how do blind people in America know which banknote there holding as there all the same size?

Answer 1

there was already a lawsuit over this.

the American Council of the Blind sued the US Treasury, saying it was unfair to blind people, and on nov 28th, 2006, it was ruled that the treasury MUST change the bills.

the treasury appealed, of course, because the costs of updating all american money is over $175 million one-time, and will cost an additional $50 million per year.

that's where the issue stands as of now - held up in legal proceedings.

Answer 2

They have a system for folding notes in different ways to tell them apart; but have to trust people to tell them which is which first. A few are able to feel the numbers, especially on crisp fresh bills, but this is not universal.

The National Federation for the Blind is on record as saying there is no need to change, but some self-righteous judges always have to tell other people how to live. Personally I wouldn't mind adding some feature to make things easier for the blind, but I'd hate to think it was only done on court order.

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Note: The American Council of the Blind is not the same as the National Federation of the Blind

"Day Al-Mohamed, director of advocacy and government affairs at the American Council of the Blind, said that most of the world's currency is distinguished by color, size, perforations or tactile symbols. The Euro, for instance, can be determined by the length of the bill — the higher the denomination the longer the bill.

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"But John Paré, director of public relations for the National Federation of the Blind, the nation's largest organization representing blind people, said identifying the money is hardly the most difficult obstacle for the blind to overcome.

"The focus for improving the lives of blind Americans needs to be put on earning money not figuring out how to identify money," he said. "Over 70 percent of blind Americans are under-employed or unemployed and this is what needs to be addressed.

"It really is distracting to have this lawsuit," he said, since assistance should concentrate on people "who don't have the money in the first place."

Answer 3

Most of these answers are correct. The NFB did not file suit and would say that anything the ACB did was wrong as they are big rivals. Until the suit made the news, I was not aware that most countries of the world have bills that are either different sizes or have bump codes for money differences. My wife folds hers differently.

Answer 4

Many banknotes from around the world have a tactile feature to indicate denomination in the upper right corner. This tactile feature is a series of raised dots, but it is not standard Braille

Answer 5

They don't, they just have to trust people. I heard that some blind person has filed a law suit to get the money changed so that they can tell what it is.

Answer 6

They don't. They depend on the honesty of other people. This is why the US gov't. is looking into making them different sizes.

Answer 7

They keep them folded differently.

Answer 8

there is no way to tell for them

Answer 9

can probably feel for specific patterns.