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Reg Friends and colleagues: Today CVS announced that it is providing ScripTalk talking prescription labels to customers with visual impairments ordering through cvs.com. The press release is available at http://lflegal.com/2014/03/cvs-prescription-press/. The new CVS initiative will ensure that cvs.com customers who are blind can access the critical health and safety information provided in a standard print prescription label. The number to call at CVS.com to order a prescription with the talking labels is: 1-888-607-4287. To listen to the information in the talking label you need the ScripTalk reader which is available free of charge from Envision America at 800-890-1180. Customers should call CVS.com first unless they have general questions about the ScripTalk program. Today's announcement is the result of Structured Negotiations between CVS and the American Council of the Blind (ACB), the California Council of the Blind (CCB) and the American Foundation for the Blind. The organizations were represented by the Law Office of Lainey Feingold and by Linda Dardarian of the Oakland civil rights firm Goldstein, Borgen, Dardarian and Ho (http://gbdhlegal.com) As always, feedback welcomed. We know that the mainstream press is never too interested in positive accessibility news that arises out of collaboration; we appreciate your effort to help us spread the word about this important initiatve. The settlement agreement is available at http://lflegal.com/2014/03/cvs-prescription-agreement/. No lawsuit was needed. This is the second time that CVS has worked with the blind community in Structured Negotiations -- a collaborative dispute resolution process that has been used for twenty years t increase access to print and digital information and technology. In 2009 CVS signed an agreement about the accessibility of its website and tactile keypads for its point of sale devices. More information on that initiative is here: http://lflegal.com/2009/07/cvs-press/ Lainey Lainey Feingold Law Office of Lainey Feingold http://lflegal.com/ 510.548.5062 [email protected] Twitter: http://twitter.com/LFLegal The information contained in this e-mail message may be privileged, confidential and protected from disclosure. If you are not the intended recipient, any dissemination, distribution or copying is strictly prohibited. If you think that you have received this e-mail message in error, please e-mail the sender at [email protected] and delete it permanently from your computer files. Thank you. Robert Acosta, President Helping Hands for the Blind (818) 998-0044 www.helpinghands4theblind.org
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