In 2004, attorneys representing blind and visually impaired persons entered into structured negotiations with 7-Eleven Inc. regarding the accessibility of the defendant's stores to blind and visually impaired patrons. On August 31, 2004, the parties entered into a settlement agreement.
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In 2004, attorneys representing blind and visually impaired persons entered into structured negotiations with 7-Eleven Inc. regarding the accessibility of the defendant's stores to blind and visually impaired patrons. On August 31, 2004, the parties entered into a settlement agreement.
Under the terms of the settlement, 7-Eleven agreed to make the ATMs in its stores talk so that blind people could use them. (These ATMs are called V-coms.) This was the first agreement in the country about Talking ATMs with a company that was not a bank. 7-Eleven also agreed to update its toll-free phone line and website to inform users about the locations of Talking Vcoms and Talking ATMs at 7-Eleven Stores.
Kristen Sagar - 05/13/2009
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