I have noticed that more of the big chain restaurants have Braille menus. The problem there is that many restaurants change parts of their menu for the seasons, etc. and the Braille menu may not contain all that is available, and the prices may be out of date. Also, restaurants often offer specials that are on a separate little menu. Online menus are neat, but some use flash or javascript, and may be difficult or impossible to read with a screen reader. Some restaurants are starting to offer apps, which are easy to use if you want to review the menu on site.
Andy From: Chuck Dean Sent: Wednesday, May 15, 2013 8:22 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: About OCR in restaurants or during shopping, was: Initial thoughts on Prizmo 2. Sounds like a good idea. I go online and research menus before I go to eat. It would be nice to have it all in one app. Chuck (mobile) Pleez x cuze any tie ping or spelin airors. On May 15, 2013, at 7:38 PM, Todd Bernhard <[email protected]> wrote: Hi folks, I am working on an app called All Access Menus that is designed specifically for the blind, low vision, deaf, and hearing impaired communities. It features menus that speak to you, and for you. We have tens of thousands of menus in the system so far, and growing. It knows where you are and shows menus nearby. You can choose categories of food as well. It is designed to use VoiceOver to provide a summary of the options, but also has text-to-speech to give you hints, and if you cannot speak, it can speak your order for you. We should be rolling it out within a couple of weeks. I am doing a focus group with the Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired, here in Rochester, New York next week and hope to incorporate their feedback. Watch for it at http://AllAccessMenus.com or contact me at [email protected] --- Todd Bernhard -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. I'm not wearing a diaper, so don't try to change me. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
