Dear all, The first workshop on accessible banking for the blind was conducted by Assistive Technology Helpline of NAB Delhi on 9 November 2013. The response to the workshop was extremely enthusiastic and great feedback has been since received from the participants. National Association for the Blind Delhi Helpline hopes to conduct this workshop on a regular basis. We will soon announce the date for the next workshop which we are sure will be even better incorporating all the suggestions received so far.
The primary objective of this workshop is to encourage visually impaired persons to make use of the new channels of banking namely online banking, mobile banking and talking ATMs. We are trying to achieve this objective by giving essential information, making demonstrations of use of new banking channels with assistive technology and an providing an opportunity to have a first-hand experience of independence in banking. Running to different offices for payment of utility bills, purchasing of tickets etc. is difficult for visually impaired persons due to the inaccessibility of the transport system and the infrastructure. Visually impaired persons can do all such daily chores from the comfort of their homes if they take advantage of the new banking channels. In this first workshop of its kind the following subjects were covered. 1. Use of Talking ATM 2. Use of online banking for common tasks such as balance enquiry, funds transfer, bill payment etc. 3. Independent handling of bank cheques using innovative printing templates 4. Status of accessibility of Mobile banking 5. Essential information about use of credit cards 6. Safe banking tips 7. Hands-on experience of the Union Bank Talking ATM Many participants also made use of the opportunity to open a bank account with Union Bank. The bank officers filled up the forms and some of them were even provided start-up kit consisting of the ATM and online banking details on the spot. This workshop was facilitated by young visually impaired bankers Mr. Yogesh Taneja & Mr. Rahul Gambhir who are working as assistant Manager with Union Bank of India and yours truly. It is commendable that Yogesh and Rahul are doing their best to bring more comfort in the lives of other visually impaired persons besides handling tough jobs. The 61 MB audio recording of this workshop can be downloaded from this link: https://www.wuala.com/prashant.rv/Accessible_Banking/?key=EONQTRHrBl5C You can also download a 31 MB compressed folder consisting of audio manual of the Talking ATM, Cheque printing templates, safe banking tips and photos from the above link. If clicking on above link does not work, please carefully copy and paste the complete link text in the address bar of your browser. Very often the links are broken into two or more lines by the email clients. Lastly we thank all the participants for their cooperation and hope that you will now indulge in online banking with more confidence. With best regards, Prashant Verma Joint Secretary National Association for the Blind Sector-5, R.K. Puram New Delhi - 110022 Helpline: +91 11 64556968 Register at the dedicated AccessIndia list for discussing accessibility of mobile phones / Tabs on: http://mail.accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/mobile.accessindia_accessindia.org.in Search for old postings at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ 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 Disclaimer: 1. Contents of the mails, factual, or otherwise, reflect the thinking of the person sending the mail and AI in no way relates itself to its veracity; 2. AI cannot be held liable for any commission/omission based on the mails sent through this mailing list..
