Wednesday, November 29, 2006
You have to be kidding me...
Judge: Make Bills Recognizable to Blind
Nov 28 6:10 PM US/Eastern
By MATT APUZZO
Associated Press Writer
WASHINGTON
The government discriminates against blind people by printing money that all looks and feels the same, a federal judge said Tuesday in a ruling that could change the face of American currency.
U.S. District Judge James Robertson ordered the Treasury Department to come up with ways for the blind to tell bills apart. He said he wouldn't tell officials how to fix the problem, but he ordered them to begin working on it. ¶ 10:16 AM
Nov 28 6:10 PM US/Eastern
By MATT APUZZO
Associated Press Writer
WASHINGTON
The government discriminates against blind people by printing money that all looks and feels the same, a federal judge said Tuesday in a ruling that could change the face of American currency.
U.S. District Judge James Robertson ordered the Treasury Department to come up with ways for the blind to tell bills apart. He said he wouldn't tell officials how to fix the problem, but he ordered them to begin working on it. ¶ 10:16 AM
