[Nfb-krafters-korner] Eyenote

[Melissa Green]

That is coo.
However, I love my Ibill.  That way I don't have to keep taking a picture 
with my phone.
I live by the motto that if its working for you.  Then don't change it until 
it stops working for you.
That is the same as if it ain't broke don't fix it.
Smile.
As I said, it is cool though, and I will stick with my Ibill.
Smile.

Blessings!
Sincerely,
Melissa Green
When you are content to be simply yourself and don't compare or compete, 
everybody will respect you


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Becky Frankeberger" <b.butterfly at comcast.net>
To: <PawsForward at yahoogroups.com>
Cc: "'List for blind crafters and artists'" <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Friday, April 22, 2011 12:13 PM
Subject: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Eyenote


> How cool is this!
>
> Becky and Jake
>
> for IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Dawn R. Haley (202) 874-3545 Darlene 
> Anderson
> (202) 874-2229 Bureau of Engraving and Printing Launches EyeNote(tm)App to
> Help the Blind and Visually Impaired Denominate US Currency (Washington, 
> DC
> -April 20, 2011) 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(tm). EyeNote(tm) is a mobile device app designed for Apple iPhone
> (3G, 3Gs, 4), and the 4th Generation iPod Touch and iPad2 platforms, and 
> is
> available starting today through the Apple iTunes App Store.
> EyeNote(tm) 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(tm) 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 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
> www.eyenote.gov
>
>
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