2006-06-13 08:41:16 · 9 answers · asked by Ac11d Tr0j4n 2 in Consumer Electronics ➔ Other - Electronics
Drive-up ATM buttons are marked with braille because federal regulations require it.
Section 4.34.4 of the ADA Accessibility Guidelines for Buildings and Facilities (Appendix to Part 1191, 36 CFR Chapter XI, issued pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990) says, "Instructions and all information for use [of an automated teller machine] shall be made accessible to and independently usable by persons with vision impairments."
Drive-up ATMs, unlike the walk-up variety, don't need to be wheelchair accessible, but the rules make no exception regarding accessibility by the blind.
2006-06-13 08:50:08 · answer #1 · answered by HungryHunter 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ATM machines are mass produced. The hardware on every model is identical. As a result, brail pads are applied to every machine since the factory doesn't know if it will end up in a drive thru or bolted onto a wall. The enclosure, not the machine is the only thing different about drive thru and bolted units.
2006-06-13 15:47:20 · answer #2 · answered by Sebastian F 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would say for the blind. Obviously they did not drive by themselves. Banks provide it because if another person has driven them to the ATM, the blind may want to use the keypads themselves for security reasons so they would not have to depend on the one who can see with their password and/or banking purposes.
2006-06-13 15:49:50 · answer #3 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have asked this question before and also heard this question a lot, no one has given me an answer. I think we should ask the people who design the atm machines. I wonder if they just make them all the same, so they just have them on them, because the ones in malls do too..????
2006-06-13 15:45:49 · answer #4 · answered by sweetheart 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is actually cheaper for the manufacturer to make all ATMs with braille than to make different kinds. It's all about saving a dollar.
2006-06-13 15:48:04 · answer #5 · answered by jr 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
because the manufacturers of the keypads only make one style, so it's cheaper that way, instead of making a separate one just for drive-thrus.
By the way, damn near any question that begins with "Why...?", the answer is MONEY.
2006-06-13 15:55:27 · answer #6 · answered by jimbob92065 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well seriously...blind people use the bank too. Maybe someone drives them there to use it or maybe they walk. What are they supposed to do just sit at home and do nothing.
2006-06-13 15:46:20 · answer #7 · answered by amalyn 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
cruel joke
2006-06-13 15:44:44 · answer #8 · answered by Shopaholic Chick 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
HAAHA
2006-06-13 18:01:17 · answer #9 · answered by Neo 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋