[nfbwatlk] FW: Breaking News!

[Lauren Merryfield]

Hi,
It was on the national news, and they referred to the "American Council 
*FOR* the Blind."
Thanks
Lauren
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mike Freeman" <k7uij at panix.com>
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Sent: Tuesday, May 20, 2008 8:19 PM
Subject: Re: [nfbwatlk] FW: Breaking News!


> Yup; the devil is in the details. Funny how the courts and ACB both said
> to Treasury: "You figure out how to do it!"
>
> Mike Freeman
> ... "It is human nature to think wisely and act foolishly." -- Anatole
> France
>
>
>  ----- Original Message ----- 
>  From: Lauren Merryfield
>  To: NFB of Washington Talk Mailing List
>  Sent: Tuesday, May 20, 2008 11:24 AM
>  Subject: Re: [nfbwatlk] FW: Breaking News!
>
>
>  Hi,
>  Making the bills different sizes, I'd think, would not help that much.
>  Someone could cut one shorter and say it was a certain denomination.
>  Thanks
>  Lauren
>  ----- Original Message ----- 
>  From: "Prows, Bennett (HHS/OCR)" <Bennett.Prows at HHS.GOV>
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>  Subject: [nfbwatlk] FW: Breaking News!
>
>
>  > Here's a bit more on the story.  It was a 2 to 1 ruling, thus not
> the
>  > entire court.
>  >
>  >
>  >
>  > WASHINGTON (AP) - A federal appeals court says paper money
> discriminates
>  > against blind people.
>  >
>  > The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit has
>  > upheld a ruling that could force the U.S. to redesign its money so
> blind
>  > people can distinguish between values.
>  >
>  > Such changes could include making bills different sizes, including
>  > raised markings or printing oversized numbers for people who see
> poorly.
>  >
>  > The appeals court ruled 2-1 on Tuesday that the U.S. didn't explain
> why
>  > such changes would be an unreasonable burden, especially since many
>  > other countries have done so.
>  >
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>  > Bennett Prows
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>  >
>  >
>  > I have heard it through the grape vine, that the D.C. U.S. Court of
>  > appeals has just ruled that American currency is discriminatory
> against
>  > the blind.  If true, it's not good.  Wonder how David Tatel, blind
> judge
>  > on that court and a contributor to NFB conventions as a speaker, as
> well
>  > as a big user of Newsline opined on this.  More details when they
> come
>  > through.
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