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

[Michael O. Hanson]

I have normal hearing.  Having said that, wouldn't it be easier to change 
the characteristics of bills themselves if you want to make money accessible 
to def-blind people?
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Angie Matney" <angie at mpmail.net>
To: "NFBnet Blind Law Mailing List" <blindlaw at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Wednesday, November 29, 2006 9:50 AM
Subject: Re: [blindlaw] Judge rules money to be accessible to the blind


> 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.
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