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

[Marion Gwizdala]

Ryan,
	The IBill identifies currency in as little time as it takes to slip
the end of the bill into the slot and press the button - less than 10
seconds. Very convenient when counting a large stak of bills at the NAGDU
table in the exhibit hall (B-17) where we will be selling rain ponchos with
the new NFB logo! 

Marion


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Blind

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.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jim Ellsworth via Nfbf-l" <nfbf-l at nfbnet.org>
> To: "'Alan Dicey'" <adicey at bellsouth.net>; "'NFB of Florida Internet 
> Mailing List'" <nfbf-l at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, June 18, 2014 8:10 AM
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> forthe Blind
> 
> 
> 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
> 
> -----Original Message-----
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> Dicey via Nfbf-l
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> the Blind
> 
> 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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