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From: Bill.Burgess@f401.n229.z1.fidonet.org (Bill Burgess)
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Subject: Re: Computing for the handicapped.
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Donna, the talking elevator that you referenced may be the Otis 401
series. It pronounces each floor and at the beginning says either
"going up" or "going down". I serve on an Audio Elevator and Audible
Traffic Lights committee in our area and the provincial minister of
housing will address the implementation of talking elevators in all
new structures in their 1993 revisions, as we just missed the 1990
revisions. I have the correspondence in my briefcase and IBM had a
location in a new building with the Otis elevators. Other elevators
previously installed may be retrofitted with speech if people will
go the cost of it. As for the traffic lights, we expect some befort
the end of the year. Hope this helps. Take care.
Love to you and Dad,
Bill

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