redesign currency for blind or visually impaired citizens?

Question

in your opinion, should the u.s. treasure redesign bills so that they are more accessable to blind or visually impaired. i especially need reasons why we should not.

Answer 1

Yes. If the cost is so horrendous, How was Mexico (Yes, Mexico!) able to issue redesigned 100, 200, and 500 Peso notes including a new feature for precisely that purpose in 2006? It isn't that big a deal, Folks.
Here is a link to the Banco de Mexico web site, with photos:

http://www.banxico.gob.mx/billetesymonedas/didactico/billetes_FabCaractHis/billFabricActual/bill_fabricacion_actual.html

Answer 2

As a visually challenged citizen, I agree that this should be done to help with problems like shortchanging. This crime is when a cashier gives back the wrong amount of change on purpose. A blind person not being able to read the currency causes 36% of this issue. (36) Large amount. This leads me to reason 2. I do understand that a process like this is neither cheap nor practical but is anyone else aware of this. "America is the only nation to print all bills same size & color" www.bankrates.com, 2012. Quite a shame really for blind Americans. Point 3, equal opportunity. According to our constitution, the nation guarantees equal rights for all. I guess that the blind do not have the equal right to read and process currency. There is no proof they can't read it so as stated in the Americans w/ Disabilities Act, 1983, this is an example of currency discrimination. At best, they should at least be able to obtain free money readers. It's not rocket science people.

Answer 3

How come when the treasury wants to redesign the money just to make it pretty, or to put in a new security feature, nobody says it costs too much?

They paid to mint 50 new quarters just because they're "neat." Nobody said that was too expensive.

But say you want to do something to help a few people out who already have a hard enough time getting through the day? No way, that's way too expensive.

All you have to do is put it in the next time they want to change the design "for art's sake," and it would be free. But people would rather complain.

Answer 4

It would be WAY too expensive. Our country (and the rest of the world) is moving to a cashless society. There is no reason for them not to use a credit or debit card. Infact, there are a growing number of businesses that no longer accept checks OR cash. Although the blind don't drive, one example of this movement is with gas stations. Many gas stations do not take cash at all anymore. It is much more equitable to use plastic. The investment and time it would take to completely redesign money, including the material that it is made from, as well as the time it would take to phase out all the old cash, would be completely wasted. It would be of no more help than a credit or debit card.

Answer 5

The cost is horrendous. There are already devices to aid the blind. So putting this burden not just on the treasury to create the notes and get them into circulation, but all the vending companies at metros, soda and snack machines, photo booths and every other device that has a note reader built into it, plus the cost to banks for new counting equipment and handling systems means that this is an unreasonable burden on the tax payer and industry. It would be far cheaper for the government to give portable note readers to all blind people.

Answer 6

It would be nice but I think that it is too costly, their are not enough blind people out there for it to make a real difference. If your blind you probably will not be going to the store by yourself and really do not have a reason to use cash very often.