[optacon-l] Re: thankful for the optacon
- From: Debby Franson <the.bee@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: optacon-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 05 Jul 2012 23:19:13 -0500
Hi Shari!
The security code on the back of a Visa debit card is easy to read. The
information on the front is more difficult, but I'm used to it, so it's not
as difficult to read as it was years ago when my husband and I got our
first ones.
Debby
At 05:08 AM 6/30/2012, Shari wrote
>Hi Mary,
>
>I also received a new credit card this week, and reading all the info was a
>big hassle. I was unable to decipher the 3 digit security code on the back
>after trying a bunch of times and finally asked a friend. She said the code
>wasn't easy for to read either because of the lack of contrast between the
>color of the card and the print. It seems increasingly that these sorts of
>challenges come up. At work, most of the forms and charts I have to use have
>areas with shading or are color coded that either make reading with the
>optacon hard or impossible. I know this stuff is all done to draw the
>attention of the sighted viewers, but it sure causes me problems pretty much
>on a daily basis. This isn't, of course, a complaint about the optacon. I
>couldn't do my job without it, and no question, it's the best and most
>versital piece of equipment for what I need and want to read at work and at
>home.
>
>Shari
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Mary Emerson" <maryemerson@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>To: "optacon list" <optacon-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Sent: Friday, June 29, 2012 8:59 PM
>Subject: [optacon-l] thankful for the optacon
>
>
> > Hi folks,
> >
> > I guess most of you have been through the hassle of finding out your
> > bank is switching to a new credit card provider. Mine told me I'd get a
> > new card in July, but it arrived today. Reading the info on the card was
> > challenging, because it looked like some of it was in a different color,
> > or highlighted, or not highlighted, or placed in a crazy location,
> > especially the expiration date on the front and the security code on the
> > back. And, of course, the card has different colors than the previous
> > company's cards, so no way to rely on the optacon adjustments previously
> > used. Does this sound familiar?
> >
> > Nevertheless, thanks to the optacon, I managed to get everything figured
> > out accurately and logged into the new web site to set up payments and
> > online statements, security settings etc. Fortunately the web site is
> > very accessible with Jaws.
> >
> > The optacon wins again! How do people manage without one!
> >
> > Mary
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