I used to be able to read my statements and then they started taking pictures of your checks and keeping the actual checks. The statement print is now quite small. I find that checking my statement with the telebanking phone service is very helpful as they list all checks and deposits that have come in. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Linda Gehres" <ljgehres@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: <optacon-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Monday, April 13, 2009 3:32 AM Subject: [optacon-l] Re: Reading Bank Statements > Bob, I don't know whether or not this would help, but there are some banks > such > as the one I bank with which has a service that sends statements out in > braille, though for the record, I've learned to read the print statements > as > well. A few years ago, I needed to give Social Security some of my print > statements and had to make sure I was giving them the right printed > statements. > Also, you might see if your bank offers online banking as that would > possibly > be a way to get around all of this. I know several blind people who much > prefer online banking. Haven't taken that step myself, but it is > certainly an > option. > Linda G. > > On Sun, 12 Apr 2009 21:04:38 -0400 (EDT), Catherine Thomas wrote: > > >>Robert, >>You don't say whether the difficulty in reading the bank statement is with >>the print or with the layout. The statements that come from my bank are in >>very clear print. The layout had to be mastered but now that I have done >>that, it's possible to read them quite easily. I would suggest >>experimenting using a scanner to read them but I guess you don't have one. >>Some banks have more straightforward statements than others. Perhaps you >>might change banks some time. >>Catherine >> >> >>------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >>-Catherine Thomas >>braille@xxxxxxxxx / >> >>------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>to view the list archives, go to: >> >>www.freelists.org/archives/optacon-l >> >>To unsubscribe at any time, just send a message to: >> >>optacon-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" (without the >>quotes) in the message subject. >> >>Tell your friends about the list. They can subscribe by sending a message >>to: >> >>optacon-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "subscribe" (without the >>quotes) >>in the message subject. > > to view the list archives, go to: > > www.freelists.org/archives/optacon-l > > To unsubscribe at any time, just send a message to: > > optacon-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" (without the > quotes) in the message subject. > > Tell your friends about the list. They can subscribe by sending a message > to: > > optacon-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "subscribe" (without the > quotes) in the message subject. > > to view the list archives, go to: www.freelists.org/archives/optacon-l To unsubscribe at any time, just send a message to: optacon-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" (without the quotes) in the message subject. Tell your friends about the list. They can subscribe by sending a message to: optacon-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "subscribe" (without the quotes) in the message subject.