Why do drive up ATM machines have braille lettering?

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mintycoutur3	lmao Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

manny	In case you are blinded by the light, Sorry the correct answer is the blind load all A T M's Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Whatever	In case Stevie Wonder runs short on cash. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Joel R	They fear getting sued by some litigation happy blind person. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

mtwaites	You have a bit of a point, there, but some people are not completely blind. There are some people who are 100% legally blind, and then some people who may still have enough vision to drive, but are not to see different numbers due to the blending of colors and other things like that. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

captsead0nkey	for the blind passenger in the left rear seat.. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

UCANTCME	Most ATM manufacturers use interchangable parts for all of their ATM's. It's cheaper than manufacturing a different set of keypads, buttons, etc.. for all of the different ATM styles, so the keypads and other pieces that are braile-imprinted are used. Also, many ATMs that are used in drive-up lanes are the same ATM's that are placed indoors as well. They just figure it's easier (and cheaper) to use the same equipment everywhere. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

mike v	love the comedy here. that is actually a really good question Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

bungee	is there some reason this is so hard for people to figure out if you spend about one second thinking about it, or can't you think of anything important< Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Friendly Stranger..	There are actually a few reasons why banks put Braille on drive-up ATMs. One reason is concerns over customer privacy. If an automatic teller machine were programmed to "talk" to visually impaired customers electronically, bystanders with evil intent might overhear private information such as personal identification numbers, account balances and account numbers. The actual number of times a visually impaired customer might actually walk up to a drive up ATM to conduct business may be low, but banks cannot be too careful when it comes to protecting private information. Another reason banks put Braille on drive-up ATMs is to satisfy federal regulations regarding accommodations for the handicapped. Under these laws, public institutions are required to make most if not all of their services accessible by the visually, hearing and physically impaired. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Scott H	Wow, twice in one night. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Curious_One	i always wondered this myself, i was told that all atm machines are manufactured the same and the drive up ones are constructed the same as the walk up ones so the keys all have braille on them. besides, i guess there's a chance a drive up one could allow for a blind person to get out of the car and make their own private transaction. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Only me!	....whats the difference? Doesn't NY have a blind governor? Imagine what you could get signed! haha LOL .....ok, wrong but funny! Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

The Intelligent One	It's because the ATM machine is a standard device. Most manufacturers only make one kind of machine. The machines are deployed everywhere, including drive-in locations (but also including places inaccessible to cars). It's all about reducing manufacturing costs by reducing the number of different designs that the companies have to make. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

George A	CONGRATULATIONS!!! You are the 1,000,000,000 person to ask this question. This question is really, really getting old. Look near the top of this page to where the long white box is beside the words :Search for a question" If you would have typed your question in there you would be able to see the other 999,999,999 submissions of this same question. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No