[real-eyes] Re: US Currency Reader
- From: "Darla Rogers" <djrogers0628@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <real-eyes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 19 Jul 2014 20:06:35 -0500
Rofl, so I'll buy you some; what do you want my friend?
Darla Who really is empathic on that one
-----Original Message-----
From: real-eyes-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:real-eyes-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
On Behalf Of Wendy
Sent: Saturday, July 19, 2014 8:04 PM
To: real-eyes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [real-eyes] Re: US Currency Reader
I can handle all of this just fine but when they change where they put Coke
in the Coke machine and they change where they put my favorite candy in the
candy machine that really gets under my skin. I can handle changes I can
handle money I can handle disappointment but don't mess with my chocolate.
Sent from my iPhone
> On Jul 19, 2014, at 7:48 PM, "Darla Rogers" <djrogers0628@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
>
> Thank you Sheila; it gets damn frustrating, at times, too--walking out
> not being sure your money is correct; I am sure you and Bill--when you
> find them--trade with trusted people, but we all know this isn't
> possible, and to level that playing field, we need to have access to
> these things--without sighted help--which often isn't available anyway.
> Darla & Huck
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: real-eyes-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:real-eyes-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> On Behalf Of Sheila Styron
> Sent: Saturday, July 19, 2014 7:39 PM
> To: real-eyes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [real-eyes] Re: US Currency Reader
>
> Once in a while, I get a handful of money back and don't have the time
> to sort it out. Yes, I have this great money reading app on my phone,
> but lots of other people don't and will never be able to afford this.
> I go to meetings and docs are not in accessible format, I cannot
> access vending machines, I cannot read the magic signs at busstops.
> Sorry, but I should have access to money in real time and a whole
> bunch of other things that everyone else takes for granted as well.
>> On Jul 19, 2014, at 6:57 PM, Mitchell Lynn <mitch.lynn@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>> 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>
>>
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>>> 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
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
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>>>>>>
>>>>>> 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
>>>>>>
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>>>>>>
>>>>>> 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_fi
>>>>>> n al.pdf> Frequently Asked Questions about the U.S. Currency
>>>>>> Reader Program
>>>>>>
>>>>>> .
>>>>>> <http://www.bep.gov/images/MA_-_U_S_Currency_Reader_Brochure_5_13
>>>>>> _
>>>>>> 14_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.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
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>>>>>> 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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