Akbank collaborated with BlindLook to provide equal access to its customers in line with the principle of inclusive banking. In this regard, BlindLook's audio simulation solution called freedom technology, will enable more visually impaired people to use Akbank Mobile and the Internet with ease.
In line with its commitment to equal access to banking services for all its customers, Akbank entered an important partnership with BlindLook, a social enterprise that develops technologies for the visually impaired. Audio Simulation, which BlindLook calls freedom technology, makes products and services accessible for visually impaired individuals, allowing them to use digital products and services independently without the need for assistance. This technology, which works in harmony with screen reader programs, provides visually impaired users with audio instructions and guides them through the steps they need to follow when using Akbank's Mobile and Internet applications. Thanks to these redirections, users can freely access Akbank's online platforms and navigate through product and service options as they wish.
Commenting on the cooperation, Burcu Civelek Yüce, Executive Vice President of Retail Banking and Digital Solutions at Akbank, said: "As Akbank, we see the principle of sustainability as one of the building blocks of our corporate culture. One of the main areas of our sustainability strategy is People and Community. We continue our actions in line with our diversity and inclusion approach. It is very important for us that all our customers have equal access to banking services. We collaborated with BlindLook to ensure that our visually impaired customers can freely carry out their banking transactions. In this regard, we believe that more of our visually impaired customers will be able to use Akbank Mobile and Internet comfortably with audio simulation, which BlindLook calls freedom technology. I would like to say that we are proud to be an Eyebrand certified bank.”
About BlindLook
Founded in 2019 by Sadriye Görece and Cihat Ersin Aydın with the aim of creating a 100% sound-oriented world, BlindLook makes brands' products and services accessible to 285 million visually impaired people around the world with freedom technologies. It names all partners who share its vision of a visually impaired world as "EyeBrand". Today, more than 40 brands in Turkey have "EyeBrand" certification, while BlindLook has a pool of over 350,000 visually impaired users. BlindLook is powered by the dream of an Accessible World for All and works to create a world without barriers.