[nfb-talk] U.S. Department of Education Announces New App to Identify U.S. Currency to Assist Individuals who are Blind

Mon Oct 15 15:13:03 UTC 2012

No it is not.

Cordially,
Michael D. Barber

On Oct 15, 2012, at 9:56 AM, "Steve Jacobson" <steve.jacobson at visi.com> wrote:

> For those of us who have not migrated to the I Phone yet, is the LookTell app a Department of Education/Treasury app?
> 
> Best regards,
> 
> Steve Jacobson
> 
> On Sun, 14 Oct 2012 20:07:56 -0700, Mike Freeman wrote:
> 
>> The original KNFB Reader (the one that was a PDA) actually read currency
>> quite well. But there ain't nothing quite like the LookTel MoneyReader.
> 
>> Mike
> 
> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: nfb-talk [mailto:nfb-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of qubit
>> Sent: Sunday, October 14, 2012 7:22 PM
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>> Subject: Re: [nfb-talk] U.S. Department of Education Announces New App to
>> Identify U.S. Currency to Assist Individuals who are Blind
> 
>> There's also the IBill and the knfb reader, which has a command for
>> identifying currency.
>> I think the OCR apps like kurzweil and OpenBook also id currency, but they
>> are not mobile.
>>  I have the knfb reader, but I have had problems holding the money in the
>> right orientation to get a successful scan.
>> Happy spending.
>> --le
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "christopher nusbaum" <dotkid.nusbaum at gmail.com>
>> To: "NFB Talk Mailing List" <nfb-talk at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Sunday, October 14, 2012 7:34 PM
>> Subject: Re: [nfb-talk] U.S. Department of Education Announces New App to
>> Identify U.S. Currency to Assist Individuals who are Blind
> 
> 
>> I would be interested to know how this app compares with the currency
>> identification apps which are already out there, such as LookTell
>> Money Reader and the EyeNote app from the Beareau of Engraving and
>> Printing. Has anybody on this list used this Ideal Currency Identifier
>> app, and if so, how does it compare with the other currency ID apps?
>> Chris
> 
>> Sent from my iPhone
> 
>> On Oct 12, 2012, at 9:40 AM, Sheri Anderson <sheri.k.anderson at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
> 
>>> Good morning Fellow Federationists,
>>> 
>>> Just sharing the below information.
>>> 
>>> Warmly,
>>> Sheri
>> http://www.ed.gov/news/press-releases/us-department-education-announces-new-
>> app-identify-us-currency
>>> U.S. Department of Education Announces New App to Identify U.S. Currency
>>> U.S. Treasurer Applauds Department of Education's Accessibility Effort
>>> October 9, 2012
>>> 
>>> Contact:
>>> Timothy Muzzio, Education Department, (202) 245-7458
>>> Darlene Anderson, Treasury, (202) 874-2229
>>> 
>>> The U.S. Department of Education announced today the launch of the
>>> "IDEAL Currency Identifier," a free downloadable application (app) to
>>> assist individuals who are blind or visually impaired to denominate
>>> U.S. currency on some mobile devices.
>>> The IDEAL Currency Identifier was developed by IDEAL Group, IQ
>>> Engines, and the Wireless Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center
>>> (RERC) at the Georgia Institute of Technology through a grant from the
>>> Department of Education's National Institute on Disability and
>>> Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR), a component of the Office of Special
>>> Education and Rehabilitative Services. NIDRR is the primary U.S.
>>> government agency focused on disability and rehabilitation research.
>>> Its mission is to generate research knowledge and assistive
>>> technologies while promoting their effective use in improving the
>>> abilities and opportunities of individuals with disabilities in
>>> performing activities of their choice in the community. The initiative
>>> supports the Department of Treasury's Bureau of Engraving and Printing
>>> (BEP) in its mandate to provide increased access to U.S. currency for
>>> persons who are blind and visually impaired.
>>> Dr. Charlie Lakin, the Director of NIDRR, issued the following
>>> statement: "Through our dialogue with the BEP, a special opportunity
>>> emerged to fulfill our mission in support of persons who are blind and
>>> visually impaired. The IDEAL Currency Identifier uses advanced image
>>> recognition technology to read a note and, in a matter of seconds,
>>> provides users with an audible response indicating the note's
>>> denomination."
>>> Treasurer of the United States Rosie Rios applauded the Department of
>>> Education's role in the app's development. "Treasury is committed to
>>> providing meaningful access to U.S. currency and, by using technology,
>>> we can help hundreds of thousands of individuals who are blind or
>>> visually impaired. Our collaboration with the Department of Education
>>> allowed us to be resourceful and, in turn, more individuals will have
>>> the means to independently denominate the U.S. currency they use in
>>> daily commerce."
>>> The app, which interacts with Google's "Eyes-Free" applications, can
>>> be downloaded for free on more than 1,250 different wireless devices.
>>> The IDEAL Currency Identifier was developed by Apps4Android, Inc., a
>>> subsidiary of IDEAL Group that develops mobile applications.
>>> Android-based devices are produced by 48 manufacturers and distributed
>>> by 60 wireless service providers in 136 countries.
>>> This new app is one of several measures the government is developing
>>> to assist people with vision impairments to denominate currency. In
>>> April 2011, the BEP introduced EyeNoteR, a similar currency reading
>>> mobile app. There have been more than 8,000 free downloads of the
>>> EyeNoteR app since its introduction.
>>> In May 2011, Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner approved three measures
>>> to provide accessibility to U.S. currency for those who are blind or
>>> visually impaired. These measures include implementing a Currency
>>> Reader Program to distribute a currency reader device to blind and
>>> visually impaired U.S. citizens; continuing to add large high-contrast
>>> numerals and different background colors to redesigned currency the
>>> BEP may lawfully change; and adding a raised tactile feature to U.S.
>>> currency unique to each U.S. Federal Reserve note that BEP may
>>> lawfully change, which would provide users with a means of identifying
>>> each denomination via touch. For more information about the IDEAL
>>> Currency Identifier and other accessibility apps, please visit
>>> www.moneyfactory.gov.
>>> 
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