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Republican_Man
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 Tue Nov 28, 2006 10:14 pm Judge Rules Paper Money Unfair to Blind People |
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| Quote: | Judge Orders Treasury Department to Make Paper Money Recognizable to Blind People
WASHINGTON � American paper money represents an unfair impediment to the blind, and the Treasury Department must come up with new U.S. currency to help the visually impaired use cash, a federal judge ruled Tuesday.
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,232503,00.html |
Interesting...I think the command is a bit too excessive (as I don't think the courts should state a day by which something must happen), but this should be interesting...
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WeAz
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| Tue Nov 28, 2006 10:15 pm |
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It would be good. And how hard could it be?
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Lord Borg
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| Tue Nov 28, 2006 10:30 pm |
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I almost see your point RM, but this could also help cut down on possible fraud againts the blind. Currently, they have to fold it a certain way or something, one could take advantage of that. I think it's agood idea though, to make something that the blind can recognize.
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Republican_Man
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| Tue Nov 28, 2006 10:36 pm |
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| Lord Borg wrote: | | I almost see your point RM, but this could also help cut down on possible fraud againts the blind. Currently, they have to fold it a certain way or something, one could take advantage of that. I think it's agood idea though, to make something that the blind can recognize. |
Oh, I think it's a good idea, don't get me wrong here, but it's the time constraints that I don't like.
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Hitchhiker
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| Tue Nov 28, 2006 11:03 pm |
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Canada uses a braille-like feature of raised dots. I like it better than different-sized currency because it maintains that nifty feeling of holding a uniform wad of cash, but is still accessible to the blind/visually impaired/optically challenged/cool name of the week.
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Seven of Nine
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| Wed Nov 29, 2006 5:15 am |
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We just have different sized notes. It works.
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