[nabs-l] Money Identifier Coming

[Alyssa]

I believe you mean LookTell. :) that is a good app. I want to know how cost effective this will be? Even though we would get them free, I bet these devices cost a lot of money. Besides, we've gotten by with folding our money for years. Just my thoughts.
Alyssa 

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> On Jun 15, 2014, at 5:24 PM, Sophie Trist via nabs-l <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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> This is awesome! However, I do have to ask if these people realize that there are already lots of money identifiers out there. HeyTell is an iPhone app that does this, and it's never failed me. There is also a device that I believe is called an iBill. Is there something special about the roll call program that sets it apart from other money identifiers?
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: David Andrews via nabs-l <nabs-l at nfbnet.org
> To: david.andrews at nfbnet.org
> Date sent: Fri, 13 Jun 2014 19:55:15 -0500
> Subject: [nabs-l] Money Identifier Coming
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> Roll Call
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> Thousands of 'Currency Readers' in the Pipeline for the Blind
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> By Anne L. Kim Posted at 4:31 p.m. on June 11
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> While a $1 bill means something entirely different than a $100 bill,
> they might not feel too different to the visually impaired. The
> government is ready to do something about that challenge, though.
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> The Bureau of Engraving and Printing expects to distribute between
> 100,000 and 500,000 "currency readers" to the blind and others who
> are visually impaired, says Larry R. Felix, director of the bureau in
> written testimony for a House Financial Services Committee hearing today.
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> In a report last year, the Government Accountability Office described
> the gizmos as "portable electronic devices capable of speaking the
> denomination of a bill out loud."
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> The effort is part of a response by the Treasury Department to a
> court ruling several years ago that directed the department to
> provide the blind and visually impaired with meaningful access to currency.
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> "We plan to launch a pilot program this summer and roll the program
> out nationally in 2015. The project plan is under joint development
> and will be operated by the BEP an the LOC/NLS," Felix said in his
> statement. LOC/NLS is the Library of Congress' service for the blind
> and physically handicapped. Felix said the office helped to develop
> the readers.
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>        David Andrews and long white cane Harry.
> E-Mail:  dandrews at visi.com or david.andrews at nfbnet.org
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