[nfb-talk] To Be or Not to Be, Irritated

[T. Joseph Carter]

Kirk,

The best solutions anyone's come up with so far involve changing the size
or adding notches along the edges.  It is thought by many that the notch
patterns would make the bills tear more easily.  As it is, US treasury
notes have an average lifespan of 18 months in circulation.  Decreasing
that average lifespan even a little bit isn't going to happen.

Joseph

On Sat, May 10, 2008 at 05:00:30AM -0400, Kirk Harmon wrote:
> Mike, I have been listening to this currency debate  for quite some time, as 
> well as all  of us have. My question is, I am not taking any side one way or 
> another on this subject, however, but why is it the only way to make 
> currency  accessible for the blind is to alter the size and shape of them? I 
> am sure there is several different ways that would be just as effective 
> without having to change the current size, therefore causing major modifying 
> problems for all of the cash registers and currency related items.  that are 
> currently being used and have been for years?I am curious as to why this in 
> some peoples mind is the only solution. If this is a necessary concern for 
> some blind individuals then I am sure their can be simpler and cheaper ways 
> to alter them for identification purposes other than altering their current 
> sizes! Kirk Harmon