[nabs-l] Accessible Currency

[Joshua Lester]

I don't think any blind people are in those vocations.
All I'm advocating, Arielle, is that the companies make the IBill more
affordable, because I understand the cost of making the money
identifiable.
Blessings, Joshua

On 6/23/11, Arielle Silverman <nabs.president at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi all,
> I have only been cheated with money once in my life, and that was by a
> blind person, who got possession of my wallet and replaced a $20 bill
> with a $1. In theory it can happen, but in practice being cheated in
> business transactions is quite rare.
> For the most part I feel that the cost of making money identifiable by
> the blind outweighs the benefit. The only argument I would make for
> accessible currency is that it might allow more blind people to obtain
> employment as cashiers, bank tellers, etc. I am curious to know if any
> blind people currently work in these kinds of vocations and, if so,
> how they handle the need to identify bills. While I imagine that in
> banks or cash registers bills are pre-sorted, I would think that many
> employers would be unwilling to hire someone who is unable to verify
> that they are being given the right bills.
> Thoughts?
> Arielle
>
> --
> Arielle Silverman
> President, National Association of Blind Students
> Phone:  602-502-2255
> Email:
> nabs.president at gmail.com
> Website:
> www.nabslink.org
>
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