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Accessible fast food

Yes, I have run this topic before, I blogged about it during the fall.

Yet, I need to examine it again.

Today, I went to not one, but two fast food dives; Carls Jr and Taco del Mar.

I was introduced to Carls Jr in 1998 on the way to Reno from Sacramento.  It was heavenly!  Then when Carls Jr moved into Canada I was excited to find it on Yonge and St. Clair.  Sadly that store closed for some reason.  But today I found one in Port Coquitlam, about 30 minutes from my home.

I was excited to have a big Carls Jr burger.

In Toronto, they had a glossy 6 panel pamplet with all their savory choices, I expected this Carls Jr to have the same accessibility feature.

They did not.

Then I sent to Taco del Mar, and they did not have an accessible menu either.  Even through the counter worker did look, in vain.

For me, Accessible Menu means a printed pamplet that I can read at eye level.  I am not guessing what the place has or has not, I am not wasting my time trying to guess.  It is frustrating.  Overhead menus are of no use to me.

I am tweeting this to Carls Jr and Taco del Mar.

It is time for all fast food restaurants to become more accessible!

Thank you!

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Craig MacLean is DeafBlind with ataxia, a rare condition called CAPOS. He & his wife of 22 years have two sons, the oldest of which has CAPOS as well.

Craig uses American Sign Language to communicate. He is an avid writer, friend, Hot Wheel collector and intervenor advocate.

Craig sits on many committees, boards and associations as a DeafBlind rep. He graduated university with a BA in psychology in 2000.