[Nfbmo] Fw: Bureau of Engraving and Printing Launches EyeNoteApp toHelp the Blind and Visually Impaired Denominate US Currency

Bryan Schulz b.schulz at sbcglobal.net
Tue May 17 21:02:42 UTC 2011


a nice initiative but i-phone charges are about $75 a month after taxes and 
the i-bill reader is $100 firm.

Bryan Schulz

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toHelp the Blind and Visually Impaired Denominate US Currency


Bureau of Engraving and Printing Launches EyeNoteTApp to Help the Blind and 
Visually Impaired Denominate US Currency
----- Original Message ----- 
From: Neal Ewers
To: Viphone
Sent: Tuesday, May 17, 2011 2:56 PM
Subject: Bureau of Engraving and Printing Launches EyeNoteApp to Help the 
Blind and Visually Impaired Denominate US Currency


    Bureau of Engraving and Printing Launches EyeNoteTApp

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 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.goMore information can be found also at: 
http://www.bep.treas.gov/uscurrency/meaningfulaccess -----

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