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Wednesday, January 30, 2008

Finding ATM Machines and Identifying Credit Cards Using Braille

How many times have you been away from home and needed cash? Maybe your paratransit ride let you down and now you need to get a cab? Maybe you found something in a store that you simply couldn't resist? Whatever the reason, this website is here to help.

ATMLocator is a free service from VISA that lets you instantly locate nearby ATM Cash Machines in almost any country worldwide. It's quite straightforward, just select the country from the drop-down menu, enter a city name and a zipcode (optional). ATMLocator will locate nearby ATM machines and list address details for each of them. If you have some vision, you can get a map view for each located ATM.

Click this link to find the nearest ATM with ATM Locator from VISA.

Now that you've found the ATM, you need to find the right card to use. The most innovative braille labeling technique is the use of Dymo tape to mark your credit, ATM, insurance, and airline frequent flyer cards, etc. As long as you do not cover up the magnetic strip and your signature on the card, you should not experience any problems, even using an ATM machine. Never again will you have to resort to asking a stranger to paw through your wallet to select the card you need.

This excerpt is from "101 Ways To Use Braille" by Ellen Waechtler. The article first appeared in the Summer, 1998, issue of the Braille Spectator, a publication of the NFB of Maryland, and is reprinted with special permission from the author.

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