2007-07-03 20:45:40 · 16 answers · asked by bigDcowgirl 7 in Society & Culture ➔ Etiquette
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) requires public accommodation for those with handicaps at public facilities.
Because of the cost of making different keypads and the inevitable lawsuits for not including braille, the ATM makers have included braille on all units in the US for more than 2 decades.
2007-07-03 20:49:53 · answer #1 · answered by Allen 2 · 6⤊ 0⤋
It's for the convenience of the blind driver after a civil suit was filed by the ACLU on behalf of the National Association of the Blind who were complaining they would drive up to an ATM and could feel that it was only accommodating to the sighted since there were no braille keypads.
2007-07-03 20:57:08 · answer #2 · answered by GeneL 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Drive-up ATM buttons are marked with braille because federal regulations require it. To be specific, 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.
2007-07-04 04:07:28 · answer #3 · answered by Terri 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Old question. But really, why do ANY ATMs have braille? Most of the instructions are on the video screen. How could a person who uses braille use such a machine at all?
2007-07-03 20:51:57 · answer #4 · answered by thezaylady 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
good answers, but actually it's because it's cheaper to make all the keypads the same, both for drive-thru and walk-up ATMs, rather than switching the tooling.
2007-07-03 20:53:19 · answer #5 · answered by C_Millionaire 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
That is such a good question! Is the blind person in the back seat? Is that the only kind of keypad they make?
2007-07-03 20:49:01 · answer #6 · answered by San Diego Art Nut 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think its only on number 5, from then on the blind person can sort there numbers out, you will find a plug for a head set so they know what they are doing...
2007-07-03 22:02:58 · answer #7 · answered by Robert. B 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It could be the passenger, rather than the driver, who wants to use the ATM.
2007-07-03 20:48:36 · answer #8 · answered by Living in Britain 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You know, it actually makes NO SENSE!!!!!! Even if a few words are spelled out, what do blind people do when the directions start being put on the screen?!?!??! There's no braile on the screen!
2007-07-04 01:08:03 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
Maybe someone could drive the blind person and let them operate from the backseat?
2007-07-03 20:48:24 · answer #10 · answered by ∂ίятУ ℓάυиḋгÿ 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋