It would be so simple too. A little notch with a sheet of the same plastic they use in Canadian currency that is moved up or down the bill based on the denomination would be enough.
That one seems like a bad option. It’d be fine if you have a copy of every bill, but if you’re handed like a 50, how are you supposed to know it’s a 50 and not a 100 or a 20?
It’s better than nothing, but if we’re going to do it I’m betting there’s a better way.
I imagine experience. I bet if something like that were released, then people with visual impairments would be one of the first peoples in line to learn the difference so they would be able to quickly tell by texture exactly what denomination they’re holding.
And also, a lot of the world is on digital, so I’m sure most visually-impaired people would just swipe a card.
Hear hear! I have just noticed since I was a kid in the 80s the slow creep of just… not doing braille anymore in public spaces. Used to seem pretty common, now it seems rare.
I’m been saying for years that it’s not okay that US currency isn’t accessible to the blind.
It would be so simple too. A little notch with a sheet of the same plastic they use in Canadian currency that is moved up or down the bill based on the denomination would be enough.
Most people wouldn’t even notice it.
That one seems like a bad option. It’d be fine if you have a copy of every bill, but if you’re handed like a 50, how are you supposed to know it’s a 50 and not a 100 or a 20?
It’s better than nothing, but if we’re going to do it I’m betting there’s a better way.
I imagine experience. I bet if something like that were released, then people with visual impairments would be one of the first peoples in line to learn the difference so they would be able to quickly tell by texture exactly what denomination they’re holding.
And also, a lot of the world is on digital, so I’m sure most visually-impaired people would just swipe a card.
Hear hear! I have just noticed since I was a kid in the 80s the slow creep of just… not doing braille anymore in public spaces. Used to seem pretty common, now it seems rare.
It’s widespread ableism across the board.
You even have people in the UK calling for disability benefits to be suspended because “those people can work but choose not to”