To be fair, not _all_ American models are like that. In fact, a decent portion of the buttons in my town are very similar to the one described in the article.

To be fair, not _all_ American models are like that. In fact, a decent portion of the buttons in my town are very similar to the one described in the article. But, then again, I live on a college campus which has higher standards for accessibility than most areas in the US.