I saw in TV a documentary about the problems that blind persons have to identify bill notes in the US. Then I realized that this problem occurs in a lot of countries including Argentina. Have you ever thought of this?
The Euro Banknotes are made in different sizes.
I found this article about this problem,
Since all U.S. banknotes are the same color and size(approximately 67 millimeters by 156 millimeters) and all are made of the same kind of paper, the user must be able to see the printed design to determine the denomination of a bill. This means that blind Americans cannot identify their own money without assistance from machines or sighted people, and even sighted people sometimes make errors in cash transactions in situations where lighting is less than ideal. For many people, the inaccessible design of American paper currency causes problems in the daily activities of buying and selling merchandise, using public transportation, and working in jobs that require handling cash. In 1997, BlindDollars.org fought to pass House Resolution 122 and Senate Resolution 292 in 1997. The Treasury department ignored these resolutions, which called for tactile features on paper money. In 2002, the American Council of the Blind (ACB) brought suit against the United States Department of the Treasury; demanding that the Treasury make United States currency accessible to visually impaired people. On November 28, 2006, U.S. District Judge James Robertson ruled in favor of the ACB.
What do you think? Is this discriminatory? Should they make banknotes in different sizes and textures or shapes?
IMO this is discrimination because blind people can't identify different bills, which makes buying things a hard task for them.
The Euro Banknotes are made in different sizes.
I found this article about this problem,
Since all U.S. banknotes are the same color and size(approximately 67 millimeters by 156 millimeters) and all are made of the same kind of paper, the user must be able to see the printed design to determine the denomination of a bill. This means that blind Americans cannot identify their own money without assistance from machines or sighted people, and even sighted people sometimes make errors in cash transactions in situations where lighting is less than ideal. For many people, the inaccessible design of American paper currency causes problems in the daily activities of buying and selling merchandise, using public transportation, and working in jobs that require handling cash. In 1997, BlindDollars.org fought to pass House Resolution 122 and Senate Resolution 292 in 1997. The Treasury department ignored these resolutions, which called for tactile features on paper money. In 2002, the American Council of the Blind (ACB) brought suit against the United States Department of the Treasury; demanding that the Treasury make United States currency accessible to visually impaired people. On November 28, 2006, U.S. District Judge James Robertson ruled in favor of the ACB.
What do you think? Is this discriminatory? Should they make banknotes in different sizes and textures or shapes?
IMO this is discrimination because blind people can't identify different bills, which makes buying things a hard task for them.
Last edited by sergeriver (2006-11-29 16:17:46)