[nabs-l] Money Identifier Coming

Mon Jun 16 22:40:36 UTC 2014

It would be extremely to convert all the money receivers to hold different
sizes of bills.  Per instance One bill receptor on a vending machine is $400
or more.  This would also affect all the atm's etc.  If that's the way they
go, give me that contract please.  No, to do the identifier is much less
expensive.  There's just to many other things that would need to be changed.

Now, is the money identifier a wise use of funds?  I'm not sure about that.
The day will shortly be here when we will become a cashless society.
Already, over 97 percent of transactions are electronic.  This is only going
to increase.  Part of this will allow uncle sam and all other governments to
keep track of the movement of funds around the world.  So given that, I'm
not sure we need to waste funds providing money identifiers.  

Loren 

-----Original Message-----
From: nabs-l [mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Arielle
Silverman via nabs-l
Sent: Monday, June 16, 2014 5:23 PM
To: Greg Aikens; National Association of Blind Students mailing list
Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Money Identifier Coming

Hi all,

I'm glad that the treasury is working on making money access affordable, but
I'm a little skeptical that using money readers is the best way to do that.
My main concern is the amount of technical skill required, especially for
folks who are less tech-savvy. While I have not tried money-reading apps
yet, I have terrible camera aim, so I've never had much success with OCR
mobile apps. I think my camera aim is worse than most blind people's, but I
suspect I'm not the only one with this problem. How much aiming precision is
needed to get an accurate read on a bill? I'm also concerned about how long
it takes for a reader to ID a bill and whether that time lag is prohibitive
for blind people attempting to work as cashiers, bank tellers etc. I agree
with others that accessible money isn't really a necessity for ordinary
customer transactions, but I support making money accessible if it would
help open up more retail-level jobs to blind people. So would a money reader
really be practical in the workplace? Finally, it seems to me that making
bills of different sizes and textures might cost less than producing these
money readers, but I could be wrong about that. I suspect, though, that
making the bills different sizes or textures would work better for people
who are less tech-savvy or who have to turn over a lot of money quickly.
These are just my thoughts.

Arielle

On 6/16/14, Greg Aikens via nabs-l <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> The other difference is that it makes money identifiers affordable to 
> those who do not use smart phones. Unless the price has dropped, the 
> iBill was around $99.
>
> On Jun 15, 2014, at 8:09 PM, Alyssa via nabs-l <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>
>> 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
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>>> On Jun 15, 2014, at 5:24 PM, Sophie Trist via nabs-l 
>>> <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>> 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?
>>>
>>> ----- 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
>>>
>>>
>>> Roll Call
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Thousands of 'Currency Readers' in the Pipeline for the Blind
>>>
>>> By Anne L. Kim Posted at 4:31 p.m. on June 11
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> 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.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> 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.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> 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."
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> 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.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> "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.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>       David Andrews and long white cane Harry.
>>> E-Mail:  dandrews at visi.com or david.andrews at nfbnet.org
>>>
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