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[wordsmythe]

Now we'll have to buy new wallets because nothing will fit!

Judge: Make Bills Recognizable to Blind | Chron.com - Houston Chronicle

WASHINGTON — The government discriminates against blind people by printing money that all looks and feels the same, a federal judge said Tuesday in a ruling that could change the face of American currency.

U.S. District Judge James Robertson ordered the Treasury Department to come up with ways for the blind to tell bills apart. He said he wouldn't tell officials how to fix the problem, but he ordered them to begin working on it.

The American Council of the Blind has proposed several options, including printing bills of differing sizes, adding embossed dots or foil to the paper or using raised ink.

"Of the more than 180 countries that issue paper currency, only the United States prints bills that are identical in size and color in all their denominations," Robertson wrote. "More than 100 of the other issuers vary their bills in size according to denomination, and every other issuer includes at least some features that help the visually impaired."

[TexKan]

Seems to me this coulda been something our lawmakers coulda got done without haveing plaintiffs and lawyers...... Wonder if they will be able to tell if they recieve the right amount in thier settlement. The article didn't quote the amount of "damages" they got for "pain and suffering" which is why they sued to begin with I imagine. Just another way to make a buck

[lurker]

Google-ing wordy's braille found them to be speechless:
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Suppose it's time to sue Google for being blind to the blind computer users?

[dodgehighforeve]

Originally Posted by lurker

Google-ing wordy's braille found them to be speechless:
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Suppose it's time to sue Google for being blind to the blind computer users?

I've never seen google be so quiet.

[K C Muffin]

not only our wallets, Wordy, but can you see the new vending machines?

[wordsmythe]

That's what the new dollar coins are supposed to be for.

[Made in the USA]

The "seeing eye" service dogs are in the process of filing a complaint with the ACLU for "hounding" on their union!!

[K C Muffin]

mmmm hmmm I'm gonna be sure to fill my pocket full of dollar coins....I put paper money in 'em (just $1) so I don't have to carry so much weight!!!

[WizardofOz]

Several years ago when I was looking at a product catalog with my grandfather, who was a member of the soutwest kansas association for the visually impaired, I recall a portable electronioc reader that a blind person could insert the money into and it would say what the value is. The technology was similar to the way vending machines worked.

[Highwayman]

Like this? At $350 times an estimated million blind folks vs. the estimated $250 million to convert at the mint plus the cost of modifications to vending machines this thing starts to look like a cost effective way to deal with the problem.

Brytech Note Teller 2 Currency Reader, Assistive Technology