[gui-talk] NationalFederationoftheBlindCommentsonFederalCourtRuling on U.S. Currency

[Joel Deutsch]

You go, Andy! :-)  total agreement here. Not a member of any organization.  So I haven't drunk the NFB Kool-Aid on things like this.

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From: Baracco, Andrew W 
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Sent: Monday, December 04, 2006 10:48 AM
Subject: Re: [gui-talk] NationalFederationoftheBlindCommentsonFederalCourtRuling on U.S. Currency


Keep in mind that we are talking about a product and service that is
rendered by the Federal government, and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973
and the Americans With Disabilities Act mandate that services and
information provided by the government be accessible to all, including
people with disabilities.  If government web sites need to be
accessible, why not currency?  This can't hurt anyone, and can help
many.  I remember when the concept of curb cuts was being discussed.
There were many who said that the cost of modifying the sidewalk at
every corner of every intersection would be prohibitive, and most likely
the majority of those curb cuts wouldn't even be used.  Well, I do not
think that you will find too many people who would oppose curb cuts
today.  In fact, they are used and loved by bicyclists, skate boarders,
people pushing shopping carts, parents pushing strollers, and, yes, even
people in wheelchairs.  I am willing to even go out on a limb and say
that the general population will end up thanking us for making it easier
for them to handle their money.

Andy
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You go, Andy! :-)  total agreement here. Not a member of any organization.  So I haven't drunk the NFB Kool-Aid on things like this.
 
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Re: [gui-talk] NationalFederationoftheBlindCommentsonFederalCourtRuling on U.S. Currency
Keep in mind that we are talking about a product and service that is
rendered by the Federal government, and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973
and the Americans With Disabilities Act mandate that services and
information provided by the government be accessible to all, including
people with disabilities.  If government web sites need to be
accessible, why not currency?  This can't hurt anyone, and can help
many.  I remember when the concept of curb cuts was being discussed.
There were many who said that the cost of modifying the sidewalk at
every corner of every intersection would be prohibitive, and most likely
the majority of those curb cuts wouldn't even be used.  Well, I do not
think that you will find too many people who would oppose curb cuts
today.  In fact, they are used and loved by bicyclists, skate boarders,
people pushing shopping carts, parents pushing strollers, and, yes, even
people in wheelchairs.  I am willing to even go out on a limb and say
that the general population will end up thanking us for making it easier
for them to handle their money.
Andy
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