Hi Rajesh At this juncture, we need to demo by a totally blind using ATM's without assistance using the sequence of operation. Harish.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Rajesh Asudani" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, September 06, 2007 3:14 PM Subject: Re: [AI] Banks-Volunteers > Well, the blind person may operate ATM machines in any one of the > following > ways: > > 1. Simplest and by far the most common way is to take assistance of one's > trusted sighted person; > 2. By remembering the exact sequence of options/menus after being told > once > by anybody; > 3. By listening to talking menus/options, in case it is provided; > 4. touch screen machines without talking features, not operable, but > manageable with assistance of one's trusted partner. > > It would be unfair to usher in a blind volunteer in a new ATM booth, not > having talking features, without acquainting her/him with sequence of > menus/options, and concluding that she/he can not operate ATM. > > I can comprehend no issue in allowing a blind person use ATM in any manner > 1, or 2, above, she/he wishes, even if banks may not be compelled at this > juncture to install talking once. They may, inn all fairness, be compelled > to install at least one talking ATM machine in a wide area, or by any > count, > not to universalize touch screens. > > We must convince bigwigs that no bank takes responsibility for any misuse > of > ATM of any customer, so blindness is immaterial. > Showing them practically how blind may use ATM, either by remembering or > by > assistance from one's trusted partner, or by listening to talking > prompting, > is tantamount to a move when women were, in the beginning, asked to > furnish > a medical certificate about their fitness to operate a typewriter!!!!!!! > Oh, god! Where has the intellect and abstract thinking vanished!!!!!! > > Rajesh > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Pamnani" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "K.Ramkrishna" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Thursday, September 06, 2007 2:06 PM > Subject: [AI] Banks-Volunteers > > >> Need Help Urgently >> >> need 3 Volunteers from Mumbai or volunteers who are willing to come to >> Mumbai who will demonstrate to the RBI bigwigs that the Visually >> challenged can and do use A T M. >> The bank does not matter since all banks have branches close to the R B I >> in Fort area of Mumbai. >> My first strategy of sending complaints to the RBI Officials does not >> seem >> to have worked fully.Some benefitted but in some cases the banks are >> adamant they are burying their heads like ostriches and not giving proper >> answers. None of them say no but none of them are willing to put it in >> writing because they know that they will be sued. There are currently 2 >> cases amongst our members which need to be resolved. >> >> The plan is to show the R B I officials that we can use ATM therefore >> they >> need not fear for our security. >> Lets see. >> Kanchan Pamnani >> Advocate & Solicitor >> 9, Suleman Chambers, >> Battery Street, Colaba, >> Mumbai - 400 039. >> >> >> To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> with the subject unsubscribe. >> >> To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, >> please visit the list home page at >> >> http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in > > > To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with the subject unsubscribe. > > To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, > please visit the list home page at > http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in > To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in
