Currency Features for Visually Impaired People (1995) / Chapter Skim
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Appendix A: Executive Summary in Large Print
Appendix A: Executive Summary in Large Print
Pages 79-88
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. An additional 9 million Americans live with other, milder forms of visual impairment that interfere with daily living tasks, especially in adverse lighting conditions (Benson and Marano, 1994)
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For example, England issues a size template, and Canada supplies its blind citizens with a portable banknote reader with audio output.
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The primary goal of the committee was to recommend features that will help visually disabled people denominate banknotes, since reliable denomination is essential to their maintaining independence. The committee also evaluated features that will help these individuals authenticate banknotes, a process for which the individuals have the same needs as the normally sighted public.
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FEATURE ASSESSMENT CONSIDERATIONS Over the course of this study, the committee solicited presentations from experts in visual and tactile perception and from representatives of organizations of blind people and people with low vision. The committee also obtained considerable data on currency features usable by visually disabled people and incorporated in the currency of other countries.
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banknotes without significant further research: banknote size that differs with denomination, large numerals indicating denomination, and banknote color that differs with banknote denomination. The committee received strong support from representatives of organizations of and for visually disabled people for all three of these features.
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· Overt features that could lead to the development of effective, low-cost devices for examining banknotes. Inclusion of a denomination code is recommended to provide for development of devices for those who have difficulty using the recommended features and to add to the ability of visually disabled people to authenticate banknotes.
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· Development of features building on the substantial literature on visual and tactile processes and perception is warranted for near-term feature additions to banknotes. Highly directed, psychophysical/empirical technical work that addresses questions regarding optimum dimensions, optical contrast, location, colors, physical size, etc., for banknote applications should be undertaken.
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· The committee recommends research into the implementation issues of holes to denominate banknotes, including the production of durable holes and the psychological questions regarding issuing and using banknotes containing holes. Research and Development Opportunities Tl~ _ · I he committee recommends research to define the threshold and accuracy of reading for the types of low-relief tactile features that are likely to be applicable to banknotes.
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· The BEP should follow the technical work underway by organizations and institutions concerned with the problems of people who are visually disabled and their proposed solutions to those problems, and it should develop a process to assess the applicability of progress in these areas to banknote production. Implementation Strategies If the features incorporated in a new design are to be maximally effective, a carefully planned implementation strategy must be developed as the features are evaluated and considered for inclusion.
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The templates might be distributed through banks or appropriate organizations of visually disabled people. REFERENCES Benson, V., and M.A.
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