Money Money Money...

[leadinglabbie]

I thought I'd already said all I had to say about accessible currency. I was wrong.

"We hope that this ruling will not have the unintended consequence of reinforcing society's misconception that blind people are unable to function in the world as it currently is," Marc Maurer, president of the National Federation of the Blind, said in a

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[imafarmgirl]

Of course there will be grumbling over having to make accommodations. There was also grumbling when black people could sit anywhere on the bus, move into the white neighborhood, go to the white school, and use the white drinking fountain. I agree with a lot that NFB does, but I will not give them my money so that they can continue to perpetuate discrimination.

agree

[3kitties]

It makes me very angry (I started to write sad, but I really need to learn to admit that I am angry about things like this) when blind people tear other blind people down for advocating for what we need badly. I've heard people say that it is rare that a person actually gets cheated out of change... Maybe so, but for the person who has experienced it, it is no longer rare. I once had to call (hours later, after a sighted person got home--and fortunately a sighted person lived with me) and report a delivery person for cheating me $10. Fortunately, a receipt was on file for what I ordered. Fortunately, the manager cared, and the guy lost his job. I never got my $10 back. I got a free meal the next time I ordered. But at the time I lived in $450/month, and I didn't need another meal. I needed the $10. Most of the people who seem upset about this ruling are people who have plenty of sighted help and plenty of money to spare. Losing an occasional few dollars or waiting around for sighted help would be no big deal for them. They ought to

[emerge]

Thanks for sharing your thoughts. Verrrry interesting stuff.

[jenandbronze]

Thanks for sharing your feelings... I am readin both sides of the "coin" (no pun intended!) regarding the whole issue. I am the type who finds both opinions interesting. I can't always agree with everything, but will listen to everyone's thoughts regarding a lot of issues. I wish more emphasis on braille literacy, and orientation and mobility were top of the list. Our society is changing rapidly and there is still work to be done to make the public aware that we are capable of doing a lot of things, without too many adaptations to complete tasks.

Since I am Canadian, I dislike the raised full cell on our bill, since over time the dots seem flatter! LOL! At least I can read the extra large font, and can sometimes remember which denomination is which by the different colours.

[waterowl]

Eh. People complained about curb cuts, doors that opened, cross walk buttons that were easy to push etc. then people found they were also useful for strollers, and other wheeled items and when you're carrying a bunch of stuff. Now it's considered generally useful.

Money that was actually easy to differentiate would also be useful for sighted folks since while I'll never be short changed, it's annoyingly hard to tell US bills apart in any sort of dim light like in a bar. People in other countries especially the elderly have reported how much nicer differentiated money is.

I think only ableism has prevented someone from successfully sueing the US Mint under the ADA.