Braille and Large Print Restaurant Menus:

Individuals with visual impairments cannot read most restaurant menus. With few exceptions, area restaurants do not provide Braille or large print menus for their customers who are blind or visually impaired. Some points to consider:

• More than 750,000 individuals in Kansas report difficulty seeing or are unable to read a daily newspaper. These same individuals may experience further frustration with the typically low-light environments found in many restaurants. [Also see our Blindness Information page for statistics on blindness and visual impairment among adults in Kansas.]
• USA Today recently reported that nearly half of Americans over 65 develop at least one chronic eye-related disease. As Baby Boomers age, this number is expected to rise. This group, well known for its preference of dining out, may be most appreciative of a restaurant's willingness to accommodate them by providing appropriate menus.
• Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) regulations for public accommodations include Braille and Large Print materials as effective methods of ensuring that no individual with a visual impairment is denied service.

However, Restaurant owners are becoming increasingly aware of the difficulties that exist for patrons who struggle with standard small-print menus, as well as how to better serve blind patrons.

The Kansas Braille Transcription Institute is now offering menus in both Braille and large print. Two examples of recent menus we have produced are shown below (click the thumbnails to view larger images of the menus):

For a tax-deductible donation of $50.00. KBTI will reproduce your menu in Braille and/or Large Print. For orders, please see our Order Form page. For more information on how to have your menu or other documents produced in Braille, or Braille with large print, please contact us at info@kbti.org. Please note that one page of print usually translates into 2-3 pages of Braille.

Partial list of menus for Wichita-area restaurants produced by KBTI in Braille and Large Print:

Angelo's
Bennigans
Black Canyon Grill
Chili's
Chipotle
Carlos O'Kelly's
Chuck E. Cheese
Cici's Pizza
El Torrero
Fat Ernie's
King's Buffet
La Chinita
Marbella Cafe
Margarita's Cantina
Moe's Sub Shop
Old Chicago
Old Mill Tasty Shop
On The Border
Red Bean's Bayou Grill
River City Brewery
Riverside Cafe
Ryan's Steakhouse
Saigon
TJ's Burger House
Taco Loco
Teddi's City Market and Deli
The Keeper Cafe
Walkway Cafe
Wichita Fish Co.