Way cool!

[serene]

This was quoted on a local LTBG list, and I don't know its source, but still, very cool! I'm off to do some research to get a link instead of the full text.

Judge Orders Treasury Department to Make Paper Money Recognizable to Blind People
Tuesday , November 28, 2006

WASHINGTON ­ By keeping all U.S. currency the same size and texture, the government has denied blind people meaningful access to money, a federal judge said Tuesday.

U.S. District Judge James Robertson said the Treasury Department has violated the law, and he ordered the government to come up with ways for the blind to tell bills apart.

More here.

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Wow.

[the-ogre.livejournal.com]

That totally rocks. Let's hope the Treasury Dept. doesn't appeal.