It is certainly not. I have seen more than 4 ATM machines taling but not fully accessible around Mumbai. For e.g. at Dadar station when you go towards Bhaji galli.
On 6/7/12, li...@srinivasu.org <li...@srinivasu.org> wrote: > Is it really the first of it's kind? I think, ICICI have one in Mumbai for > several years and someone recently mentioned Standard Chartered has one too. > > > Also, is this completely accessible? I mean for wheel chair users too? > > Regards, > Srinivasu > Sent from my iPhone > ---------------------------------------- > http://Srinivasu.org > Twitter: @vasutweets > > > > On 07-Jun-2012, at 9:27 AM, "Vikas Kapoor" <dl.vi...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> >> AHMEDABAD: India's first "talking" Automated Teller Machine (ATM) for >> visually impaired was today inaugurated in Ahmedabad. >> >> The ATM by the Union Bank of India is first-of-its-kind for the visually >> challenged and 4000th in the countrywide network of the state-run bank. >> >> "The foundation stone of Union Bank building in Mumbai had been laid by >> Mahatma Gandhi. I am happy that the first accessible ATM is being started >> in the state of Gujarat, janambhumi and karambhumi of Gandhi," Union Bank >> of India Chairman and Managing Director D Sarkar said after inaugurating >> the ATM at the Blind People's Association (BPA) here. >> >> According to BPA functionaries, the users have to plug-in a headphone into >> the ATM which has a unique voice interface, and once it is done the >> machine guides them into further operations. >> >> The ATM can also be operated by wheelchair-bound person as well. >> >> 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 BPA said. >> >> http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/Indias-first-talking-ATM-launched-in-Ahmedabad/articleshow/13871004.cms >> >> Vikas Kapoor, >> MSN Id: dl_vi...@hotmail.com, Yahoo&Skype Id: dl_vikas, >> Mobile: (+91) 9891098137. >> >> Search for old postings at: >> http://www.mail-archive.com/accessindia@accessindia.org.in/ >> >> To unsubscribe send a message to >> accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in >> 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 >> > > > > Search for old postings at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/accessindia@accessindia.org.in/ > > To unsubscribe send a message to > accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in > 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 > > -- “The waves breaking on the surface draw all the attention, but it is the current beneath the water that determines your direction.” Search for old postings at: http://www.mail-archive.com/accessindia@accessindia.org.in/ To unsubscribe send a message to accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in 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
