2006-07-27 08:00:56 · 25 answers · asked by john_b 1 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Polls & Surveys
in case they walk up, or have a friend drive. no blind person wants to give up their pin.
2006-07-27 08:02:32 · answer #1 · answered by jimvalentinojr 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The ADA requires it in case a blind person walks up to the ATM. This is required if the bank does not have a 24 hour walkup ATM beside the building with the braille on the number pad.
Secondly, its economic. It is more cost effective for the manufacturer to sell a device that has the braille on the keypad for all applications vs. trying to keep track of the ones that have it and the ones that dont. Also include the human factor and you will find that you eliminate the possibility of someone making a mistake on the order. If you put braille on all of the keypads you cannot go wrong.
I just wonder why they put braille dots on the gasoline pump.
2006-07-27 08:06:40 · answer #2 · answered by Joe K 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it is because they make all the bank machines alike. I mean, why make one without braille just for the drive through? It is so that they don't have to make two different machines.
Another reason, you can walk up to a drive through bank machine. I have done it myself. So why couldn't a blind person walk up to one?
Is it hurting your poor finger tips to touch the keys? If it does, then sorry, but I think it is a great idea to do it that way!
2006-07-27 08:06:22 · answer #3 · answered by ~~Catbird Woman~~ 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Always wondered that, but then I kind of have an answer. The only thing I can think of is that they make the same ATM machine for inside or outside, so rather than making new buttons without Braille, they just generalize it and put it on everything.
2006-07-27 08:04:34 · answer #4 · answered by Danielle M 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It would be too expensive to make separate ATM machines for drive thrus that don't have the braille, so all the ATM are the same whether it be a walk up or drive thru.
(Of course the braille might be great on the drive-thru for those people who's eyesight is getting pretty bad but who insist on driving anyway!)
2006-07-27 08:06:17 · answer #5 · answered by runningviolin 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I asked my cousin this same question because she is blind. Most drive through Atm's are located within walking distance of things. She uses them all the time as she can not drive. She did mention however, that a long time ago, that her bank charged people for using the teller for transactions you could do over the ATM. Well, her bank tried to charge her for making a withdrawal with the teller inside instead of using the ATM. They pointed out that the ATM had braile on it. She asked them how she was supposed to know what the ATM was asking her if they were not going to provide some way for her to HEAR what the screen was wanting. That was before they put in headphone jacks on ATMs also. People who are blind for the most part do not expect special treatment, and I find it's wonderful that they provide a way for ALL people to access their money.
2006-07-27 08:11:39 · answer #6 · answered by carrie love 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because the keyboard were all manufactured with the Braille dots on them. It is cheaper than having 2 production run of keypads, ones with, and ones without Braille, so they are all made with Braille. Understand?
2006-07-27 08:05:30 · answer #7 · answered by WC 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
LOL, you are crazy! I guess if you had to drive a blind around on their errands and they wanted to do the transaction themselves so you wouldn't get a hold to their pin number, they'd need to be able to read the instructions. But how the hell do they know what to touch on the screen, I don't know. I saw an episode of "Dumb Criminals" recently where a legally blind man was driving a car down a highway so there might be some blind people who still drive. That's a scary thought though.
2006-07-27 08:04:55 · answer #8 · answered by duvaldiva.com 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To the person that said "in case a blind person walks up" how the heck are they going to read the DIGITAL screen after they punch their pin in? I don't think that one works, yes in case they get driven to it, that would work but not the walking thing. I still think it is stupid that they even have it on there...we should ask some blind people if they have ever even used it!
2006-07-27 08:05:38 · answer #9 · answered by nick m 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its on all the machines, why should they make special keys only for the drive through?
2006-07-27 08:04:43 · answer #10 · answered by ganja_claus 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I wondered about that, too, until I found out that Ohio (and some other states, too) has a state-funded program that teaches people who are legally blind how to drive and helps them pass their driving tests. This is WAY too politically correct. May God bless and keep you.
2006-07-27 08:03:56 · answer #11 · answered by blowry007 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋