[Blindtlk] Thought this was very interesting to post to us all

[Michelle Medina]

Very interesting indeed. I like it.

On 12/3/12, cheryl echevarria <cherylandmaxx at hotmail.com> wrote:
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> Good morning everyone.
> Even though this is not in the United States, I wanted to post this for us
> to reconsider for discussion on the topic of US Currency, if other countries
> such as South Africa can do it then why cannot the USA.
> I found this out today, because I belong to SATH.org, Society for Accessible
> Travel and Hospitality which is a world wide organization for all people and
> travel business that focus on people with disabilities.
> Accessible South African Currency notes:
> The new South African Banknotes went officially into circulation on Tuesday,
> November 6, 2012.  The new banknotes feature an image of former President
> Nelson Mandela on the frotn with images of the "Big Five" animals on the
> back of the various banknote denominations.
> The South African Reserve Bank has issued new currency notes with
> state-of-the-art security features and enhancements for the visually
> impaired.  Nationa organization of persons with disabilities were consulted
> in creating the Mandela Series bank notes to ensure that the notes were made
> to be accessible to visually impaired users. The Bank also conducted
> training for visually impaired persons to use the new notes, as well as
> education and public awareness campaigns prior to the launch of the new
> currency notes.
> Please read.
> If you belong to the Travel & Tourism Division it will be posted there as
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> Your sister in the NFB
> Cheryl Echevarria
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> Disabled Entrepreneur of the Year 2012 of NY State
> Leading the Way in Independent Travel!
> SNG Certified - Accessible Travel Advocate!
> Cheryl Echevarria,
> Ownerhttp://www.echevarriatravel.com631-456-5394reservations@echevarriatravel.comhttp://www.echevarriatravel.wordpress.com
> 2012 Norwegian Cruise Line University Advisory Board Member.
> Echevarria Travel and proud member of the National Federation of the Blind
> will be holding a year round fundraiser for the http://www.NFBNY.org after
> Hurricane Sandy and other resources. Any vacation package booked between
> November 6 2012-November 6, 2013 and vacation must be traveled no later than
> 12/30/2014 a percentage of my earnings will go to the affiliate.  Also is
> you book a Sandals for couples or Beaches for families and friends resorts
> vacation, $100.00 per booking will go to the affiliate as well.  You do not
> need to be a member of the NFB.org, just book through us.
> Thank you. 		 	   		   		 	   		
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