[Iabs-talk] NATIONAL VISION REHABILITATION ORGANIZATION SUPPORTS COURT RULING

[Dave Wright]

PRESS RELEASE

 For Immediate Release

Contact:  Roxann Mayros

 December 12, 2006

rmayros at agenciesfortheblind.org

 (314) 961-8235

 NATIONAL VISION REHABILITATION ORGANIZATION SUPPORTS COURT RULING

 St. Louis, Mo. (August, 2006) -- The National Council of Private Agencies

for the Blind and Visually Impaired (NCPABVI) applauds and supports the

recent

ruling by a federal judge that the U.S. Treasury must join 180 other nations

in producing paper currency that can be easily identified by blind and

visually

impaired people. NCPABVI supports any action that allows people living in

the United States with the same rights and possibilities that numerous

people

around the world already appreciate.   NCPABVI also applauds the American

Council of the Blind and its members for initiating this ruling and for

understanding

that a change in U.S. currency will benefit all Americans, including those

with a visual impairment, other disabilities, and aging adults.  This ruling

will help ensure that all Americans and visitors to the United States will

be able to easily identify and use money without assistance and without

expensive

special equipment.  Such independence from others, and from technology,

helps everyone to live more independently.

 NCPABVI members represent a diverse range of services to over 100,000

individuals annually who are blind and visually impaired, including low

vision clinics,

adult rehabilitation centers, dog guide schools, early intervention

programs, advocacy and membership organizations, and private schools for the

blind.

NCPABVI networks and advocates for quality services; focusing on public

policy, education, and professional growth on behalf of its members and the

people

they serve.


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PRESS RELEASE
 
 For Immediate Release
 
Contact:  Roxann Mayros
 
 December 12, 2006
 
mailto:rmayros at agenciesfortheblind.org rmayros at agenciesfortheblind.org
 
 (314) 961-8235
 
 NATIONAL VISION REHABILITATION ORGANIZATION SUPPORTS COURT RULING
 
 St. Louis, Mo. (August, 2006) -- The National Council of Private Agencies
 
for the Blind and Visually Impaired (NCPABVI) applauds and supports the
 
recent
 
ruling by a federal judge that the U.S. Treasury must join 180 other nations
 
in producing paper currency that can be easily identified by blind and
 
visually
 
impaired people. NCPABVI supports any action that allows people living in
 
the United States with the same rights and possibilities that numerous
 
people
 
around the world already appreciate.   NCPABVI also applauds the American
 
Council of the Blind and its members for initiating this ruling and for
 
understanding
 
that a change in U.S. currency will benefit all Americans, including those
 
with a visual impairment, other disabilities, and aging adults.  This ruling
 
will help ensure that all Americans and visitors to the United States will
 
be able to easily identify and use money without assistance and without
 
expensive
 
special equipment.  Such independence from others, and from technology,
 
helps everyone to live more independently.
 
 NCPABVI members represent a diverse range of services to over 100,000
 
individuals annually who are blind and visually impaired, including low
 
vision clinics,
 
adult rehabilitation centers, dog guide schools, early intervention
 
programs, advocacy and membership organizations, and private schools for the
 
blind.
 
NCPABVI networks and advocates for quality services; focusing on public
 
policy, education, and professional growth on behalf of its members and the
 
people
 
they serve.