Comments on: Identifying Money by Color and Touch http://stoloff-law.com/blog/identifying-money-by-color-and-touch/ Thu, 10 May 2012 02:30:14 +0000 hourly 1 By: Matthew Stoloff /blog/identifying-money-by-color-and-touch/#comment-115 Matthew Stoloff Wed, 21 Oct 2009 14:11:57 +0000 http://stoloff-law.com/blog/?p=61#comment-115 Thanks for your comment. I applaud the federal judges who held that the US currency fails to comply with 504. However, I agree that if the courts had set a timetable, things would be put in motion much faster. Your suggested 5 year timetable sounds very reasonable. Lobbying the federal government may be a good idea. It may be helpful to have Congress impose a timetable on the Bureau of Engraving and Printing to do all that is necessary to comply with 504. Perhaps a letter to your Senator may help speed things along. By the way, did you see the summary of the Treasury Department's status report at <a href="http://www.numismaster.com/ta/numis/Article.jsp?ad=article&ArticleId=7364" rel="nofollow">Numismatic.com</a>? Apparently, printing currency with raised tactile marks may cost $6.6 billion. I wonder how that number was calculated. I doubt that Japan and other countries invested that much money. Thanks for your comment.

I applaud the federal judges who held that the US currency fails to comply with 504. However, I agree that if the courts had set a timetable, things would be put in motion much faster. Your suggested 5 year timetable sounds very reasonable.

Lobbying the federal government may be a good idea. It may be helpful to have Congress impose a timetable on the Bureau of Engraving and Printing to do all that is necessary to comply with 504. Perhaps a letter to your Senator may help speed things along.

By the way, did you see the summary of the Treasury Department’s status report at Numismatic.com? Apparently, printing currency with raised tactile marks may cost $6.6 billion. I wonder how that number was calculated. I doubt that Japan and other countries invested that much money.

]]> By: Sara /blog/identifying-money-by-color-and-touch/#comment-103 Sara Tue, 20 Oct 2009 02:42:40 +0000 http://stoloff-law.com/blog/?p=61#comment-103 It's almost as if the government is saying that there's not a large enough population of visually impaired people to justify the expense of printing new currency. What an excuse, eh? Most people I know fold their money in certain ways or separate bills into different pockets of the wallet. What if you accidentally misplace your $20 for your 5 dollar bill, and you give the $20 to the waitress instead of a $5? Is the waitress likely to give the customer the exact change or take advantage of the situation? I forsee something coming out of this eventually, but maybe we're looking at a 5 year program. Any suggestions on lobbying or sending info to our representatives? It’s almost as if the government is saying that there’s not a large enough population of visually impaired people to justify the expense of printing new currency. What an excuse, eh? Most people I know fold their money in certain ways or separate bills into different pockets of the wallet. What if you accidentally misplace your $20 for your 5 dollar bill, and you give the $20 to the waitress instead of a $5? Is the waitress likely to give the customer the exact change or take advantage of the situation?

I forsee something coming out of this eventually, but maybe we’re looking at a 5 year program. Any suggestions on lobbying or sending info to our representatives?

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