Comments on: why do drive up atms have brail lettering for the blind on them???? http://www.thebrailroom.com/blind-brail/why-do-drive-up-atms-have-brail-lettering-for-the-blind-on-them Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:16:59 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Molly J http://www.thebrailroom.com/blind-brail/why-do-drive-up-atms-have-brail-lettering-for-the-blind-on-them/comment-page-1#comment-1201 Molly J Fri, 05 Feb 2010 17:37:59 +0000 http://www.thebrailroom.com/blind-brail/why-do-drive-up-atms-have-brail-lettering-for-the-blind-on-them#comment-1201 People also walk up to them.<br><b>References : </b><br> People also walk up to them.
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]]> By: tjv189 http://www.thebrailroom.com/blind-brail/why-do-drive-up-atms-have-brail-lettering-for-the-blind-on-them/comment-page-1#comment-1200 tjv189 Fri, 05 Feb 2010 16:49:59 +0000 http://www.thebrailroom.com/blind-brail/why-do-drive-up-atms-have-brail-lettering-for-the-blind-on-them#comment-1200 Why is there brail lettering in a lot of places at all? If someone is blind, how will they know where to feel for brail lettering?<br><b>References : </b><br> Why is there brail lettering in a lot of places at all? If someone is blind, how will they know where to feel for brail lettering?
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]]> By: bungee http://www.thebrailroom.com/blind-brail/why-do-drive-up-atms-have-brail-lettering-for-the-blind-on-them/comment-page-1#comment-1199 bungee Fri, 05 Feb 2010 16:08:59 +0000 http://www.thebrailroom.com/blind-brail/why-do-drive-up-atms-have-brail-lettering-for-the-blind-on-them#comment-1199 click search for question link and you can read about 2 billion answers to this ridiculous question which anyone with minium brain stem activity should be able to figure out<br><b>References : </b><br> click search for question link and you can read about 2 billion answers to this ridiculous question which anyone with minium brain stem activity should be able to figure out
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]]> By: Mr. Magoo http://www.thebrailroom.com/blind-brail/why-do-drive-up-atms-have-brail-lettering-for-the-blind-on-them/comment-page-1#comment-1198 Mr. Magoo Fri, 05 Feb 2010 15:53:59 +0000 http://www.thebrailroom.com/blind-brail/why-do-drive-up-atms-have-brail-lettering-for-the-blind-on-them#comment-1198 Because the blind are better drivers than 80% of the boneheads out there.<br><b>References : </b><br> Because the blind are better drivers than 80% of the boneheads out there.
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]]> By: jys http://www.thebrailroom.com/blind-brail/why-do-drive-up-atms-have-brail-lettering-for-the-blind-on-them/comment-page-1#comment-1197 jys Fri, 05 Feb 2010 15:19:59 +0000 http://www.thebrailroom.com/blind-brail/why-do-drive-up-atms-have-brail-lettering-for-the-blind-on-them#comment-1197 Walk-up and Drive-up ATMs are actually identical since it is cheaper to manufacture a single version of the machine. Thus, whatever is on one is on the other.<br><b>References : </b><br> Walk-up and Drive-up ATMs are actually identical since it is cheaper to manufacture a single version of the machine. Thus, whatever is on one is on the other.
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]]> By: Whatever http://www.thebrailroom.com/blind-brail/why-do-drive-up-atms-have-brail-lettering-for-the-blind-on-them/comment-page-1#comment-1196 Whatever Fri, 05 Feb 2010 14:52:59 +0000 http://www.thebrailroom.com/blind-brail/why-do-drive-up-atms-have-brail-lettering-for-the-blind-on-them#comment-1196 ATM's are made to be installed in many places including a drive up.Cheaper to make all buttons the same rather than making buttons for each machine. Besides a blind person might walk up to a drive thru machine.<br><b>References : </b><br> ATM’s are made to be installed in many places including a drive up.Cheaper to make all buttons the same rather than making buttons for each machine.
Besides a blind person might walk up to a drive thru machine.
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]]> By: Edward K http://www.thebrailroom.com/blind-brail/why-do-drive-up-atms-have-brail-lettering-for-the-blind-on-them/comment-page-1#comment-1195 Edward K Fri, 05 Feb 2010 14:13:59 +0000 http://www.thebrailroom.com/blind-brail/why-do-drive-up-atms-have-brail-lettering-for-the-blind-on-them#comment-1195 While they may not drive, most blind people do have occasion to travel by motorcar. When they do so to accomplish their banking needs, the availability of Braille (note the spelling) on the ATMs makes it much easier for them.<br><b>References : </b><br> While they may not drive, most blind people do have occasion to travel by motorcar. When they do so to accomplish their banking needs, the availability of Braille (note the spelling) on the ATMs makes it much easier for them.
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]]> By: Vipassana http://www.thebrailroom.com/blind-brail/why-do-drive-up-atms-have-brail-lettering-for-the-blind-on-them/comment-page-1#comment-1194 Vipassana Fri, 05 Feb 2010 13:37:59 +0000 http://www.thebrailroom.com/blind-brail/why-do-drive-up-atms-have-brail-lettering-for-the-blind-on-them#comment-1194 http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/946/why-is-there-braille-on-drive-up-teller-machines Try searching next time. 5 seconds of typing "ATM Braille", found thousands of answers. The short and simple answer, is to ensure that if by some bizarre chance, a visually impaired person were to drive up, that they would have braille available to them. Unless you were just asking this to be funny. In which case...the joke is about 20 years old.<br><b>References : </b><br> http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/946/why-is-there-braille-on-drive-up-teller-machines

Try searching next time.

5 seconds of typing "ATM Braille", found thousands of answers.

The short and simple answer, is to ensure that if by some bizarre chance, a visually impaired person were to drive up, that they would have braille available to them.

Unless you were just asking this to be funny. In which case…the joke is about 20 years old.
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