[Blindtlk] FW: FNC Alert

[David Andrews]

Brian:

I am certainly not opposed to identifiable money.  You ask about 
other countries, it is possible that money came about in a variety of 
ways, that is the design, so the accessibility may be an accident, or 
icing on the cake.  If it happens, the cost shouldn't be blamed on 
us, because that is what will happen.  Businesses who have to pay big 
bucks to change things will certainly blame us, and not be disposed 
to hire blind people.  This is potentially where this thing is 
employment related, and it may matter what sighted people 
think.  They will also think  "what's next.)!

Dave

At 12:15 PM 12/3/2006, you wrote:
>All,
>I certainly have never had any problems spending my money -- accessibility
>has never kept the bills from flying from my hands seemingly of their own
>accord.
>
>I agree with our stance that there are bigger fish to fry in this country
>with respect to getting more money in blind peoples' hands rather than more
>accessible money.
>
>However, I am less convinced that this issue is one of those that costs us
>respect among the sighted.  I think one of the reasons we might feel that it
>could is because this seems to be one of the issues that most fascinates
>sighted people.  How many times a day do we get asked, "How do you tell your
>money apart?"  This question comes up so often that I think we have an
>reflexive response -- "I fold them a certain way, it's no big deal."  I
>think the whole topic is kind of banal and  little embarrassing to us
>because of its lack of centrality to our lives.  Yet it symbolizes the gap
>between what the public thinks is important to us, and what we think is
>important to us (well, most of us anyway).
>
>One question we might ask, however, is why every other country in the world
>has bills that are different in size and color according to denomination .
>This has been the case for many decades -- long before the issues of
>accessibility were entering at a broad social level.  Why is this no big
>deal everywhere else in the world, and yet it seems to work us into a froth?
>
>I think what needs to happen is that the issue needs to be framed not in
>terms of helping out the poor blind people, but creating a system of coinage
>that works for everyone -- sighted, blind, seniors, everyone.  Also, the
>question of cost should be squarely addressed.  And as I've pointed out
>before, the use of coins solves this problem as the treasury would actually
>save money by switching to coins for smaller denominations.  This would lead
>to buy in by all involved.
>
>Brian Miller
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Kasondra Payne" <Kassyp36 at msn.com>
>To: "'NFBnet Blind Talk Mailing List'" <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
>Sent: Saturday, December 02, 2006 7:29 PM
>Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] FW: FNC Alert
>
>
> > I thought of this most recent discussion as I went out to transact some
> > business with cold hard paper cash.  I got my cash at the bank, and I
> > arranged it appropriately.  I then went to the customer service counter at
> > the grocery store, where they process payments for my local utility
> > companies.  I did my business with the young man behind the counter, and
>he
> > had no problem giving me change.  He even counted it out correctly, and he
> > identified the bills without my asking.  How nice and considerate!  I went
> > on to lunch, and I had no problems paying in cash.  Then I went on to
> > Wall-mart, and they took my cash there just like everywhere else.  There
>was
> > no issue of me, a blind woman, paying with cash.  I have handled paper
> > currency for many years, and I don't think about our money not having any
> > tactile identification.  It is cash, and as long as I have some, I have no
> > problems.  If tactile currency or other such things are going to cost
>blind
> > people the respect of those we live and work with, it isn't really worth
>it.
> > We need the accommodations that we really need.
> >
> > Kasondra Payne
> >
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