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1. Do dollars discriminate? Most Americans wouldn't like depending on the goodwill of others to tell the difference between $1 and $20 bills. A judge wants the government to redesign U.S. paper money so that blind people can distinguish between bills. Leaders of two groups representing the blind offer opposing views of the ruling

Author

Brunson, Melanie

Subjects
United States. Department of the Treasury -- Cases, American Council of the Blind -- Cases, American Council of the Blind -- Services, Money -- Design and construction, Money -- Planning, Company legal issue, Company business planning
Abstract

Close your eyes, reach into your wallet, and pull out a piece of paper money. Can you tell what denomination the bill is without looking at it? If you can't, […]

Published
2007

2. Do Dollars Discriminate?

Author

Brunson, Melanie and Maurer, Marc

Subjects
PAPER money, PAPER money design, BLIND people, PEOPLE with visual disabilities
Abstract

The article deals with the issues surrounding the proposed modifications to U.S. paper currency so that blind people can distinguish between the types of bills. The American Council of the Blind has already sued and won against the Treasury Department for its indifference and inaction in modifying U.S. bills so that they are distinguishable to the blind. Still, many oppose the changes because of the cost of redesigning the bills and the modifications required for vending machines to read the new modified bills.

Published
2007

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