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It's about flipping time!! This story hits near and dear to me. Depending upon others in this day and age is a joke and you can easily get scammed. Its a shame it took this long.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080520/ap_on_bi_ge/blind_money
The U.S. discriminates against blind people by printing paper money that makes it impossible for them to distinguish the bills' value, a federal appeals court ruled Tuesday.
The U.S. acknowledges that the design hinders blind people but it argued they had adapted _some relied on store clerks for help, some used credit cards and others folded certain corners to help distinguish the bills.
But the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruled 2-1 that such adaptations were insufficient. The government might as well argue that, since handicapped people can crawl on all fours or ask for help from strangers, there's no need to make buildings wheelchair accessible, the court said.
Other countries have added such features, the court said, and the U.S. never explained what made its situation so unique.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080520/ap_on_bi_ge/blind_money
The U.S. discriminates against blind people by printing paper money that makes it impossible for them to distinguish the bills' value, a federal appeals court ruled Tuesday.
The U.S. acknowledges that the design hinders blind people but it argued they had adapted _some relied on store clerks for help, some used credit cards and others folded certain corners to help distinguish the bills.
But the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruled 2-1 that such adaptations were insufficient. The government might as well argue that, since handicapped people can crawl on all fours or ask for help from strangers, there's no need to make buildings wheelchair accessible, the court said.
Other countries have added such features, the court said, and the U.S. never explained what made its situation so unique.
