United Bank for Africa (UBA), has launched the UBA Braille Account Opening Form, a first of its kind initiative in the Nigerian and African market, designed specifically to cater to the financial needs of the visually impaired.
According to the bank, until now, this unique and special section of the society has been disadvantaged, but with this ground-breaking initiative, UBA has fully demonstrated its unwavering commitment towards providing an excellent user experience for all its customers, regardless of their individual abilities or disabilities.
The new UBA Braille Account Opening Form was launched at the UBA head office in Lagos on Tuesday, in an event that had in attendance key executive members of the bank and guests including multi-award winner, Nigerian musician, Producer, and songwriter, Cobhams Asuquo, General Manager, Lagos State Office for Disability Affairs (LASODA), Dare Dairo; former senior special assistant to the lagos state governor on persons living with disability, Adenike Oyetunde-Lawal, as well as students from the Pacelli School of the Blind.
While endorsing the laudable initiative, award winning music producer, Cobhams Asuquo, described the Braille account as an innovative initiative that presents UBA as a bank with a heart that pays keen attention to the needs of the blind and disabled.
Speaking earlier, UBA’s executive director, Finance and Risk Management, Ugo Nwaghodoh, said the bank continues to look for ways to make the physically challenged and others to be comfortable in their life-long relationship with the financial industry.
The UBA Braille Account Opening Form was produced with the support of Anglo-Nigerian Welfare Association for the Blind and is the first of its kind in the industry, designed specifically to cater to the needs of visually impaired individuals.
The general manager, Lagos State Office for Disability Affairs (LASODA), who was also at the event, commended the entire team for conceiving the idea. He said, “I am so elated at this initiative, and I am happy to hear that this is also going to be replicated in the 19 African countries where UBA is present. I say thank you to this bank for this beautiful project. It is true that government cannot do it all, and we are glad when we see institutions charting the course for others.”
