Coos Bay Tom Loc: coos bay oregon

I was in my local hardware store and a blind man was selling chocolates for his fundraiser. He was quite adept at showing his wares and accurately described what each box was and the prices for each. When I paid for my candy I gave him a ten dollar bill and 2 one dollar bills. He then had to ask me which bill was a ten and he put it in the proper spot in his envelope. Most people would think it taboo to c***t a blind person but would it not be fair and politicialy correct if the federal reserve had paper money printed with Braille so that Blind American citizens can identify them and participate in monetary exchanges without relying on the honesty of others to tell them what bills they have presented.

Kevyn

In many country's currency is in different sizes by denomination so that visually impared people can tell what each bill is worth. When the US made changes to currency we considered doing the same thing sadly the advocates for the blind have not purchased the influence that the corporate interests who make vending machines and cash registers do so the blind got screwed. There was some litigation about this siting the ADA I am unsure if any of it has been decided. The Braille idea is great however keep in mind only about ten percent of blind Americans read Braille.

lpnmajor Loc: Arkansas

Well, it's the US Mint that would be in charge of that, not the reserve, but that aside, it has been tested in other countries. I am not immediately remembering the details though.

Not-a-RINO Loc: Michigan

I think that would be great, but you can bet the farm the swindlers would be adding their own "Braille" to bills. On the same line of thinking, I did see one product that had Braille on its packaging (I can't recall what the product was). Since many packages in your home come in similar sizes, it would be great if this were available for the blind. For example, if a blind person wanted cereal and had three kinds in his pantry, he could easily pick out the one he wanted just by touching the box.

Braille could be added to instructions.

Braille could be added to household cleaners and laundry products.

Of course, the federal government would add Braille keypads on all banks' ATMs in the drive-thru lanes across the country.

Coos Bay Tom Loc: coos bay oregon

I have seen Braille on ATM keypads and oit would be a bleesing if products we used were marked in Braille. It would go a long way for Blind folks trying to live independant lives.

Coos Bay Tom Loc: coos bay oregon

Thanks for your reply different size bills is interesting. What if each bill had a different texture for its denomination?

Coos Bay Tom Loc: coos bay oregon

Thankyou for your reply