Our social commitment includes supporting those with physical disabilities. We are involved in a number of international projects together with charitable organizations to help disabled people gain qualifications, to facilitate access to the labor market and to support them through the exchange of information. In France, for instance, Wincor Nixdorf has installed the very first kiosk terminals equipped with specific features and functions tailored to the requirements of an organization of this kind.
The initial phase of the project has been very successful, and a further rollout (Glossary) of the program is planned.
When designing products and systems, we ensure that they are both functional and suitable for the disabled. In the area of banking (Glossary) , for example: with our technology, disabled people are able to manage their banking tasks independently thanks to ergonomically designed keys and controls, voice-driven menus, large numeric keys with special embossed characters and ATMs that can be operated from a wheelchair. Wincor Nixdorf has received several awards for its work in this field, including the German Design Award, presented by the Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology.
In collaboration with the German Society for the Blind and Visually Impaired (DBSV), we aim to design all our ATMs in such a way that blind and visually impaired customers can easily perform their own cash transactions using self-service systems (Glossary) . This, of course, involves complying with international standards on ergonomic design.
Members of Wincor Nixdorf staff are also actively involved in regional community work. For instance, on their own initiative, a number of Wincor Nixdorf employees based in Paderborn have registered as potential donors with the German Bone Marrow Donation database (German acronym DKMS). In this way, their stem cells can be used to help others with life-threatening illnesses.
Working in close collaboration with Caritas, Wincor Nixdorf’s production facility in Paderborn initiated an integration project that can be seen as new benchmark within the industry: disabled people perform simple tasks within the company’s overall production process. Some of them are employed on site, while the majority of assistants are based at the local workshop for disabled people in Paderborn. This latest initiative complements a project already implemented by the company several years ago, as part of which Wincor Nixdorf collaborates with several workshops for disabled people. Within this context, those taking part in the project are able to perform the required tasks at various locations. In total, around 75 disabled people are currently participating in the two initiatives.
