[nfbwatlk] FW: Good News from WA State Ferries for People withHearing Loss!

Mon Jun 4 14:01:15 CDT 2007

Last time I was at the Fauntleroy ferry terminal, I looked one of these 
machines over. There is no headphone or earphone jack, no keypad and no 
speaker or audio output device. When I asked a nearby ferry worker if I 
was just missing the jack, she said that there was nothing of the sort 
on the machine. I mentioned that as a blind individual this was an 
inconvenience to me and that I would not be able to use this machine. 
She said that there is always someone in the ticket booth at the top of 
the hill and the ticket booth in the ferry house was manned in the 
afternoons. Is this how they get around the ADA requirements? Blind and 
print disabled individuals will not be able to use these machines and 
will be required to purchase their tickets at a ticket booth from a live 
person (BTW, they now have the touch screen pads that use the light pen 
for the signature and the person in the ticket booth will need to touch 
the pen to the "OK" button or enter button on the signature screen. This 
type of technology also does not allow a blind person to hold this job 
as the technology is not accessible i.e. a blind person manning the 
booth is not able to help a blind patron). Is it resolution time?

Kris
marty wrote:
> there is no access what so ever, no phonesjack , and its all touch screen.
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Nightingale, Noel" <Noel.Nightingale at ed.gov>
> To: <nfbwatlk at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Friday, June 01, 2007 8:43 AM
> Subject: [nfbwatlk] FW: Good News from WA State Ferries for People 
> withHearing Loss!
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>
> Thought this message might interest some on this list.  When it states
> this system is totally accessible, I don't know whether it also means
> nonvisual access.  Perhaps ferry riders on this list will know.
>
> Noel
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ESD GP GCDE-INFO [mailto:GCDE-INFO at ESD.WA.GOV]
> Sent: Thursday, May 31, 2007 8:23 AM
> To: GCDE-INFO at LISTSERV.WA.GOV
> Subject: FW: Good News from WA State Ferries for People with Hearing
> Loss!
>
>
> From: Susie Burdick [mailto:sburdick at hsdc.org]
> Sent: Wednesday, May 30, 2007 5:04 PM
> To: Olson, Toby; Melinda S Johnson; Peters, Jan; Colley, Denise
> Subject: Good News from WA State Ferries for People with Hearing Loss!
>
>
>
> Hi there.  Not sure which of you to send this to, so I'm sending it to
> all.  Can we forward this to the GCDE?  It's such great news around a
> topic we've discussed!
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> Hi all!  Big news here!  The beginning of accessibility for Deaf and
> Hard of Hearing on the Washington State Ferries!  I talked with the
> contact person today and she explained that they've started with the
> Bainbridge Island - Seattle run and will hopefully add more ferries in
> the future.  Note - there is no sound to these announcements, they are
> all open captioned so they're totally accessible!
>
>
>
>  Bravo DOT!
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> WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES <http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/ferries>
>
> Safety and Security is Coming to a LCD Monitor Near You
>
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> Date: May 23, 2007
>
> Contact: Susan Harris-Huether, Customer Information Manager,
> 206.515.3460
>
> SEATTLE - Safety and Security at Washington State Ferries (WSF) is going
> high tech, thanks to a grant from the Department of Homeland Security.
>
> WSF, in a partnership with the Homeland Security Institute, installed
> LCD monitors on the M/V Tacoma and M/V Wenatchee, as well as at Colman
> Dock (Pier 52) and the Anacortes Terminal. After several weeks of
> testing, the monitors are ready to go live for the pilot test which will
> kick off on Thursday, May 24, with a morning event at Colman Dock.
>
> The pilot test is scheduled to run through the end of September. If
> successful, the LCD monitors could become a permanent fixture on some
> WSF vessels.
>
> The LCD monitors are part of the Ferry Passenger Partnership Program,
> which is designed to educate and engage ferry passengers and public
> safety professionals by raising awareness of safety and security
> precautions and procedures. WSF and Rainier Media produced several short
> videos which will be shown on the LCD monitors as a part of the program.
> The system will also provide real-time messaging using Internet-based
> media controllers to present information such as security updates,
> current road and traffic conditions, weather forecasts, Amber Alerts,
> delays in departures or arrival times, and sailing schedules.
>
> Representatives from WSF, Homeland Security Institute, Washington State
> Patrol and the United States Coast Guard will be on hand at Colman Dock
> at 10 a.m. for media availability. There will also be various agency
> representatives onboard the M/V Wenatchee and M/V Tacoma to answer
> passenger questions about the new system. Several of the new Passenger
> Safety and Security videos will debut, along with a new passenger
> security brochure and posters.
>
>
>
> Susie Burdick
> Chief Executive Officer
> Hearing, Speech & Deafness Center (HSDC)
> Artz Communication Center
> 1625 19th Avenue
> Seattle, WA 98122
> Direct Voice Line: 206.388.1260
> TTY Line: 206.388.1275
> Direct VP: sburdick.hsdc.org
> Fax: 206.328.6871
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