Table 6.25 – Automated Teller Machines and Fare Machines Current Guidelines: 4.34.1 General. Each automated teller machine required to be accessible by 4.1.3 shall be on an accessible route and shall comply with 4.34. 4.34.5 Equipment for Persons with Vision Impairments. Instructions and all information for use shall be made accessible to and independently usable by persons with vision impairments. 10.3.1 New Construction. New stations in rapid rail, light rail, commuter rail, intercity bus, intercity rail, high speed rail, and other fixed guideway systems (e.g., automated guideway transit, monorails, etc.) shall comply with the following provisions, as applicable: . . . (7) Automatic fare vending, collection and adjustment (e.g., add fare) systems shall comply with . . . 4.34.5. Final Revised Guidelines: 707.1 General. Automatic teller machines and fare machines shall comply with 707. 707.3 Operable Parts. Operable parts shall comply with 309. Unless a clear or correct key is provided, each operable part shall be able to be differentiated by sound or touch, without activation. . . . 707.4 Privacy. Automatic teller machines shall provide the opportunity for the same degree of privacy of input and output available to all individuals. 707.5 Speech Output. Machines shall be speech enabled. Operating instructions and orientation, visible transaction prompts, user input verification, error messages, and all displayed information for full use shall be accessible to and independently usable by individuals with vision impairments. Speech shall be delivered through a mechanism that is readily available to all users, including but not limited to, an industry standard connector or a telephone handset. Speech shall be recorded or digitized human, or synthesized. Exceptions: 1. Audible tones shall be permitted instead of speech for visible output that is not displayed for security purposes, including but not limited to, asterisks representing personal identification numbers. 2. Advertisements and other similar information shall not be required to be audible unless they convey information that can be used in the transaction being conducted. 3. Where speech synthesis cannot be supported, dynamic alphabetic output shall not be required to be audible. 707.5.1 User Control. Speech shall be capable of being repeated or interrupted. Volume control shall be provided for the speech function. Exception: Speech output for any single function shall be permitted to be automatically interrupted when a transaction is selected. 707.5.2 Receipts. Where receipts are provided, speech output devices shall provide audible balance inquiry information, error messages, and all other information on the printed receipt necessary to complete or verify the transaction. Exceptions: 1. Machine location, date and time of transaction, customer account number, and the machine identifier shall not be required to be audible. 2. Information on printed receipts that duplicates information available on-screen shall not be required to be presented in the form of an audible receipt. 3. Printed copies of bank statements and checks shall not be required to be audible. 707.6 Input. Input devices shall comply with 707.6. 707.6.1 Input Controls. At least one tactilely discernible input control shall be provided for each function. Where provided, key surfaces not on active areas of display screens, shall be raised above surrounding surfaces. Where membrane keys are the only method of input, each shall be tactilely discernable from surrounding surfaces and adjacent keys. 707.6.2 Numeric Keys. Numeric keys shall be arranged in a 12-key ascending or descending telephone keypad layout. The number five key shall be tactilely distinct from the other keys. 707.6.3 Function Keys. Function keys shall comply with 707.6.3. 707.6.3.1 Contrast. Function keys shall contrast visually from background surfaces. Characters and symbols on key surfaces shall contrast visually from key surfaces. Visual contrast shall be either light-on-dark or dark-on-light. Exception: Tactile symbols required by 707.6.3.2 shall not be required to comply with 707.6.3.1. 707.6.3.2 Tactile Symbols. Function key surfaces shall have tactile symbols as follows: Enter or Proceed key: raised circle; Clear or Correct key: raised left arrow; Cancel key: raised letter ex; Add Value key: raised plus sign; Decrease Value key: raised minus sign. 707.7 Display Screen. The display screen shall comply with 707.7. Exception: Drive-up only automatic teller machines and fare machines shall not be required to comply with 707.7.1. 707.7.1 Visibility. The display screen shall be visible from a point located 40 inches (1015 mm) above the center of the clear floor space in front of the machine. 707.7.2 Characters. Characters displayed on the screen shall be in a sans serif font. Characters shall be 3/16 inch (4.8 mm) high minimum based on the uppercase letter "I". Characters shall contrast with their background with either light characters on a dark background or dark characters on a light background. 707.8 Braille Instructions. Braille instructions for initiating the speech mode shall be provided. Braille shall comply with 703.3. Model Codes & Standards ICC/ANSI A117.1-1998: Section 707 has similar requirements for automatic teller machines and fare machines.