[nfbwatlk] FW: Breaking News!

[Mike Freeman]

Carl:

The courts ... perhaps not although they have gotten into more detail 
than is here the case in issues such as busing to remedy de facto school 
desegregation.

Most definitely, however, it seems to me that ACB and NFB would be 
helpful to Treasury in trying to implement any solution.

Mike Freeman
... "It is human nature to think wisely and act foolishly." -- Anatole 
France


  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Carl Jarvis
  To: NFB of Washington Talk Mailing List
  Sent: Tuesday, May 20, 2008 9:53 PM
  Subject: Re: [nfbwatlk] FW: Breaking News!


  Hi Mike,
  Do you mean to suggest that it would be appropriate for the court to 
involve
  itself in deciding how to make the money accessible?
  I might see the judges suggesting to the Treasury Department that they
  consult organizations such as the ACB and the NFB, as well as review 
the
  methods already in use around the world.
  Carl Jarvis

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: "Mike Freeman" <k7uij at panix.com>
  To: "NFB of Washington Talk Mailing List" <nfbwatlk at nfbnet.org>
  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>
  >  To: "NFB of Washington Talk Mailing List" <nfbwatlk at nfbnet.org>
  >  Sent: Tuesday, May 20, 2008 8:00 AM
  >  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.
  >  >
  >  > FIND MORE STORIES IN: District of Columbia Circuit
  >  >
  > 
<http://www.usatoday.com/community/tags/topic.aspx?req=tag&tag=District%
  >  > 20of%20Columbia%20Circuit>
  >  >
  >  > Copyright 2008 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.
  >  >
  >  >
  >  >
  >  >
  >  >
  >  > Bennett Prows
  >  >
  >  > ________________________________
  >  >
  >  > From: Prows, Bennett (HHS/OCR)
  >  > Sent: Tuesday, May 20, 2008 7:41 AM
  >  > To: 'NFB of Washington Talk Mailing List'
  >  > Subject: Breaking News!
  >  >
  >  >
  >  >
  >  > 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.
  >  >
  >  >
  >  >
  >  > /s/
  >  >
  >  >
  >  >
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