Tactile marks on currencies This post is primarily created to help blind people who travel to a different country and would like a quick reference on how to recognize the local currencies. There is of course currency recognition apps which one can use, here I will only concentrate on currencies, which do have tactile features. …
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The Bank of Canada Museum
A few days after my presentation about accessible coin exhibits, I got a call from the Bank of Canada Museum, which was previously called the Currency Museum, to enquire about my presentation, and it turned into an on-site visit. I spent a day with the museum’s employees where we discussed my ideas about accessible exhibits, …
We will send people to Mars before the US will have tactile currency
According to Coin World, the Bureau of Engraving and Printing confirmed that we will have a tactile $10 bill by 2026. The initiative is not new, the first research to print tactile Dollar bills started in the 1990’s. But let’s look at what this really means.
Braille on money
It is not rare to find braille on money. Some coins and paper currencies contain braille writing. Braille is more often associated with paper money, but there are a few examples of braille on coins. There are two primary reasons to put braille on money: to bring awareness to people with visual impairment, or to …