[nabs-l] Accessible Currency

Joshua Lester jlester8462 at students.pccua.edu
Fri Jun 24 05:48:24 UTC 2011


I've never heard of Randolph Shepherd.
I'm surprised!
That's amazing.
Thanks for sharing.
Blessings, Joshua

On 6/23/11, Greg Aikens <gpaikens at gmail.com> wrote:
> Really? No blind people anywhere? Think about all the blind vendors who work
> under Randolph Shepherd.  That isn't just vending machines.  Many operate
> small cafeterias and are forced to handle cash regularly.  A friend who is
> blind does this and had a customer try and rip him off recently.  I'm not
> sure what techniques he uses or how he figured out he was being ripped off,
> but he figured it out before the person got away with it.
>
> Sorry this message isn't more informative.  I just wanted to point out that
> there are certainly many blind people who do deal with cash on a regular
> basis for their jobs.
>
> To respond to Arielle's original thoughts, I'm also not sure I'm comfortable
> with the money being redesigned just for blind people.  One thing to think
> about though is that when done correctly, implementing universal design
> should benefit a whole array of people, including people without
> disabilities.  I really haven't done all my homework on this topic, but if
> the treasury wants to design new bills that are accessible to as many people
> as possible, then I think we can be involved in giving feedback and
> advocating for the accessible currency without the fear that it sends the
> wrong message about blind people.
>
> My favorite currency is still the Euro.  Without any special features for
> blind people, the notes are accessible because they are different sizes.
>
> Peace,
> Greg
>
> On Jun 23, 2011, at 11:19 PM, Joshua Lester wrote:
>
>> 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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