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

[Mark Tardif]

Hello, Cheryl.

I used to be dead set against tactile currency because after all, I have 
successfully handled U.S. currency for many years without a problem.  Most 
people either arrange their bills in a certain way or fold the denominations 
differently, and I have never been ripped off by anyone, I am quite certain 
by far the vast majority of people would never do that.  However, some 
people have informed me that the incidence of theft and misrepresentation by 
a cashier happens more often than I would think.  I also took the trouble of 
purchasing a money identifier a few years ago and found it to be quite 
useful.  Also, I have come to believe that if there is something we can do 
that might make the playing field a little more level, I am not going to be 
so dead set against it.  I guess it is just the natural tendency to change 
and evolve as one gets older.  It's kind of like not throwing money back at 
someone who gives it to me, but finding more mature ways to handle it, 
unlike what I might have done when I was younger.



Mark Tardif
Nuclear arms will not hold you.
-----Original Message----- 
From: cheryl echevarria
Sent: Monday, December 03, 2012 11:54 AM
To: Blind Talk Mailing List
Subject: [Blindtlk] Thought this was very interesting to post to us all







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 
well.


Your sister in the NFB
Cheryl Echevarria

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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