Union Bank of India along with ATM manufacturer NCR Corporation has launched India’s first talking Automated Teller Machine (ATM) for the visually challenged people. This is the bank’s 4,000th ATM which inaugurated at the Blind People Association in Ahmedabad.
The ATM is user friendly with attached headphones to hear the instructions and fill in the required data moreover; there is also an option to blank out the screen as a safety mechanism to ensure no bystander misuses the pin.
There are about 20,000 blind persons in Ahmedabad and they can use this ATM to the fullest extent. This ATM can be used by general public for transaction. The ATM can also be operated by wheelchair-bound person as well.
