Appeals court wary of mandating currency change to accommodate blind people
- From: "BlindNews Mailing List" <BlindNews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <BlindNews@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 9 Dec 2007 06:28:14 -0500
WAVY.com, VA, USA
Monday, November 19, 2007
Appeals court wary of mandating currency change to accommodate blind people
By Associated Press
November 19, 2007 6:43 PM ET
WASHINGTON (AP) - A federal appeals court has been considering what to do about
the difficulties blind people have distinguishing between a $50 bill and $1
bill. But judges are expressing reluctance about forcing a redesign of U.S.
currency.
The panel of 3 U.S. Court of Appeals judges in D.C. did not rule immediately on
the American Council of the Blind's lawsuit. But in proceedings today, one
judge questioned where regulations accommodating the blind would stop, asking
if postage stamps and government Web sites also violate the Rehabilitation Act.
Another noted that if the entire currency system is based on the idea that
people can see money, blind people are denied access and must rely on the
kindness of strangers.
The Treasury Department has put possible changes to the currency on hold while
the court case plays out.
http://www.wavy.com/Global/story.asp?S=7384024
BlindNews Mailing List
Subscribe: BlindNews-Request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with "subscribe" as subject
Unsubscribe: BlindNews-Request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with "unsubscribe" as subject
Moderator: BlindNews-Moderators@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Archive: http://GeoffAndWen.com/blind
RSS: http://GeoffAndWen.com/BlindNewsRSS.asp
More information about RSS feeds will be published shortly.
Other related posts:
- » Appeals court wary of mandating currency change to accommodate blind people
