8/21/18 Shared by Giovanni Francese, From the Chicago Sun Times August 21, 2018 ByAshlee Rezin @Ashlee_Rezin | email 08/18/2018, 03:53pm Don’s Snack Attack aims to provide a ‘little bit of lightness’ at the courthouse Link to video: https://chicago.suntimes.com/video/don-bell-snack-attack-leighton-criminal-courthouse-working-360/?jwsource=cl The man who runs the concession stand that occupies about 400 square feet in the lobby […]
Category: 2018
Legislation to Prohibit Beverage Taxes Signed by California Governor
7/30/18 Shared by NAMA Legislation to Prohibit Beverage Taxes Signed by California Governor Last Thursday the Governor of California signed Assembly Bill 1838, which prohibits new local taxes on “groceries” through 2030. The bill prevents local entities from imposing any grocery taxes, including taxes on sugar-sweetened beverages, through 2030. AB 1838 is retroactive to the […]
Game-Changing Technology: A Review of the Horizon Smart Glasses from Aira
7/30/18 Game-Changing Technology: A Review of the Horizon Smart Glasses from Aira; Deborah Kendrick Product Reviews and Guides What do ant hills, printer jams, and new neighbors have in common? They represent moments when Aira agents helped me with an otherwise impossible task or, at the very least, reduced to a mere fraction the time […]
Rest Area Commercialization Update
7/30/18 Shared by John Gordon, Bureau Chief BBS and Nicky Gacos, President NABM Rest Area Commercialization Update Looks like some good news out of DC, we still need to keep the pressure on. Thanks Nicholas Gacos President National Association Blind Merchants From: Tiffany Wlazlowski Neuman Date: July 25, 2018 at 1:27:11 PM EDT […]
Is Your Micro Market ADA Compliant?
7/3/18 From Vending Market Watch – Is Your Micro Market ADA Compliant? BY EMILY REFERMAT ON MAY 1, 2018 The Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) sets standards that allow those with disabilities to patronize business establishments. This includes locations with vending machines, which were named in the “Side Reach” section of the 2010 Standards for Accessible Design, […]
Apple Pay vs. Samsung Pay vs. Google Pay: Which mobile payment system is best?
7/3/18 From Keeping in Touch with NAMA Apple Pay vs. Samsung Pay vs. Google Pay: Which mobile payment system is best? BY LEXY SAVVIDES, VANESSA HAND ORELLANA JUNE 17, 2018 Mobile payment want you to swap your wallet for a phone or in some cases, a watch. Rather than carrying around cash and […]
All government buildings in Baltimore County, MD can now only offer “healthy” choices
5/23/18 From Vending Market Watch All government buildings in Baltimore County, MD can now only offer “healthy” choices as mandated by an executive order, according to wbaltv. Baltimore County is the seventh jurisdiction to convert their vending machines to a “healthy” regimen, but the first to make them 100 percent healthy. The idea, explained some county […]
The Issue With Going 100% Healthy In Vending
5/23/18 From Vending Market Watch The Issue With Going 100% Healthy In Vending MAY 3, 2018 In today’s VendingMarketWatch.com daily newsletter, you will find that another city has required healthy items in vending machines. In this case, it’s not just a percentage of the vending products required to be healthy, but 100 percent of them. The […]
iOS Apps Developed Specifically for Blind or Low Vision Users
5/21/18 iOS Apps Developed Specifically for Blind or Low Vision Users There are 125 iOS apps which have been developed specifically for the blind or people with low vision. Utilizing the potential of Apple’s iOS platform, these apps can assist with everyday tasks, increase independence and generally make things easier. Note: This list does not […]
Can dark chocolate improve vision?
5/21/18 Shared by Nicky Gacos, President NABM Can dark chocolate improve vision? Monique Tello, MD, MPH Posted May 03, 2018 It was very fitting: I had just finished a square of 86% cacao dark chocolate when I got the email about yet another study suggesting health benefits of dark chocolate. In addition, I had just returned […]