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American Foundation for the Blind
7-Eleven, Inc.'s Upgrade of Point of Sale Equipment Praised by Blind Community
April 4th, 2008
Several organizations representing the blind community today commended 7-Eleven, Inc. for installing tactile point of sale (POS) devices that will protect the privacy and security of 7-Eleven shoppers with visual impairments. These new devices include tactile keys arranged like a standard telephone keypad, and enable 7-Eleven(R) store shoppers who have difficulty reading information on a touch-screen to privately and independently enter their PIN and other confidential information. 7-Eleven has installed the new devices at more than 2,000 stores in the U.S. Over the next 18 months, all flat-screen devices in 7-Eleven's 5,500 U.S. stores will be replaced with the tactile...
Source: Health Business Week (2008-04-04)
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