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| > > PR News wire
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| > > Monday, November 07, 2005
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| > > Wall-Mart Installs New Equipment to Protect Financial Privacy of
Wal-Mart
| > > Shoppers With Visual Impairments
| > >
| > >
| > >
| > > Blind Community Leaders Praise Wal-Mart's Actions
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| > > BENTONVILLE, Ark., Nov. 7 /PRNewswire-First Call/ --
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| > > In a move applauded by members of the blind community nationwide,
Wal-Mart
| > > (NYSE: WMT) today announced that it has begun installing
state-of-the-art
| > > point of sale devices to protect the privacy and security of Wal-Mart
| > > shoppers with visual impairments. The new devices have tactile keys
| >arranged
| > > like a standard telephone keypad and will allow Wal-Mart shoppers who
have
| > > difficulty reading information on a touchscreen to privately and
| > > independently enter their PIN and other confidential information.
| > >
| > >
| > >
| > > Today's announcement is the result of collaboration between Wal-Mart
and
| > > major blind organizations including the American Council of the Blind
and
| > > the California Council of the Blind. Speaking for the organizations,
| >Melanie
| > > Brunson of the American Council of the Blind and Jeff Thom of the
| >California
| > > Council of the Blind commended Wal-Mart's actions:  "Wal-Mart has
taken a
| > > leadership role in ensuring that persons with visual impairments do
not
| >have
| > > to disclose confidential information when purchasing products and
| >services."
| > >
| > >
| > >
| > > According to the website of the American Foundation for the Blind,
there
| >are
| > > approximately 10 million blind and visually impaired people in the
United
| > > States.
| > >
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