I don't know if it's just me but in case I'm not the only one who missed
this important information, I want to let everyone in the New York City area
know that all Metro Card vending machines (located in all subway stations)
are equipped with speech output.  There are some braille labels on the
machines as well.  All one need do is to bring a pair of earbuds or a
headset and plug them in to receive step-by-step spoken instructions on the
use of the machine.  Having been shown one by a sighted gentleman I noted
that there is a normal phone-style number pad as well as the touch screen.
I have not yet used one of these so for now I can't comment on how well or
poorly the machine works but I will try to use one sometime in the near
future and will write more then if there is interest.  Or perhaps someone
who is already familiar with the use of these talking vending machines can
report on their functionality.

Regards,
Sam Troia


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