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

[Angie Matney]

Hello Steve,

I take your point, but this would depend on the tactile measures used to differentiate currency. I think we could benefit from the positive experiences of blind people in other countries in this regard. Some of the proposed identification 
measures, such as foil on parts of the bill, would be hard to replicate. Other countries implement these measures to simultaneously make money more accessible and secure.

Angie

On Wed, 29 Nov 2006 09:15:21 -0600, Steve Jacobson wrote:

>I probably should not admit this inasmuch as this seems to be an unpopular viewpoint, but I've wondered the same thing.  If we get to assume that paper of a certain 
>shape is a given bill, it seems to me that it would be almost easier to fool us than if we no we have to check our bills.  It is different than with coins where changing 
>the shape is more difficult.  Given the cost, i would rather see the money spent on making available identifiers to us, and developing something that could be used by 
>the deaf-blind.