[Blindtlk] AT the Intersection of Money Identification and Human behavior

[Anna Givens]

I don't see this as being a big issue at all.  Chances are you are not getting short-changed.  I don't usually use cash anyway, but even if you do, and you are really concerned about this, I think it is very simple.  Organize your money in line, that doesn't take long.  Then if you want to check, get out of line and check before you leave.  If there's an issue then you can get back in line.  

The biggest problem I've seen is that a lot of blind people (just based on what I've seen), often don't have their money organized ahead of time.  They will arrive at the register not knowing what bills they have.  This is much more likely to create troubles for you.  Asking a stranger what you have to begin with is... Well... Pretty dumb in my opinion.  There is no excuse for this.  There is no reason to not know what your own money is.  

Ultimately, as long as you can be responsible enough to keep track of your own money ahead of time, getting ripped off in this way is not all that likely.  Even if it happens, it could be a mistake.  

It has happened to me once, and that's when I was sighted.  I also have been given too much change once.  

Unless you are often using big bills, I don't see what the hype is all about.

Anna E Givens

> On Mar 5, 2015, at 8:49 AM, Bob Hachey via blindtlk <blindtlk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Hi all,
> 
> Below my name, please find a link to a truly fascinating YouTube video. Note
> that the blind people and clerks depicted here are actors and that this is
> an experiment in human behavior. How will bystanders react when a blind
> person is shortchanged because he or she cannot identify US currency? While
> it is nice that we can get free money identifiers from the BEP, how likely
> are we to use them when we are handed change and people are waiting behind
> us in line?
> 
> Bob Hachey 
> 
> 
> 
> <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=myyyqH4j634>
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=myyyqH4j634
> 
> 
> 
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