[Nfbf-l] exciting news, soon to be free!

[Sherri]

I like the Ibill. I think that's what it's called. It is small and works 
well.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Matt Roberts" <blindbiker at yahoo.com>
To: "NFB of Florida Internet Mailing List" <nfbf-l at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Monday, June 27, 2011 1:16 PM
Subject: Re: [Nfbf-l] exciting news, soon to be free!


>I have that application on my iPhone, and it doesn't work. The best money 
>identifier is Money Reader from LookTell.
>
> Matt Roberts
> 386-679-1986
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Jun 27, 2011, at 1:01 PM, "Kirk" <kvharmon54 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Thought this was worth passing along. KH
>> FW: Bureau of Engraving and Printing Launches EyeNote(tm)App
>>
>> ----------------------------------------------------------
>>
>> From: What's new from the National Eye Institute
>> [mailto:INSIDENEI at LIST.NIH.GOV] On Behalf Of Collins-Lee, Kym (NIH/NEI) 
>> [E]
>> Sent: Friday, June 24, 2011 4:40 PM
>> To: INSIDENEI at LIST.NIH.GOV
>> Subject: Bureau of Engraving and Printing Launches EyeNote(tm)App
>>
>> Bureau of Engraving and Printing Launches EyeNoteTApp to Help the Blind 
>> and
>> Visually Impaired Denominate U.S. 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 EyeNoteT. EyeNoteT 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.
>>
>> EyeNoteT 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, 
>> EyeNoteT
>> 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.moneyfactory.gov/uscurrency/meaningfulaccess.html.
>>
>> Kirk Harmon
>> President & CEO
>> Florida Disabled Citizens
>> for Progress
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>> Jacksonville, FL 32236
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