ummm? I'm calm. I meant to say politicians, rules, regulations all are in
the shape of documents alone in India. There's noone to make it to work, for
the most part while it comes to the benefit of disability. Since we are
minority, and since they are not gaining much vote from us, they are not
paying much attention to our problems.
As you are aware, how long they are taking to implement the modified act for
us? And how far they are implementing the orders which are in favour of
disabled people? If I remember correct, there is a circular or something
indicating certain per centage of the ATM's to be accessible for the
disabled so. And again, since chennai is one among the four major cities, I
pointed it out.
Even though there are several circulars telling the bankers to give all the
facilities without any descrimination to the visually handicapped, how many
of them are following it? I'm still struggling to get my internet banking,
you know.
----- Original Message -----
From: "KanchanPamnani" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, September 29, 2012 8:35 PM
Subject: Re: [AI] First Talking ATM in West Bengal.
Please calm down. Things take time in India. What we are working on is
progressive realisation. Just because things don't happen at your pace or
at
the desired pace does not mean that they are not happening. Some of us
work
very hard to realise some dreams and then we keep working at those dreams
to
make them reality. Its for others like you to point out the problems but
do
so positively rather than negatively.
The Banks should have introduced one third talking ATMs long ago but they
haven't done so, some banks put in special ATMs for the visually
challenged
and some pretended they had talking ATMs. These were not acceptable to us.
What Harish tried at Antarchakshu and what has been installed at BPA
Ahmedabad are the type that we want. If the west Bengal model is a correct
one then we can say that accessible ATMs are becoming a reality.
The XRCVC is keeping a count and checking the accessibility features of
the
ATMS which are claiming to be accessible.
You will see many ATMs being launched this month which will have the
correct
features.
Chenai will not be far behind and yes one day there will be an accessible
ATM in India at your doorstep.
I joined Accessindia exactly 10 years ago and at that time we had many
dreams, many will agree with me that most of the dreams have become
reality
and we now dream of bigger things.
Kanchan
-----Original Message-----
From: AccessIndia [mailto:[email protected]] On
Behalf
Of Raaj
Sent: 29 September 2012 18:59
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [AI] First Talking ATM in West Bengal.
it's still far away as per chennai. I haven't seen even a single
accessible
ATM here. the rule has to be enforced for allotting certain per centage of
accessible ATM's. And if they are not following, they have to be
peenalised.
----- Original Message -----
From: "KanchanPamnani" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, September 29, 2012 6:43 PM
Subject: Re: [AI] First Talking ATM in West Bengal.
The day is not too far away. We are progressing quite quickly.
Kanchan
-----Original Message-----
From: AccessIndia [mailto:[email protected]] On
Behalf
Of nitesh gupta
Sent: 29 September 2012 18:13
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [AI] First Talking ATM in West Bengal.
I dream 1 day will come when a talking a t m will b @ my door steps.
because a sighted person can avail the talking a t m but the visually
challanged can not avail the vise versa normally.
On 9/29/12, Amiyo Biswas <[email protected]> wrote:
You may read this news here:
http://www.bpa.org.in/news.htm#latest
Incidentally I was present at the inauguration.
With best regards,
Amiyo Biswas
Cell: +91-9433464329
First Talking ATM for the Visually Challenged in West Bengal, Union
Bank's
Initiative
September 28, 2012
Union Bank of India installs the first talking ATM for the visually
challenged people in West Bengal. Shri Debabrata Sarkar, Chairman and
Managing Director of the Bank, today inaugurated this special ATM at the
passport office at Anandapur near Ruby crossing in Kolkata. Shri Sarkar
announced on this occasion that Union Bank will install 250 similar
talking
ATM counters in the country within March, 2013. Braille versions of the
user
guide for this type of ATM was distributed among the representatives of
different organisations. An accessible and audio version of this manual
is
also put up on the Union Bank's web site. It is also available from the
web
site of Xavier Resource Centre for the Visually Challenged who compiled
this
manual.
Blind Persons' Association hopes that there will be many more accessible
ATMs in West Bengal. A number of such ATMs have been installed in other
cities in India. the audio system comes live as soon as a standard 3.5
mm
headphone jack is inserted. A user can hide the display if he wants
additional security. Right now he can withdraw cash, check account
balance
and even change his PIN. The card, cash Dispenser and receipt slots are
marked with Braille labels.
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