I thought the NLS libraries were signing up people to get them. I know that
several months ago I was contacted by my local library asking if I wanted to
be signed up.
Chuck
-----Original Message-----
From: Carl Jarvis
Sent: Wednesday, March 23, 2016 6:15 PM
To: blind-democracy@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [blind-democracy] Re: looking for a lost email on ibill readers
Hi Roger,
A fellow rehab teacher sent me the email note I was looking for. I
will post it below. The word was circulated in January that the ibill
reader was no longer being provided for free. The cost, I was told,
was well over $100. So I was delighted to see a post saying that it
could still be obtained at no cost. I've not checked this out, but I
would be quite angry if folks were being charged for a reasonable
accommodation.
While the ibill reader is not the final solution to equal access to
our paper money, it is a decent intermediary solution.
Carl Jarvis
*****
Good morning,http://www.bep.gov/uscurrencyreaderpgm.html
While at a conference earlier this month, I was reminded about the free U.S.
Currency Readers available to individuals who are blind. I realize many
choose to use their phones or similar devices to read currency, but here is
another option.
To find out more, please visit:
or see what I’ve shared below from their application…-
U.S. Currency Reader Program Eligibility Requirements
Blind and visually impaired citizens and legal residents of the
United States, including territories, insular possessions, the District
of Columbia, and American citizens living abroad, are eligible to receive a
currency reader at no cost. For this purpose, such individuals must meet the
following criteria:
1. Their visual acuity, as determined by competent authority,
is 20/200 or less in the better eye with correcting lenses, or their widest
diameter of visual field subtends angular distance not greater than 20
degrees; or
2. Their visual disability, with correction and regardless of optical
I don't have the notice and I don't have the contact information, but
these things were distributed by the NLS network libraries. I think that
I would call them first to ask about it.
On 3/23/2016 1:29 PM, Carl Jarvis wrote:
Recently I received an email that said the Ibill Reader was still
available for free. It listed the contact.
Somehow I have lost that note. Does anyone have that notice, and
could you send it to me off-list?
Thank you,
Carl Jarvis
carjar82@xxxxxxxxx
