WASHINGTON A federal appeals court declared on Tuesday that the United States discriminates against the blind because American paper money is the same size regardless of a bill’s value. The decision could have wide implications for the...
Blind Americans are discriminated against by something they use every day: paper money. That's what an appeals court ruled Tuesday, so now the government may have to redesign bills to help the visually challenged. The possibility is cheered by...
The US government is told to change the size or texture of dollars because it is difficult for blind people to tell them...
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The current design of paper money springs from the world of the sighted. Upon casual inspection, anyone with good vision can readily discern the value of U.S. currency; yet even the most searching tactile examination will reveal no difference between...
A federal appeals court today upheld a lower ruling that the U.S. currency system discriminates against blind people because bills of different denominations are the same size, shape and color and cannot be easily distinguished by the visually...
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