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

[Ryan Mann]

The EyeNote app now works like Looktel and it is free.. 
Sent from my iPhone

> On Jun 20, 2014, at 9:40 AM, Jim Ellsworth via Nfbf-l <nfbf-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Sherri,
> 
> I wouldn't forget about the Looktel Money Reader which is excellent and
> quite fast and works on the iOS operating system and only costs $10.  The
> app is very easy to use and can allow you to have both hands free so if you
> have a large bundh of bills you can just start the app and lay the phone
> face down on a table with the rear facing camera pointing up and put a bill
> over it a few inches away and it will give you the denomination and is 100%
> accurate.  One of the best features is if the bill is folded in half or even
> in whatever shape you keep your money in there is no need to unfolde it as
> it will be read anyway.  Of course if the bill is all crushed up and
> wrinkled you will need to at least flatten the bill to some degree.  I own
> an iBill which I paid $100 for and it now sits in a drawer and has been
> there for a couple of years or longer.  My money reader is so accurate and
> quick that I simply do not anything else.  I want to add that I checked out
> the free iNote bill identifier when it first came out and found it lacking.
> I believe there has been an upgrade to it but I haven't looked at it.  Maybe
> it has gotten better but I don't need it.  If you are interested in the
> money reader app just do a search in the Apple app store for Looktel.  They
> have a couple of different apps but money reader is the only one you need.
> Don't worry about it being accessible as there is nothing you have to do to
> get it working except to start the app.  There are no buttons to have to tap
> or anything else.  I would give it a serious look since it is only $10.
> 
> Thanks,
> Jim
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Nfbf-l [mailto:nfbf-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Sherri via
> Nfbf-l
> Sent: Friday, June 20, 2014 8:35 AM
> To: David Andrews; NFB of Florida Internet Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [Nfbf-l] Thousands of 'Currency Readers' in the Pipeline for
> the Blind
> 
> From the sound of the article, I come to the same conclusion. The iBill is
> great!
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "David Andrews via Nfbf-l" <nfbf-l at nfbnet.org>
> To: "Jim Ellsworth" <jellsworth1 at tampabay.rr.com>; "NFB of Florida Internet
> Mailing List" <nfbf-l at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, June 18, 2014 8:57 PM
> Subject: Re: [Nfbf-l] Thousands of 'Currency Readers' in the Pipeline for
> the Blind
> 
> 
> I am 99 percent sure they are using the iBill.
> 
> Dave
> 
> At 08:10 AM 6/18/2014, you wrote:
>> 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-----
>> From: Nfbf-l [mailto:nfbf-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Alan Dicey 
>> via Nfbf-l
>> Sent: Tuesday, June 17, 2014 7:39 PM
>> To: Undisclosed-Recipient:;
>> Subject: [Nfbf-l] Thousands of 'Currency Readers' in the Pipeline for 
>> 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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