Wednesday, 03 December 2008 07:58 |
TCF Bank (TCF), a subsidiary of TCF Financial Corporation (TCB: ) , the
Illinois Council of the Blind, an affiliate of the American Council of the Blind, and Equip for
Equality announced today that TCF has launched a major initiative intended to provide easier
access to its banking services for individuals with visual impairments. The program
will include the installation of Talking ATMs and greater accessibility to printed materials.
The bank will begin installing Talking ATMs in less than nine months. Hundreds of TCF
banking locations will have the devices by the end of next year. Talking ATMs, which
deliver audio information privately through any standard personal headset, make
it possible for persons who are blind or who otherwise have difficulty reading an ATM screen
to use the ATM independently...
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