[nfb-talk] paper money -- did anyone hear about this?

[Mike Freeman]

Allen:

If you follow your reasoning, you'll ultimately conclude that the only way 
to solve our problems is for us to be sighted. We will always need help; 
we're arguing, as a practical matter, over what we are willing to accept 
help on and at what price.

Take a look at the NFB Resolutions for, I think, 2003 and you'll find one on 
this matter. Frankly, I don't *want* differently-sized bills; I can see 
plenty of potential for mischief. And tactile markings won't survive much 
handling. Bills have to be replaced once every six months or so on average; 
that ought to tell you something about survivability of tactile features.

And where does it end? Do we demand braille embossers on all 
receipt-printing equipment? At some time, we're going to have to adapt to 
the world as it is.

Mike

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Alan Wheeler" <awheeler at neb.rr.com>
To: "'NFB Talk Mailing List'" <nfb-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Wednesday, November 29, 2006 2:45 AM
Subject: Re: [nfb-talk] paper money -- did anyone hear about this?


Okay, I can understand that viewpoint, but you all have to admit it...we've
all been through that familiar scnario of having to ask a cashier "Um, which
bills are which?"
 More often than not, people are willing to help, but there are enough cases
of people acting as if by asking you're imposijng on their world that, quite
honestly, I would rather have money in different sizes according to
denomination so I don't have to ask...I know.  It's just one more way of
thinking independently, and one less way of having to ask for help in
certain situations.

Just my two cents...right or wrong.




Alan Wheeler
awheeler at neb.rr.com or alan_wheeler at neb.rr.com
redwheel1 on skype
http://alan-wheeler.blogspot.com/
"Tell the people the truth and the country will be free"
  --Abraham Lincoln


-----Original Message-----
From: nfb-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nfb-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Mike Freeman
Sent: Wednesday, November 29, 2006 12:52 AM
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Subject: Re: [nfb-talk] paper money -- did anyone hear about this?

Damned straight!

Incidentally, I took your address out of the "to" field.

Mike

----- Original Message -----
From: "Laura Eaves" <leaves1 at carolina.rr.com>
To: <nfb-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, November 28, 2006 3:41 PM
Subject: Re: [nfb-talk] paper money -- did anyone hear about this?


accidently forwarded this only to Gina...
--le

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Laura Eaves" <leaves1 at carolina.rr.com>
To: "dmgina" <dmgina at qwest.net>
Sent: Tuesday, November 28, 2006 6:38 PM
Subject: Re: [nfb-talk] paper money -- did anyone hear about this?


The thing is, there is technology --and has been for years -- for
recognizing paper money.  I have a note teller. Given it is a little pricy,
that probably excludes some persons, but shouldn't be a problem as a
business expense if a person works with money on the job.  All we need is
another misconception about blindness that would make employers hesitant to
hire someone with a visual impairment.  It's kind of like saying color is
unfair to blind people.  Well, it is true things are color coded so persons
without color vision are at a disadvantage, but if we start nixing
everything in the environment as being exclusionary we will alienate the
world.
What do you think?
Comments welcome.
--le

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "dmgina" <dmgina at qwest.net>
To: "Laura Eaves" <leaves1 at carolina.rr.com>; "NFB Talk Mailing List"
<nfb-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, November 28, 2006 6:25 PM
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There was something on the acb list but I didn't think about what it was
saying.
We sure don't need more coins.
They are heavy enough.


--Dar
every saint has a past,
every sinner has a future
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Laura Eaves" <leaves1 at carolina.rr.com>
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Sent: Tuesday, November 28, 2006 5:15 PM
Subject: [nfb-talk] paper money -- did anyone hear about this?


> I just got the following news flash in my email.  Has anyone heard more? I
> think it's ridiculous.  Comments welcome.
>
> FEDERAL JUDGE RULES AMERICAN PAPER MONEY IS UNFAIR TO BLIND PEOPLE
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