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

[Judy Jones]

hELLO,
In my long life, I have done the same with currency, and, as of yet, have 
never had any problems.

Judy
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From: "Mark Tardif" <markspark at roadrunner.com>
To: "Blind Talk Mailing List" <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, December 04, 2012 7:46 PM
Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Thought this was very interesting to post to us all


> 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
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> Subject: [Blindtlk] Thought this was very interesting to post to us all
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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 
> well.
>
>
> Your sister in the NFB
> Cheryl Echevarria
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> Disabled Entrepreneur of the Year 2012 of NY State
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> Cheryl Echevarria, 
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> 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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