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If I can get a good legit answer to this question, and free gift shall be given away.

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twin-tip-hero
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Why is there brail on the buttons of a vending machine? Yeah that's great and all that they can punch in the correct code, but what good is it if you can't see through the glass to see what you're getting. And if someone were to tell them what the selection number is, why can't they just type it in for them?
Nov 5 2010 11:13PM
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Jimmy.
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the brail identifies what it is that they're ordering.
they can tell from feeling it.
the real question is how do they locate the brail in the first place?
Nov 5 2010 11:16PM
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j.saaaarela
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THIS
Nov 5 2010 11:16PM
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leeum.
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common sense?
Nov 5 2010 11:17PM
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alpacarider
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there is also brail on like drive thru atms
Nov 5 2010 11:18PM
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Anathema
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for someone who goes to the vending machine more than once, knowing that their cheetos are C11.

Nov 5 2010 11:19PM
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MCIRONCOCK
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So blind people can't complain about not having brail on vending machines...
Nov 5 2010 11:19PM
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twin-tip-hero
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Yes true they know what code they're punching in because of the brail. But not all vending machines have the same food in the same order. So how can they know what they want when they can't see through the glass?

And to locate the brail, they just feel up the vending machine till they find it I guess.
Nov 5 2010 11:20PM
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twin-tip-hero
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This frightens me.
Nov 5 2010 11:21PM
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84891jnf92048
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the correct answer is that everybody in this thread has spelled "braille" wrong.
Nov 5 2010 11:21PM
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j.saaaarela
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^but how do they know if there's a vending machine in front of them?
Nov 5 2010 11:22PM
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1337
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easy way to fuck with blind people 101: change vending machine slots regularly
Nov 5 2010 11:22PM
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matt.s
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im pretty sure they just use the generic ATM and dont bother designing one specific for drive-thru, to save money
Nov 5 2010 11:23PM
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twin-tip-hero
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touche good sir, touche.
Nov 5 2010 11:24PM
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Ehh...
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Probably because they are mass produced and the buttons are just a standard button.

For example as other people where mentioning that ATM's in drive thru's have braille. The reason being is not because of legislation but rather its cheaper to produce because there are street atms and such and they probably all the have the same design. Hope this helps. And also, most of the time blind people get help the first time to find something and then from then on they can figure it out. Because my cousin is blind and thats what we have to do.
Nov 5 2010 11:27PM
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Jimmy.
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oh, i understand now.
i can't think of how that works.
maybe there is a standard slot layout that is unchangeable?
but that seems unlikely.
Nov 5 2010 11:32PM
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icantskiiFILM
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this. plus u cant have it say "cheetos" because like all vending machines are different and have different snacks
Nov 5 2010 11:46PM
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Keith.
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always wondered this....kinda stupid.
Nov 19 2010 2:43PM
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tuna.
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im currently imagining some blind guy spending a fortune at the vending machine trying to find rolos. after eating 49 different snacked goods, he is utterly disappointed to find they no has rolos.
Nov 19 2010 2:45PM
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gmack24
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lmao this.
Nov 19 2010 2:47PM
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ifli
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its only politically correct to put brail on vending machines, and anything else that has letters. Its the same idea as wheel chiar ramps at gyms.
Nov 19 2010 2:49PM
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Arabian.
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Well, now that YOU'RE here, maybe.
Nov 19 2010 2:56PM
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GILLSKI
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when they put paper bill in the machine, how do they know what bill they are putting in?
Nov 19 2010 2:58PM
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stunt_ditch
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I can actually answer this. The first answer is, it's required by the Americans with Disabilities Act, which is, in part, bureaucratic nonsense. But the more important answer is that it's all about independence. It's easy for the sighted to say "Well, why don't they just get help?" But that's not the point. Maybe a blind person's helper gets them to the machine, but it's psychologically important for them to be able hit their own buttons. As for the drive-up atm's, a lot of blind people take a cab to the atm and they wouldn't want to give the driver their PIN number.

Qualifications: I've designed accessible subway stations in Boston, and I've met with their ADA compliance guys, who are hardcore about this stuff.
Nov 19 2010 3:00PM
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iggs
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for the ATM's theres also a jack to plug in headpfones so blind people can listen to their options and then use the brail keypad to type in their info
Nov 19 2010 3:04PM
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DLAM
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required when a quadriplegic and a blind person are hanging out.

Also all the braille at my school is at different heights. Do they just walk with their finger on the wall going up and down?
Nov 19 2010 3:11PM
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JamesR
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Because people only go to the gym to work on their legs.
Nov 19 2010 3:26PM
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I_Am_Mod
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vending machines with individual buttons for each item: braille indicates what's inside

vending machines with codes: braille indicates what number/letter corresponds with the button....

on their first try a blind person will need to ask for the number, but once they know their cheetos are under C-11 (as mentioned) they can select it on their own...

now most blind people will remember the position of the buttons without any problem, but if you have to select out of 30+characters, it's always easy if the corresponding character is written on the button in braille....

so it's just to facilitate them while pushing in their code so they don't accidentally push D-11 instead of C-11 and get some skittles instead of cheetos ...



that's just my 2cents....


and FYI they identify coins/notes by size/form

i'm not blind but i can recognize all euro coins just by feeling them, also the euro notes go from low value=small note to big value=bigger note so they can also be recognized by touch.....


hope that helped :)


Nov 19 2010 4:00PM
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I_Am_Mod
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also, as mentioned, political correctness shouldn't be forgotten + a vending machine that is adapted to blind people adds to the marketing value of said machine ...
Nov 19 2010 4:03PM
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