Subject: [leadership] IMPORTANT:  Walmart keypad point of sale devices

Hello all ACB Members and Friends:

Below is an important announcement regarding ACB's recent settlement with
Walmart Stores regarding Point of Sale Machines.  Please distribute widely.

Thank you.

Chris

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Chris Gray, President
American Council of the Blind

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Dear members of the blind community:

As of December 1, Walmart has installed at least three point of sale units
with tactile keypads in every store in the country (over 10,000 units!)  The
new units allow blind shoppers to enter their PIN confidentially;  tens of
thousands more units will be installed by Walmart over the next three and a
half years.

Walmart is training staff about the location of the new machines and their
importance to blind shoppers.   As with anything else new in a store,
however,
it is possible that not all staff may know where the new units are located.
If you encounter any problems in a Walmart store in connection with the new
units, or have feedback on their operation, please let us know by email or
phone using the contact information below.   You can also use this contact
information
to let us know about other retailers with flat screen devices that force
blind people to disclose their PIN when using debit cards.

Email:
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Phone: 1.800.332.6177 (please leave a message)

Thank you very much

Lainey Feingold and Linda Dardarian

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