[Nfbf-l] Thousands of 'Currency Readers' in the Pipeline forthe Blind

[Ryan Mann]

That's interesting that the iBill is much faster. When I use the EyeNote app, it usually takes me less than a minute to identify a bill.


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> On Jun 18, 2014, at 10:25 AM, Sherri via Nfbf-l <nfbf-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> My question too. I love the iBill. I use it even though I now have an 
> iPhone. It's much faster.
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> Blind
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> 
> Hi everyone,
> 
> The only question I have is why didn't they just use the already existing
> technology which is the iBill currency identifier?  Not only would it help
> the blind but it also helps those who are deaf and blind.
> 
> Anyway, just my thought.
> 
> Thanks,
> Jim Ellsworth
> 
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> 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.
> 
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