Blind Advocates in Islamabad, Pakistan Demand ATM Access
Posted on August 6, 2009
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This post is about blind advocates in Pakistan. They protested because banks would not give them ATM cards. The advocates want equal access to ATMs. The advocates had learned about Talking ATMs around the world. [Back to Article]
In October, 1999, the first Talking ATM was installed in the United States. Ten years later, advocates around the world continue to push for equal and confidential access to financial information and technology. The following article appeared on August 6, 2009 in The International News, published in Islamabad, Pakistan. It is about a protest organized by blind activists in that city to protest banks’ refusal to issue ATM cards to blind consumers.
Read the December Update of this Story. You can also read about the Talking ATM settlements negotiated by the blind community in this country using Structured Negotiations in the Talking ATM Settlement Category of this website.
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Blind people demand access to ATM cards
Around 50 blind people staged a protest demonstration here on Wednesday against non-issuance of (Automated Teller Machines) ATMs cards to them by the commercial banks.
The protesters carrying placards chanted slogans against the [...]