Banks shall be required to install easy-to-use automated teller
machines (ATM) for visually-impaired individuals, if Sen. Manny Villar's
bill is passed into law.
Senate Bill 3363 or
the ATM Visually-Impaired Friendly Act seeks to require banking
institutions to provide "equal access" to all individuals seeking to
transact with them and their machines.
It
specifically says ATMs installed on or after the effectivity of SB 3363
shall transmit messages both through a visual and audio transmission
system.
ATMs installed before it, on the other hand, shall be upgraded or replaced to have the same capabilities.
"While ATMs in the country currently have Braille dots on the keypad,
they do not provide any non-visual method for reading or relaying the
messages that appear on the screen, making it difficult for visually
impaired people to use them. In order to promote assistive technology
for the blind or visually impaired, the immediate passage of this bill
is earnestly sought," Villar said in his explanatory note. — Kimberly Jane Tan/RSJ, GMA News
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