What is a Talking ATM?

Bank of America has the largest Talking ATM network. Talking ATMs deliver private, spoken instructions through a headset that plugs into an audio jack on the ATM.  more

Talking ATMS are automatic teller machines that provide the ability to conduct transactions using both visual and auditory components. Essentially, a talking ATM will provide a means of persons with visual impairments to utilize the ATM by making use of audible instructions. While many ATMs today include an audio component that makes use of a speaker system, the talking ATM employs the feature of a headphone jack or telephone handset that allows the user to conduct the transaction with a degree of security. The great advantage of the talking ATM is that it makes it possible for a wider range of users to conduct business utilizing an ATM. For many people, a visual display is sufficient to handle the basic banking functions associated with the device. However, persons who have vision issues and cannot read an ATM screen would either have to forego usage or entrust another person to assist them in making a transaction. With a talking ATM, visual impairment ceases to be an obstacle in ...  more

A Talking ATM is an ATM that delivers all information and instructions necessary to use the machine audibly and privately through a headphone jack on the face of the unit. A Talking ATM has a tactile keypad so a user can independently and privately enter all required information and perform all transactions necessary to use the device.  more

Asked in Computers & Technology at 3:11 PM on November 08, 2008 Tags: atm  more