[blindlaw] Bush administration fights Blind's access to currency

[Ray Wayne]

I want to clarify that I support the NFB's position on this issue.  I just
find it ironic, perhaps amusing, that the Bush Administration is making such
weak arguments.
Ray

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From: "dlb723" <dlb723 at comcast.net>
To: <blindlaw at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, December 12, 2006 5:55 PM
Subject: [blindlaw] Bush administration fights Blind's access to currency


U.S. government appeals ruling on changes to currency for the blind
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The Bush administration on Tuesday asked the U.S.
Circuit Court
of Appeals for the District of Columbia to overturn a lower court ruling
requiring that the federal government redesign the nation's paper money to
aid
the blind in differentiating between denominations of bills.
U.S. District Court Judge James Robertson ruled last month that the U.S.
Treasury Department is violating the law by keeping all paper money the same
size
and feel, preventing blind people from distinguishing the amount.
Robertson, in a ruling on a suit by the American Council of the Blind,
ordered the feds to come up with a way to tell bills apart.
In its appeal, the Bush administration disagreed with Robertson's ruling
that the blind were denied "meaningful access" to money by the same-sized
bills
because portable currency readers exist to help distinguish the bills. The
government also said blind people can use credit and debit cards instead of
cash.



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