The lady from the Bank of England or may be she was from the Royal Mint said
on In Touch that the notes were definitely not going to be the same size. I
think she said the 10 and 20 were staying the size they are now. The £10 is
going to have one block of dots on it and the 20 will have 2 blocks of dots.
Jo
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From: Paul Benson
Sent: Friday, September 23, 2016 4:26 AM
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [access-uk] Re: New 5 pound note
Hello Clive, Eleanor and all,
Please, can someone with knowledge confirm what I heard off-list?
The suggestion is that all denominations of the plastic notes will be the
same size. The distinguishing features will be variations on the theme of
tactile markings as described below. Surely these markings seem destined to
become less distinguishable as time and grime accumulate. Should this come
to pass perhaps this useful strategy could be adopted wherever possible?
Demand only £10 notes when withdrawing money from a financial outlet. Any
change can then only have a single £5 note in it, which must then be stored
in a separate place, perhaps a purse dedicated solely for storing proffered
fivers.
One can imagine a panel of reasonably healthy and intellectually aware blind
individuals declaring such notes as easy to identify. But then again is not
selection onto such panels rather dependent on being, "confident and
competent", in the first place? A case of, "Well they would, wouldn't they?"
Paul Benson.
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From: Clive Lever - Email Address: dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx (Redacted
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Sent On: 23/09/2016 00:00
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Subject: [access-uk] Re: New 5 pound note
Hi Eleanor,
I've had a feel of one of these too.
From my point of view, I don't have too much difficulty with it. I can feel
the disc in one corner, and the slightly raised 5 in the other. It does feel
a little like a receipt if I hold it by the middle of the note, but it has a
much rougher surface all around the outside of the note, at least on one
side. If in toubt, run yournail around the perimeter of the note.
However, I would say that these tactile features that distinguish the note
from paper are quite subtle, and I do wonder how easy it will be for someone
to handle with confidence if, for example, they have limited sensitivity in
their hands, caused by diabetes, like their vision impairment. I'd like to
hear from someone who is blind and has diabetes how they feel they'll be
able to cope with it.
Best,
Clive
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From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
Eleanor burke
Sent: Thursday, September 22, 2016 11:32 PM
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [access-uk] New 5 pound note
I have had an opportunity to look at and feel this new 5 pound note today. I
have some residual vision, however,l however, I find it very difficult to
believe that there has been input from organisations for the blind in
relation to the design of this note. there has been some discussion on list
about the note and all I can say is I will do my best to avoid having such a
note in my purse! let's hope that when the new £10 note comes in in 2017
that it will be more user friendly to visually impaired and blind people.
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