[optacon-l] Re: Reading Bank Statements
- From: "Natalie" <nataliej@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <optacon-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 13 Apr 2009 08:05:52 -0400
I used to be able to read my statements and then they started taking
pictures of your checks and keeping the actual checks. The statement print
is now quite small. I find that checking my statement with the telebanking
phone service is very helpful as they list all checks and deposits that have
come in.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Linda Gehres" <ljgehres@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <optacon-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, April 13, 2009 3:32 AM
Subject: [optacon-l] Re: Reading Bank Statements
> Bob, I don't know whether or not this would help, but there are some banks
> such
> as the one I bank with which has a service that sends statements out in
> braille, though for the record, I've learned to read the print statements
> as
> well. A few years ago, I needed to give Social Security some of my print
> statements and had to make sure I was giving them the right printed
> statements.
> Also, you might see if your bank offers online banking as that would
> possibly
> be a way to get around all of this. I know several blind people who much
> prefer online banking. Haven't taken that step myself, but it is
> certainly an
> option.
> Linda G.
>
> On Sun, 12 Apr 2009 21:04:38 -0400 (EDT), Catherine Thomas wrote:
>
>
>>Robert,
>>You don't say whether the difficulty in reading the bank statement is with
>>the print or with the layout. The statements that come from my bank are in
>>very clear print. The layout had to be mastered but now that I have done
>>that, it's possible to read them quite easily. I would suggest
>>experimenting using a scanner to read them but I guess you don't have one.
>>Some banks have more straightforward statements than others. Perhaps you
>>might change banks some time.
>>Catherine
>>
>>
>>------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>-Catherine Thomas
>>braille@xxxxxxxxx /
>>
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