Accessible Currency for the Blind
Interesting Facts in Easy English
Pre-Listening Vocabulary
- accessible: able to be used
- visually impaired: people who have low or no vision
- tactile: related to touch
- predominantly: mainly; most noticeably
- wallet: a folder for holding money and cards
- distinguish: to notice a difference between things
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Accessible Currency for the Blind
Comprehension Questions
- How can visually impaired people identify banknotes in Australia?
- What feature helps blind people identify Canadian currency denominations?
- What did an American court rule in 2008?
Discussion Questions: Some visually impaired Americans say that they are denied jobs because they can’t distinguish between the different denominations of US currency. Is this a form of discrimination? Who is to blame, employers or the government?
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Helptheblindman says:
As a parent I imagine what it would be like to raise a blind child. I would want them to purchase snacks, school meals and toys with currency they could understand and be independent. Break my heart, hopefully never to be taken advantage of. I think it would be difficult to give a blind child an allowance unless you paid in coin or single bills only. But who wants to continue through life like that. Wallets with multiple folders or a folding techniques are ok for some but then there’s always human error.
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Wladimir says:
This is a real problem. It´s so good to appoint and highlight the importance of making accessible currency for the blind, as they need not to depend on other people to handle their own bills.
I´ve been practicing my listening skills in the last few days and these podcasts have helped me a lot. Thanks a lot!