Cutting Back on Braille for Keypads

Recently the manufacturing industry has cut back on the number of Braille symbols on drive up ATM keypads. Up until now all drive thru ATMs had Braille symbols for each key but industry experts say this is no longer necessary. “The blind know what a numeric keypad is and how to use one. They don’t need to be coddled through their bank transactions” said I. P. Freely of the Eye Institute in Seattle. This intrepid reporter tried to uncover the reasoning behind putting Braille symbols on drive up ATMs to begin with but no one was willing to talk about it. It seems that for now the blind will still be able to drive through ATMs in an attempt to access their money and that is a horrifying thought!