Background. This bar me and @alyssa6595 went to yesterday uses QR code menus. You scan the code at your table, open your tab and order digitally. they receive a lot of hate for them. We loved them. It let us participate as equals, and truly felt empowering. I had a chance to chat with the owner before we left yesterday, and I did not expect a facebook post this morning. These folks have us as customers for life now. Also our anniversary is in a few weeks, but we were off yesterday so figured we'd go celebrate early
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Everyone can say whatever they want about our QR codes, but yesterday, two people completely changed my perspective on them.
I had the honor of meeting Liam and his wife, Alyssa, who chose to spend their anniversary with us at Tipsy Island.
They are both blind, and they told me that our QR code system makes going out easier for them because their phones can read our menu aloud.
They can hear every option. They can take their time. They can decide what they want and place their own order without having to depend on someone else to read the entire menu to them.
That may seem like such a small thing to some people, but it gives them independence, dignity and the opportunity to have the same full experience as everyone else.
Before yesterday, I looked at our QR codes as a convenient way to run our bar. Now, I see them completely differently.
You might not like them because they’re new. You might not be used to them yet. But I love them because they helped us welcome more people into our community. They made two people feel included, and I will never apologize for choosing something that makes another person’s everyday life easier.
It also made me wonder really hard, How many restaurants have truly thought about how they accommodate guests who are blind or visually impaired? Can they independently read your menu? Can they explore every option? Can they order what they actually want without needing someone else to do it for them?
Accessibility isn’t an inconvenience. It’s independence. It’s inclusion. It’s looking at someone and saying, “We thought about you, too. You belong here.”
Liam and Alyssa, thank you for choosing Tipsy Island for your anniversary. Thank you for supporting us, and thank you for sharing your experience with me.
You may think you simply came in to celebrate your love, but the two of you changed the way I see something I use every single day. You reminded me that sometimes the things people complain about the loudest are quietly making someone else’s world a little easier.
That is something I will always stand behind. And you will always have a place in our little Tipsy Island community.
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We will see you next time
💜
Jeaux
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