[nfb-talk] Fw: Braille on bottles grape news for blind

[Laura Eaves]

Wow -- that is good to hear even though I also don't drink wine.  I myself 
was pleasantly surprised last year when I purchased some shea butter 
products and verbena perfume, all of which had the contents brailled on the 
individual items.  Even a tube of hand lotion had "hand cream" brailled on 
the tube!
I would love to go down the grocery aisle and pick out cereal boxes with 
braille, or any other product for that matter.
But being too lazy to braille everything in my house I don't suppose the 
world is going to do it for me! *AHHHH*
Take care.
--le

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And if we don't drink wine?
Interesting.

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> From: "Claudia" <cdelreal1973 at sbcglobal.net>
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> Sent: Saturday, March 17, 2007 1:51 AM
> Subject: Braille on bottles grape news for blind
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>> Braille on bottles grape news for blind
>>>
>>>By John Stapleton
>>>
>>>NICK Gleeson and his wife Heather are blind, so when they go to the
>>>cupboard for a bottle of wine, they have had to rely on their two
>>>sighted children to tell them what they are drinking.
>>>
>>>If the kids are not around, they take pot luck.
>>>
>>>All that's about to change.
>>>
>>>A Hunter Valley winery, Sandalyn Wilderness Estate, in association
>>>with charity group Vision Australia, announced yesterday it would be
>>>releasing some of its wines with braille labels.
>>>
>>>The partnership evolved after an associate of Sandalyn's lost his
>>>sight and the staff realised the difficulties he had in retaining
>>>his independence.
>>>
>>>Mr Gleeson, 45, has been blind since the age of seven, after an
>>>accident when he ran into a supermarket door. Among his achievements
>>>has been climbing Mount Kilimanjaro, but until now, selecting the
>>>right wine for the right occasion has been beyond him. "Every time,
>>>when we have a bottle of wine, I have to rely on asking somebody
>>>else," he said. "It is lovely to be able to pick up a bottle and
>>>know it is a chardonnay.
>>>
>>>"There are enough blind people out there to support this. It makes a
>>>difference, and I hope it will expand to other products."
>>>
>>>His friend Michael Simpson, 51, has been blind since he was 18,
>>>after two separate accidents, the last when he was shot in his left
>>>eye at a country dance.
>>>
>>>"Red and white bottles used to be very different in shape - the reds
>>>had a shoulder and a dent in the bottom - but now red and white are
>>>very similar shapes," he said. "Being able to select wine from the
>>>rack and serve my friends will be a huge bonus, especially for my
>>>friends. I can be the perfect host."
>>>
>>>Sandalyn spokesman John McGain said the company had printed a trial
>>>run of 1000 braille labels and the response was entirely positive.
>>>"We are unsure of how we will go with sales," he said. "There have
>>>been some attempts at putting braille on to wine bottles, but we're
>>>the first Australian company to do it in conjunction with the
>>>vision-impaired community.
>>>
>>>"We've been buoyed by the response. You can tell by the look on the
>>>faces of people who are blind how great this is for them.
>>>
>>>"They all say the same thing - they go to open a bottle of red and
>>>end up opening a bottle of white. I am surprised at how much it means to
>>>them."
>> Join either of my groups; the first is for visually-impaired women, while
>> the other is for people wishing to discuss homemaking issues.
>> our-safe-haven-subscribe at googlegroups.com
>> makinghouseworkeasier-subscribe at googlegroups.com
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