[real-eyes] Re: US Currency Reader
- From: William Stephan <wstephan816@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: "real-eyes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <real-eyes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 21 Jul 2014 10:34:15 -0500
Well Mitchell, we do live in bright and shining times.
It's true that last time I checked, Kindle books were odorless, but,
fortunately for those who desire a fuller experience while reading, a company
called Demeter has a sprayable scent available for you called "Paperback",
which produces the smell of slightly musty paper.
And, best of all, you don't even have to use a computer to order the stuff, you
can just call:
(800)482-0422 to get a bottle.
Bill Stephan, Kansas City,,,mo Follow me on Twitter @billstephan Email:
wstephan816@xxxxxxxxx
Phone 816-803-2469
> On Jul 20, 2014, at 20:00, Mitchell Lynn <mitch.lynn@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Kindles don't smell like a book. And I used to visit some of those used
> stores around there too. Don't remember the names; that was back in the
> 80s.
>
> Someone needs to bottle the smell of a bookstore as an air freshener
> or a candle.
>> On 07/20/14 7:23 PM, William Stephan wrote:
>> There used to be a couple really nice used book stores in Westport that I
>> liked going to back when I scanned a lot of books. Since Amazon has just
>> about every book there is available in Kindle format, I'd say the brick and
>> mortar bookstore model is on it's last legs. I know there are stil people
>> who are uncomfortable with anything but a physical book to read, but
>> apparently, many of the new kindle devices are lit in a way that makes it
>> very comfortable for the poor sightlings to read.
>> Since I started out reading print books with an Optacon, (Michener's
>> Centennial was one of the first I read), I'd say that in the area of
>> accessible information including printed texts, we have come a very long
>> way.
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: real-eyes-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:real-eyes-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
>> On Behalf Of Darla Rogers
>> Sent: Sunday, July 20, 2014 4:28 PM
>> To: real-eyes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Subject: [real-eyes] Re: US Currency Reader
>>
>> But wouldn't it be nice to browse a real paper bookstore? I'm not a
>> Luddite, but I always wished I could browse a placed like Powell's.
>> Darla
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: real-eyes-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:real-eyes-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
>> On Behalf Of Mitchell Lynn
>> Sent: Saturday, July 19, 2014 10:04 PM
>> To: real-eyes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Subject: [real-eyes] Re: US Currency Reader
>>
>> Well, there is something we agree on <g>.
>>
>>
>>
>>> On 07/19/14 9:32 PM, Sheila Styron wrote:
>>> Vending machines are full of such crap they can just go away for all I
>> care.
>>>> On Jul 19, 2014, at 9:13 PM, Mitchell Lynn <mitch.lynn@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> And who will bear the burden of that cost? Will they eat the expenses
>>>> of the retooling themselves? Maybe they will get the government to
>>>> bail them out. Oh, wait a minute, that's us too. Maybe NFB, AFB et al
>>>> will pay for it. That would make sense. Glad I am not paying any dues
>> there.
>>>>
>>>>> On 07/19/14 9:04 PM, Jim Ellsworth wrote:
>>>>> Mitchell, I agree with you as well. I don't think we can even begin
>>>>> to imagine how much doing that would screw things up. How about
>>>>> business owners who own their own vending machines, bill changers
>>>>> etc. Do we think that they are going to want to pay to have all
>>>>> that equipment modified to accommodate the new currency? If it were
>>>>> me I would be really angry. We now have several ways to identify
>>>>> our currency which is a good thing. If it were 50 years ago before
>>>>> ATM machines, bill changers etc, it might have been a good idea but
>>>>> it is no longer needed and I am againsty it for the very reason that
>> that cost to everyone including us as blind people will be huge.
>>>>> If you just stop to think about it you might realize how much it
>>>>> will cost when it isn't needed.
>>>>>
>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>> From: real-eyes-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>>> [mailto:real-eyes-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
>>>>> On Behalf Of Mitchell Lynn
>>>>> Sent: Saturday, July 19, 2014 7:57 PM
>>>>> To: real-eyes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>>> Subject: [real-eyes] Re: US Currency Reader
>>>>>
>>>>> I understand, from others' posts here, that the courts have said
>>>>> they "must do this," but personally, it isn't any sweat off my back
>>>>> if they never do it. Seems to me the government has bigger things to
>>>>> worry about. Come on folks, didn't you learn how to manage your
>>>>> bills way back when? It's a complete waste of effort. I hope they
>>>>> aren't wasting a single man hour or a single nickle in pursuit of
>>>>> this folly. It's superfluous in the first place, and it will be
>>>>> obsolescent by the time they get it functional in the second place.
>>>>> Finally, we don't need it, so it is unnecessary to start with. It's
>>>>> an insult to my intelligence and competence. Next thing we will be
>>>>> demanding is braille instructions on the toilet paper so we will
>>>>> know from which side it is supposed to roll. <big grin>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> On 07/19/14 5:23 PM, Sheila Styron wrote:
>>>>>> Now this could be true. But in the meantime, the treasury better be
>>>>> working on fulfilling its obligation to print accessible bills. It
>>>>> would be all right with me if they printed up some for us to beta test.
>> Free money!
>>>>>> On Jul 15, 2014, at 11:39 AM, Mitchell Lynn <mitch.lynn@xxxxxxxxx>
>> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Just put an emphasis on coin. It might not solve it completely for
>>>>>>> some time, but it certainly would be a step in the right direction.
>>>>>>> Tactile currency is a waste of time and money in my opinion. About
>>>>>>> the time they get it worked out, we will be a cashless society anyway.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On 07/15/14 10:59 AM, Tim wrote:
>>>>>>>> Having attended some of the demonstrations with the tactile
>>>>>>>> currency, I
>>>>> would not put much hope or stock into it. It was difficult for me to
>>>>> read as I have some minor issues related to the sensations in
>>>>> extremities. The department on printing and engraving definitely has
>>>>> their work cut out for them, making a currency that is accessible
>>>>> while not dramatically changing it to appease businesses and
>>>>> entities that develop machinery to read currency as is. The best
>>>>> case solution that would appease all disabilities would be the
>>>>> British pound. Here bills come in different sizes based on the
>> denomination.
>>>>>>>> Tim
>>>>>>>>>>> www.BlindNotAlone.com
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> On Jul 15, 2014, at 10:19, <kitty@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> andrea, I understand that eventually the currency will have
>>>>>>>>> tactile markings and be of contrasting colors. So, maybe this
>>>>>>>>> is a stop gap measure. U know that it sometimes takes the
>>>>>>>>> government a while to
>>>>> move smile!
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>>>>>> From: Andrea Breier
>>>>>>>>> Sent: Tuesday, July 15, 2014 10:45 AM
>>>>>>>>> To: real-eyes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>>>>>>> Subject: [real-eyes] Fw: US Currency Reader
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> My question is why doesn't the government address the actual
>>>>>>>>> problem, and that is that US currency is not accessable to the
>>>>>>>>> blind population. I don't need another device to pack around.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>>>>>> From: Andrea Giudice
>>>>>>>>> Sent: Monday, July 14, 2014 8:17 PM
>>>>>>>>> To: Andrea Giudice
>>>>>>>>> Subject: US Currency Reader
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> This is very exciting!
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Andrea
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> The announcement below is from the Bureau of Engravings and
>>>>>>>>> Printing (BEP) regarding the availability of currency readers.
>>>>>>>>> Here is a link to the webpage with the article that has been
>>>>>>>>> pasted in
>>>>> below:
>>>>>>>>> <http://www.bep.gov/uscurrencyreaderpgm.html>
>>>>>>>>> http://www.bep.gov/uscurrencyreaderpgm.html
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Bureau of Engraving and Printing
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> U.S. Department of the Treasury
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> As an interim measure in advance of issuing tactile-enhanced
>>>>>>>>> Federal Reserve notes, the BEP is providing currency readers,
>>>>>>>>> free of charge, to eligible blind and visually impaired individuals.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> The BEP recently announced its distribution plans for the U.S.
>>>>>>>>> Currency Reader Program. Details of the announcement can be
>>>>>>>>> found in a press release issued on Thursday, July 3, 2014, and
>>>>>>>>> another released on Monday, July 14, 2014.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> The U.S. Currency Reader Program will launch in two phases:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Pilot: Beginning September 2, 2014, in partnership with the
>>>>>>>>> National Library Service for the Blind and Physically
>>>>>>>>> Handicapped, Library of Congress, (NLS) the BEP will initiate a
>>>>>>>>> four-month pilot where NLS patrons can pre-order a currency
>>>>>>>>> reader. The pilot program allows the government to test its
>>>>>>>>> ordering and distribution
>>>>> processes and gauge demand for currency
>>>>>>>>> readers. To receive a currency reader, eligible individuals who
>> are
>>>>>>>>> currently patrons of NLS need only call 1-888-NLS-READ
>>>>>>>>> (1-888-657-7323); the account will be noted and a currency
>>>>>>>>> reader will be delivered to the address on file.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> National Rollout: Currency readers will be widely available to
>>>>>>>>> all
>> U.S.
>>>>>>>>> citizens, or persons legally residing in the U.S. who are blind
>>>>>>>>> or visually impaired, starting January 2, 2015. Individuals who
>>>>>>>>> are not NLS patrons must submit an application, signed by a
>>>>>>>>> competent authority who can certify eligibility. Applications
>>>>>>>>> will be available on this website and processed for non-patrons
>>>>>>>>> of NLS
>>>>> beginning January 2, 2015.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Additional information about the U.S. Currency Reader Program
>>>>>>>>> and about the currency reader device can be found in the links
>> below.
>>>>>>>>> The BEP encourages organizations that support the blind and
>>>>>>>>> visually impaired community to distribute these materials, or to
>>>>>>>>> incorporate the information provided into individualized
>>>>> communications.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> *
>>>>>>>>> <http://www.bep.gov/images/MA_-_U_S_Currency_Reader_FAQ_5_6_14_f
>>>>>>>>> ina l.pdf> Frequently Asked Questions about the U.S. Currency
>>>>>>>>> Reader Program
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> .
>>>>>>>>> <http://www.bep.gov/images/MA_-_U_S_Currency_Reader_Brochure_5_1
>>>>>>>>> 3_1
>>>>>>>>> 4_final.p
>>>>>>>>> df> U.S. Currency Reader Program Brochure
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> .
>> <http://www.bep.gov/images/iBill_User_Manual_short_version.pdf>
>>>>> Print
>>>>>>>>> Guide for Using the iBillR Talking Banknote Identifier
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> . <http://www.bep.gov/ibillytred.html> Video Guide for Using
>> the
>>>>> iBillR
>>>>>>>>> Talking Banknote Identifier
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Contact Us: For additional questions or comments about the U.S.
>>>>>>>>> Currency Reader Program you may call (844) 815-9388 toll-free or
>>>>>>>>> email meaningful.access@xxxxxxx.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> More about NLS: NLS administers a free library program of
>>>>>>>>> braille and audio materials available to U.S. residents and
>>>>>>>>> citizens living abroad whose low vision, blindness, or physical
>>>>>>>>> handicap makes it difficult to read a standard printed page.
>>>>>>>>> More information about the program and other services provided
>>>>>>>>> by NLS can be viewed at
>>>>> http://www.loc.gov/nls/.
>>>>>>>>>
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