[nfb-talk] My Last Word (probably)

[James Aldrich]

Hello John and list,

The ACB has been trying for some kind of accessible currency for a good 
thirty years or more.  I remember hearing about such a proposal from them in 
the 70s.  A fellow quoted Durward K.  McDaniel who was their legislative 
person at that time and he advocated braille money.  As you know this didn't 
happen and there is a good chance that the present ruling could be 
overturned.  I think we all should wait and see what happens.  You can write 
to the President all you like but he can't do anything, it is in the court 
now.  You could be waiting another 4 to 5 years, maybe more before any 
action is taken on this matter.  This certainly isn't going to make or break 
the NFB.  It is alive and well.  As of yesterday, we now have accessible TV 
scheduling through Newsline.  This is the kind of change which really 
matters!

I think the fact that we still spend money will overturn the discrimination 
against the blind idea when it comes to spending money.  Right now, it is in 
the courts so we will need to see what is decided there.

Jim Aldrich


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Heim" <jheim at math.wisc.edu>
To: "NFB Talk Mailing List" <nfb-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Thursday, December 21, 2006 7:10 AM
Subject: [nfb-talk] My Last Word (probably)


So much has been said about the currency issue that there is likely little
to be gained from further discussion. I've been trying to be open minded.
Some of you probably don't think I'm open minded but I would hope you'd see
that i have been trying.  Maybe failing but at least trying.

But I keep coming back to one thing: The NFB would have us believe that
somehow, changing the money so that we blind people can tell a $1 from a $20
would be bad for us.  Collectively, we'd be harmed if the money was changed
so that we all could tell a $5 from a $10.

I suppose it's possible. But no rational person would believe that without
proof.  And the arguments supporting that belief are completely
unconvincing.

The NFB has chosen to take a stand against something that may very well help
millions of blind and visually impaired Americans based on nothing but wild
speculation.  Much more is at stake here than even the currency issue. ? Are
we going to believe what we want to believe or what the facts tell us?

Is NFB policy to be set by facts or by faith

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