[nfbwatlk] Braille and Large Print Beverage Brochures atStarbucks

Kristina Lawrence tishgifts at gmail.com
Wed Nov 26 17:57:04 UTC 2008


I'm thinking that the next time I have time to sit down at Starbucks
for a cup of Joe, I am going to order a favorite of mine and then ask
them about the menu so that I can peruse it at my lesiure and not hold
up the line. But that is because while I can read Braille, I am still
slow at it. <g>

K

On Wed, Nov 26, 2008 at 8:43 AM, Mike Sivill <mike.sivill at viewplus.com> wrote:
> I did the exact same thing yesterday as well. Perhaps these accessible menus
> haven't gotten to all the stores yet or something. Or they are working too
> fast to think about it. It was really crowded when I was in there.
> Mike
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nfbwatlk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nfbwatlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Kay Burrows
> Sent: Tuesday, November 25, 2008 4:36 PM
> To: 'NFB of Washington Talk Mailing List'
> Subject: Re: [nfbwatlk] Braille and Large Print Beverage Brochures
> atStarbucks
>
>  Just yesterday I was at Starbucks and requested they read me the menu of
> holiday drinks as I was blind and no one offered me the brochure.  Hmmm> I
> will say they were very gracious in telling me about them.  Next I will ask.
> I recommend the "ginger snap" It has bits of candied ginger that sink to the
> bottom.  It is made with ginger syrup, so it is not low cal or carb
> friendly, but I did splurge on their very smallest sized cup.
>
> KB
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nfbwatlk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nfbwatlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of carl jarvis
> Sent: Tuesday, November 25, 2008 7:49 AM
> To: wcb
> Subject: [nfbwatlk] Braille and Large Print Beverage Brochures at Starbucks
>
> Hello all,
>
> I thought some of you might be interested in the announcement below.  Enjoy!
>
> Melanie Brunson
>
> November 20, 2008
>
> Braille and Large Print Beverage
> Brochures at Starbucks
>
> Did you know that there are over 87,000 beverage combinations at
> Starbucks? To help you order, Starbucks has made their popular
> brochure, "Make It Your Drink," available in both Braille and Large
> Print. Ask your barista for it the next time you visit your local Starbucks.
>
> The input from customers, partners (employees), and disability
> organizations helped guide this effort. Starbucks would specifically
> like to thank the American Council of the Blind, the American
> Association of the Deaf-Blind and the Seattle Lighthouse for their
> input. Thank you also to Easy to Read Documents for producing the
> Braille and large print
>
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