[real-eyes] Re: US Currency Reader
- From: "Darla Rogers" <djrogers0628@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <real-eyes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 21 Jul 2014 12:40:15 -0500
That is sad, Mitchell; is there a new business in your life---selling fine
stereo equipment?
Darla
-----Original Message-----
From: real-eyes-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:real-eyes-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
On Behalf Of Mitchell Lynn
Sent: Monday, July 21, 2014 12:36 PM
To: real-eyes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [real-eyes] Re: US Currency Reader
Yes, why no one has done that, nor have they done it with coffee that I know
of. A coffee candle or maybe one of those super concentrates like you get at
Yankee Candle.
I love the convenience of online shopping, but there is a huge price to pay
for that ease of access. Other than Independence Audio, KC hasn't been able
to hold onto many decent stereo shops. Even the ones over in Johnson County
come and go with frightening rapidity. We lost Sound FX last fall, and they
were the local NAD dealer.
Damn, I feel a BN fix coming on. Time to go and raid the history section.
On 07/21/14 10:40 AM, Darla Rogers wrote:
> Hi Mitchell,
>
> I probably need to do a bit of that before I can't find paper books
> anymore, so maybe when I'm on the Plaza this week I'll hop into Barnes
> & Noble--I think it is--and buy a book to scan.
>
> The smell is absolutely intoxicating, and I'll have to check out
> scents to see what I can find.
> Darla
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: real-eyes-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:real-eyes-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> On Behalf Of Mitchell Lynn
> Sent: Sunday, July 20, 2014 6:04 PM
> To: real-eyes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [real-eyes] Re: US Currency Reader
>
> I love brick and mortar bookstores. I get to BN whenever possible.
> They are intoxicating. Never been to Powel's, but I have bought from
> them online a few times. It's not the same as when I could see, but I
> still enjoy it, and I still buy print books and scan them when I can't
find them recorded.
>
> On 07/20/14 4:27 PM, Darla Rogers wrote:
>> 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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