Always makes me laugh....

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Thu 12 Dec 2002 10:00
Always makes me laugh.... - Mike H
I've just received my credit card statement from a high street bank, and once again I have received some literature extolling the virtues of their car insurance. On the back, it tells you that "if you would like this in large print or braille, please contact us on 0800 xxxxxxx". The mind boggles........
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Thu 12 Dec 2002 10:19
Always makes me laugh.... - Mark (RLBS)
American ATMs, which you can only access from the drivers seat, also have the controls in braille, and there is a little notice, in braille, telling you that.

1) what on earth is a blind person doing driving the car anyway ?
2) If they're blind, how do they know the sign is there ?
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Thu 12 Dec 2002 11:19
Always makes me laugh.... - Slice
One of the high street banks (Barclays I think) produced an excellent large print version of their online banking site. Only trouble was, the link to it from their main site was at the bottom of the page in an eight point font.
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Fri 13 Dec 2002 01:08
Always makes me laugh.... - Rob C
Don't forget that not all blind people are totally without sight. A lot have tunnel vision, at least, a lot of the motorists I encounter seem to have no idea whats going on around them.
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Fri 13 Dec 2002 03:18
Always makes me laugh.... - Hugo {P}
American ATMs, which you can only access from the drivers seat,
also have the controls in braille, and there is a little
notice, in braille, telling you that.
1) what on earth is a blind person doing driving the
car anyway ?
2) If they're blind, how do they know the sign is
there ?


There are desieses that cause partial sightedness that will allow drivers to see the road ahead perfectly clearly, but will restrict their reading ability. These people may be restricted from driving at night time.

In addition, your american ATM may be dual use for both drivers and pedestrians.

I know what you mean though - seems odd to the like of you and I
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Fri 13 Dec 2002 11:53
Always makes me laugh.... - Mark (RLBS)
Have you ever used a drivethru ATM while on foot ?

Where I used to live there was a drive thru at the bank behind my house. It took 30 secs to walk there or about 10 minutes to drive. So I used to walk to it.

You end up bent over at some weird angle trying to look upwards into the display just waiting for someone to come hammering into the drive thru too fast.

And ok, I can see the long/short sighted thing, but to the point that braile is learned and needed ?
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