[accessibleimage] Re: proposes solutions to us currency access problem

Hello List:

     It will certainly be interesting to see if the treasury appeals this 
ruling to the Supreme Court. For those outside of the U. S., the Treasury can 
appeal the currency ruling to the U. S. Supreme Court which is our highest 
court. Because of the large cost of redesigning the currency and all the 
handling equipment, some people have advocated that the Treasury simply provide 
any blind person who wants one a talking currency identifier. These are 
currently in the $250 range, but it is believed that if the government bought a 
million of them that the price would drop. I have also heard that embossed 
bills tend to flatten out erasing their markings. Perhaps a marking could be 
applied to bills, but I wonder if currency counters and other handling 
equipment would jam with the extra thick currency. One thing I am certain of is 
that there will be much discussion of this topic on the blindness related lists.

Regards,

Robert Jaquiss

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