Cheesecake Factory, Black Angus, Out Back Stake House, and I think Macaroni
Grill all have Braille menus.
At 06:59 AM 8/12/03 -0700, David wrote:
>Denny's has a national corporate policy that all Denny's are suppose to have
>braille menus. Also, though I don't completely trust the source so I can't
>vouch for the accuracy, the resteraunts in Embassy Suites are suppose to
>provide braille menus.
>
>David
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Gordan Wahl" <[log in to unmask]>
>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>Sent: Monday, August 11, 2003 1:35 PM
>Subject: Re: Fw: Restaurant Praised For Its Braille Menus
>
>
> > Hi Jacob, I travel quite a bit abit around the country with my 40 year
> > old "God Child," Tom. Tom is a cross country 18 wheel truck driver.
> > From time to time I get to ride "shot gun" with him. just for the fun
> > and adventure this 81 year old vision impaired WW II Veteran. As a
> > single USAF Ltcol, Ret., former pilot, motorcycle rider, camper and
> > wilderness back packer, it surely beats watching the travel channel on
> > TV. We often stop to eat at the Cracker Barrel Restaurant chain around
> > the country. For many years this chain has available on request a
> > Braille and large print menu for blind and visually impaired guests. I
> > sometimes have to request this menu as not all their staff are aware of
> > this menu format. There are some other eateries that do accomadate the
> > blind and visually impaired, but I don't recall which ones. Suggestion,
> > I always ask for the Braille/large print menu, and occasionally they
> > have one. But, if everyone who reads this were to ask for a
> > Braille/large print menu when eating out, we would see more and more
> > eating establishments making them available for us.
> > Ciao, Gordon Wahl
> > ####
> >
> > Jacob Joehl wrote:
> > >
> > > Yesterday at breakfast while out of town for a friend's wedding, my
>brother,
> > > my sister and I all got to order from Braille menus and it was sweet.
>The
> > > waiter asked my father, upon our entry into the restaurant of the hotel
>at
> > > which we stayed, if we'd each like our own Braille menus. They were
>prepared
> > > by Braille Ready, Inc., if any of you are familiar with that place. I'm
>not.
> > > Jacob
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Kevin Wassmer" <[log in to unmask]>
> > > To: <[log in to unmask]>
> > > Sent: Sunday, August 10, 2003 10:03 PM
> > > Subject: Restaurant Praised For Its Braille Menus
> > >
> > > I thought this may have some interest for reading.
> > > > BB
> > > > > RESTAURANT PRAISED FOR ITS BRAILLE MENUS
> > > > >
> > > > > Wales, U K
> > > > >
> > > > > A New addition to the menu of a Swansea restaurant is being praised
>as a
> > > > touch of class. Spice, in
> > > > > St Helen's Road, has taken the rare step of including Braille
>symbols on
> > > > its menus.
> > > > >
> > > > > It is hoped the Braille will make it easier for the blind and
> > > > partially-sighted to order without
> > > > > having the menu read to them.
> > > > >
> > > > > Restaurant owner Wahid Ali said: "I got the idea when a table of
>people
> > > > came in and one gentleman
> > > > > was blind.
> > > > >
> > > > > "The people he was with had to read the menu to him and I thought we
> > > could
> > > > do something to make him
> > > > > and other blind people feel a bit more independent."
> > > > >
> > > > > The menus for the Indian and Thai restaurant were produced by the
> > > > Recording Centre for the Blind at
> > > > > Swansea University.
> > > > >
> > > > > Centre manager Kathy Williams said: "This is only the second time
>we've
> > > > been asked to Braille
> > > > > restaurant menus.
> > > > >
> > > > > "It's good to see a restaurant being proactive in getting the menus
> > > > Brailled for its customers. It
> > > > > puts blind customers on an equal footing with sighted people and
>means
> > > > they don't have to have the
> > > > > menu read out aloud for them."
> > > > >
> > > > > The centre currently supports about 14 visually impaired students at
>the
> > > > university.
> > > > >
> > > > > But translating the Indian dish names into embossed symbols is not
>the
> > > > norm at the centre.
> > > > >
> > > > > "It's certainly a change from the usual transcriptions we do here,"
>said
> > > > Mrs Griffiths. "Most of our
> > > > > work is with academic texts and course materials. We provide
>Braille,
> > > > tapes, large print and disks
> > > > > for the blind and partially-sighted students on campus.
> > > > >
> > > > > "These Braille menus contain the same English spellings for the
>Indian
> > > > dish names as the print
> > > > > menus. Blind customers read these menus in the same way as sighted
> > > readers
> > > > who don't necessarily
> > > > > know the foreign words."
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
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