Among the most recent tactile currency markings, a new trend is emerging: indicating the value using dot patterns. The idea is not new, it has been used in Canadda since 2004, but for some reason most recently it has been picked up by other countries.
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Lawsuit to make the new Brazilian 200 Reais accessible
The Brazilian National Association of the Blind, Organização Nacional de Cegos do Brasil, with other organizations is suing for the removal of the new 200 Reais bank note, because it is not sufficiently accessible for the visually impaired. In short, the new 200 Reais bank note is exactly the same size as the 20 Reais …
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The Bank of England describes their collection for visually impaired people
The Bank of England started an interesting initiative, describing their collection. As they claim on their site, it is suitable for visually impaired adults. There is no information about the initiative, but it speaks for itself.
Will electronic payments solve the accessible currency problem?
I often hear the argument that electronic payments can ultimately replace currency in which case it won’t matter if bank notes are accessible for disabled people. There is certainly some truth to it, but it is much more complex. Let’s see if electronic payments will solve the need for accessible currency.
The Reserve Bank of India makes available a new Indian currency identification app
On January 1, 2020 the Reserve Bank of India issued a press release in which they announced the launch of their currency identification app. The app is called MANI, Mobile Aided Note Identifier. It is available on iOS and Android operating systems. Below you can read my review of the app, and at the end …
Should coin museums be accessible for the blind?
Throughout my travels, I have visited several coin museums and coin exhibits. Thanks to all the people who made this experience enjoyable, a new world of understanding numismatics opened up to me. As I visited more and more numismatic collections, I was always thinking if this experience could be replicated for other blind people to …
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Accessible currency in 2019
It seems that we have heard more about accessible currency this year than in any year before. If we read the news carefully, there is announcement almost every month somewhere about making currency more accessible, or maintaining the commitment. I will give a brief overview of what happened this year. As I explained in an …
Finding news about accessible currency
It takes dedication and creativity to find out about the accessibility features of newly released currency. This information is not popular enough to have its own category, or even its own headline. I thought I would share my challenges about finding out what the press releases and news bites really mean.
The challenges of collecting paper money
Originally the title of this post was going to be why I am not collecting paper currency. But over the months as I was putting my thoughts together (AKA procrastinating) to write this post, I had to admit that I do have a bank note collection, and for that matter, I do collect accessible currency …
Will the currency of India be usable for the visually impaired?
In recent news, we can read that the Reserve Bank of India is soliciting bids from companies to create a mobile app to identify currency to help visually impaired people. Unfortunately, as in most cases, bits and pieces of the news is picked up by online resources, and it is hard to trace it back …
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