Currency Features for Visually Impaired People

National Research Council

doi:10.17226/4828

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Currency Features for Visually Impaired People

(1995)

The Committee on Currency Features for the Visually Impaired evaluated features that could be incorporated in the production of U.S. banknotes that would enable blind and visually disabled people to more easily determine the denomination of a banknote. This volume describes several features and the assessment methodology used to determine which features could be recommended for inclusion in the short term, which could be recommended for research and possible inclusion in future currency redesigns, and which features were impractical for use in U.S. banknotes. Also included is an outline of the various types of visual disabilities that impair an individual's ability to denominate banknotes. Recommended features and areas of research are described in detail. Banknote and other security document producers, and people interested in addressing needs and opportunities for visually disabled people in the United States will find this book useful.

Contributor(s): National Research Council; Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences; Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems; National Materials Advisory Board; Committee on Currency Features Usable by the Visually Impaired

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National Research Council. 1995. Currency Features for Visually Impaired People. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. https://doi.org/10.17226/4828.

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144 pages | 8.5 x 11 |

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Paperback: 978-0-309-05194-1
Ebook: 978-0-309-17666-8

DOI: https://doi.org/10.17226/4828

Chapters		skim
Front Matter	i-xviii
Executive Summary	1-8
1 Introduction	9-12
2 Definition of Needs and Statement of Requirements	13-28
3 Assessment Methodology for Features for Visually Impaired People	29-38
4 Description and Assessment of Features	39-58
5 Research and Development Needs and Future Directions	59-66
6 Implementation Strategies	67-74
7 Recommendations	75-78
Appendix A: Executive Summary in Large Print	79-88
Appendix B: Synopsis of NMAB Report 471	89-94
Appendix C: Glossary	95-100
Appendix D: Features in Use Worldwide	101-112
Appendix E: Features Not Subject to Full Evaluation	113-116
Appendix F: Description of the New Design Concept	117-118
Appendix G: Biographies of Committee Members	119-121

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