[blindlaw] Judge rules money to be accessible to the blind

David Andrews dandrews at visi.com
Fri Dec 1 12:40:51 CST 2006


The Noteteller 2 can vibrate in different patterns for different 
denominations -- thus making it useful to deaf-blind persons.

Dave

At 07:17 AM 11/29/2006, you wrote:
>I'm sorry--I think any appeal (even if a victory is won) would just 
>be postponing the inevitable. I don't think we should put our energy 
>into postponing the inevitable. Are there tactile money identifiers 
>out there? Because if we support a
>method that doesn't really provide access for all, it's no better 
>than supporting changing the color of the bills or something similar.
>
>Best,
>
>Angie
>
>On Tue, 28 Nov 2006 23:46:03 -0800, Mike Freeman wrote:
>
> >NFB has a resolution opposing "accessible" currency so we *should*
> >participate in an appeal. The resolution *does* suggest an alternative --
> >mass purchasing of money identifiers.
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