <nfb-talk at nfbnet.org>
> > Sent: Monday, February 12, 2007 8:03 PM
> > Subject: Re: [nfb-talk] Blind Photographer
> >
> >
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> > Mike Freeman wrote:
> >>
> >> But they *are* devices for the light-dependent. Pretending anything
> >> else
> >> is pretending to be sighted IMO. <g>
> >
> >
> >
> > True, but so are many other items we use on a daily basis.  However,
> > just
> > because they are designed for the sighted, that doesn't stop us from
> > using
> > them.
> >
> > Aaron
> >
> >
> > - --
> > Skype: cannona
> > MSN/Windows Messenger: cannona at hotmail.com (don't send email to the
> > hotmail
> > address.)
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