[nabs-l] Launches EyeNoteâ„¢App to Help the Blind and Visually Impaired Denominate US Currency

Thu May 19 19:33:20 UTC 2011

Hi All.
While i have not tried this particular ap, the Money Reader ap on the
Iphone is actually really discrete. The voice is very soft spoken, and
of course you can wear earbuds, or have a bluetooth, etc. If you think
about it, it's the same as using an atm, you have to bring your
earbuds don't you? And isn't it more convenient to be able to quickly
and independently identify your own money so you can fold it or
whatever, than having to wait for someone you trust to come around and
tell you what it is? What if you are in a restaurant and want to know
how much to leave for tip without having to wait for the waiter if you
aren't quite sure of what you have in your wallet? there are a lot of
practical uses for having these aps. and with phones talking more and
more, and us carrying ipods, mp3 players or whatever around, chances
are you have a pair of earbuds on you anyway. Just my thoughts.
Mary

On 5/19/11, Kirt Manwaring <kirt.crazydude at gmail.com> wrote:
> Mike,
>   Good point for sure.  Although I think there's a difference between
> someone standing next to you in a line seeing you have a fifty dollar
> bill in your hand and a decently loud voice, especially in a pretty
> quiet room, announcing for everyone to hear, "fifty dollars!"  But I'd
> get around that by wearing an earphone.  Even so, I can still see why
> some people would just want the dang thing to vibrate.
>   Sincerely,
> Kirt
>
> On 5/19/11, Mike Freeman <k7uij at panix.com> wrote:
>> Why not as they can observe it anyway.
>>
>> Mike Freeman
>> sent from my iPhone
>>
>>
>> On May 19, 2011, at 9:42, <bookwormahb at earthlink.net> wrote:
>>
>>> Greg, I agree. I don't want anyone knowing I'm holding a $50 bill or
>>> whatever.
>>>
>>>
>>> -----Original Message----- From: Greg Aikens
>>> Sent: Thursday, May 19, 2011 1:29 AM
>>> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
>>> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Launches EyeNoteâ„¢App to Help the Blind and
>>> Visually Impaired Denominate US Currency
>>>
>>> I mean privacy in the sense that I don't care if Voiceover announces my
>>> text messages or phone numbers in a crowded place, but I may not be
>>> comfortable with the app announcing to the people around me that I am
>>> holding a $50 or $100 bill in my hand.  That's just not a smart idea.
>>>
>>> -Greg
>>>
>>>
>>> On May 18, 2011, at 3:09 PM, Âris Nusbaum wrote:
>>>
>>>> I can imagine.  Haha, government was wrong again in thinking they can do
>>>> everything better than the private sector.  * Smile! And really? You
>>>> have
>>>> to snap a picture for it to recognize the bill? * Frown! That's what I *
>>>> hated * about the KNFB Reader Classic when NFBMD asked me to try out one
>>>> of their first prototypes, which happened to be the model chosen.  Come
>>>> on, people, the technology's already there! Just use it! About privacy,
>>>> um..  headphones? If you're so worried about privacy, then you'd have
>>>> the
>>>> same problem with VoiceOver.
>>>>
>>>> Chris
>>>>
>>>> "A loss of sight, never a loss of vision!" (Camp Abilities motto)
>>>>
>>>> --- Sent from my BrailleNote
>>>>
>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>> From: Mike Freeman <k7uij at panix.com
>>>> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
>>>> <nabs-l at nfbnet.org
>>>> Date sent: Tue, 17 May 2011 14:54:33 -0700
>>>> Subject: Re: [nabs-l]FW: Bureau of Engraving and Printing Launches
>>>> EyeNote™App to Help the Blind and Visually Impaired Denominate US
>>>> Currency
>>>>
>>>> But LookTel is much easier to use and is far less critical in bill
>>>> placement than is EyeNote.
>>>>
>>>> Mike Freeman
>>>> sent from my iPhone
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On May 17, 2011, at 13:09, Kirt Manwaring <kirt.crazydude at gmail.com>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Sean,
>>>> There is one that just reads out currency-it's called LookTell Money
>>>> Reader.  It costs a couple dollars, and it doesnt have the vibrating
>>>> feature that some people like.  I say good for them-diversity's never
>>>> a bad thing.
>>>> Best,
>>>> Kirt
>>>>
>>>> On 5/17/11, Sean Whalen <smwhalenpsp at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> Aren’t there already iPhone apps that do this?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> From: White House Disability Group <disability at messages.whitehouse.gov
>>>>
>>>> Date: May 17, 2011 3:45:19 PM EDT
>>>>
>>>> To: cmacdonald at linchpinstrategies.com
>>>>
>>>> Subject: Bureau of Engraving and Printing Launches EyeNote™App to Help
>>>> the
>>>> Blind and Visually Impaired Denominate US Currency
>>>>
>>>> Reply-To: White House Disability Group
>>>> <disability at messages.whitehouse.gov
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> 
>>>>
>>>> Bureau of Engraving and Printing Launches EyeNote™App
>>>>
>>>> to Help the Blind and Visually Impaired Denominate US Currency
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> The Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP) has developed a free
>>>> downloadable
>>>> application (app) to assist the blind and visually impaired denominate
>>>> US
>>>> currency.  The app is called EyeNote™.  EyeNote™ is a mobile device app
>>>> designed for Apple iPhone (3G, 3Gs, 4), and the 4th Generation iPod
>>>> Touch
>>>> and iPad2 platforms, and is available through the Apple iTunes App
>>>> Store.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> EyeNote™ uses image recognition technology to determine a note’s
>>>> denomination.  The mobile device’s camera requires 51 percent of a
>>>> note’s
>>>> scanned image, front or back, to process.  In a matter of seconds,
>>>> EyeNote™
>>>> can provide an audible or vibrating response, and can denominate all
>>>> Federal
>>>> Reserve notes issued since 1996.  Free downloads will be available
>>>> whenever
>>>> new US currency designs are introduced.  Research indicates that more
>>>> than
>>>> 100,000 blind and visually impaired individuals could currently own an
>>>> Apple
>>>> iPhone.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> The EyeNoteTM app is one of a variety of measures the government is
>>>> working
>>>> to deploy to assist the visually impaired community to denominate
>>>> currency,
>>>> as proposed in a recent Federal Register notice.  These measures include
>>>> implementing a Currency Reader Program whereby a United States resident,
>>>> who
>>>> is blind or visually impaired, may obtain a coupon that can be applied
>>>> toward the purchase of a device to denominate United States currency;
>>>> continuing to add large high contrast numerals and different background
>>>> colors to redesigned currency; and, raised tactile features may be added
>>>> to
>>>> redesigned currency, which would provide users with a means of
>>>> identifying
>>>> each denomination via touch.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> More information is available at http://www.eyenote.gov/ or through
>>>> email
>>>> at
>>>> eyenote at bep.gov.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> More information can be found also at:
>>>> http://www.bep.treas.gov/uscurrency/meaningfulaccess
>>>> <http://www.bep.treas.gov/uscurrency/meaningfulaccess
>>>>
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Mary Fernandez
President: Georgia Association of Blind Students
Emory University 2012
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