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

[Sherri]

Oh I want one Marion. are they different colors? Please describe.
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Blind


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.
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> forthe 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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