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How do blind people find out which monetary note is which? (self.Blind)
submitted by artyfartylegend
I apologise if this has been asked before.
I know with coins you probably can tell by the size and shape difference, but what about for monetary notes? I did a bit of googling and found a few sites mentioned something about folding the notes in half but I didn't really understand what it meant. Is this to compare the sizes or something? Another site said that people who are blind just ask someone else what the notes say.
I hope I haven't offended anyone, I'm just very curious, please let me know if you are bothered by this question and I will remove it. I also apologise if the answer is really obvious.
In case you are wondering why I've recently become curious about things, my brother has recently friended someone over the internet who is blind which has gotten me thinking more about how people who are blind find ways to manage things in everyday life.
Thank you for your time,
Art
I know with coins you probably can tell by the size and shape difference, but what about for monetary notes? I did a bit of googling and found a few sites mentioned something about folding the notes in half but I didn't really understand what it meant. Is this to compare the sizes or something? Another site said that people who are blind just ask someone else what the notes say.
I hope I haven't offended anyone, I'm just very curious, please let me know if you are bothered by this question and I will remove it. I also apologise if the answer is really obvious.
In case you are wondering why I've recently become curious about things, my brother has recently friended someone over the internet who is blind which has gotten me thinking more about how people who are blind find ways to manage things in everyday life.
Thank you for your time,
Art
NeedingVsGetting 8 points 5y ago
My mom has different methods for folding different bills so she can tell them apart by shape
artyfartylegend [OP] 3 points 5y ago
How does she know what the bills are originally though, before she folds them? I've just pulled some bills out of my wallet and noticed they don't differ in width but they do in length (I've never noticed that before, probably should have looked before I asked the question, although I guess it probably differs from country to country anyway), does she feel for the length or something like that?
sonofabutch 4 points 5y ago
There are apps for phones that read currency.
Unfortunately the U.S. is one of the few countries in the world that issues paper currency in uniform sizes. Most countries use slightly different sized bills, as the U.S. does for coins, so you can tell them apart.
Unfortunately the U.S. is one of the few countries in the world that issues paper currency in uniform sizes. Most countries use slightly different sized bills, as the U.S. does for coins, so you can tell them apart.
bigblindmax 6 points 5y ago
No offense taken. There's a variety of methods.
1.) Have a trusted person tell you what the bills are and fold differently depending on denomination.
2.) Use a smartphone app or a bill-reading device and fold or organize your bills accordingly.
3.) Put it close to your face and squint (my preferred method)
New money might be brailled, thanks to a recent lawsuit.
1.) Have a trusted person tell you what the bills are and fold differently depending on denomination.
2.) Use a smartphone app or a bill-reading device and fold or organize your bills accordingly.
3.) Put it close to your face and squint (my preferred method)
New money might be brailled, thanks to a recent lawsuit.
SunnyLego 5 points 5y ago
I'm Australian, and our notes are different sizes.
Terry_Pie 2 points 5y ago
And colours too. Also new notes with tactile elements are currently being rolled out. The new $5 has been in circulation for over 12 months now, and the new $10 has just entered circulation (I'm yet to get one though).
SunnyLego 1 points 5y ago
Yep, good points!
Ditto on haven't seen the $10 notes yet.
Ditto on haven't seen the $10 notes yet.
stupidpoopoohead 5 points 5y ago
You can order a free bill reader from the Library of Congress. Another neat thing is that on newer bills there are very subtle texture differences. I don't have any cash on me now but I think the hair of Andrew Jackson is groves and the shirt on Abraham Lincoln is cross crossed. Like others posted most blind people fold their bills in different shapes. That said by 2020 the treasury will have to make all bills tactile in some way to be identified with out a bill reader or the need to fold.
wishing_on_stars 4 points 5y ago
In Canada, we have groups of 6 elevated dots (like braille) along the bill. The $5 bill has one group of 6, the $10 has 2 groups, $20 has 3, $50 has 4, and the $100 bill has 2 groups separated by 2 spaces where the other groups would be.
Also, the new US $10 bills (coming out in 2020) will have a tactile feature on them.
Also, the new US $10 bills (coming out in 2020) will have a tactile feature on them.
modulus 3 points 5y ago
The reason many people fold them is to compare the folded note to the size of, say, a finger, and see to where it reaches. Then it's just a matter of memorising it.
bradley22 3 points 5y ago
Hello Art. I am from the UK. In the UK our notes are different sizes. So for example: a five pound note is the smallest,, then a ten pound note is a little bigger and wider than the five. Also the ten has 2 Braille gs' on it for some reason. I'm not sure why they went with a g but it is useful. The ten pound with the 2 braille gs' on it is one of our new notes that have come out in the last month or two. I hope this helps.
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