Harish, But RBI must be having a platform to talk to distributor. At least RBI could forward the complaints received to the concerned department.
I still wonder, how thoughtless that department is while designing. They not only inaccessible to people with disabilities but to everyone. Regards, Srinivasu Chakravarthula | PayPal | @csrinivasu Sent from my iPhone 5C > On 25-Mar-2014, at 9:46, "Kotian, H P" <hpkot...@rbi.org.in> wrote: > > Hello > RBI has no role in designing of coins. Its role is merely that of a sole > distributor. This should rightly be addressed to Ministry of Finance and Mint > master. > Harish Kotian > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: AccessIndia [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf > Of srinivas.karnati > Sent: 24 March 2014 21:49 > To: accessindia@accessindia.org.in > Cc: disabilitiesallia...@gmail.com > Subject: [AI] Fw: RBI and currency notes accessibility > > Sir: Please find I am pasting below a letter witch was sent to RBI by AICB > in this regard. In this connection I request Hon. Coordinator: Sr. Adv. > Shri. S. K. Rungta All India Disability Alliance to put this point in the > proposed draft on RPD bill. > > > > To > > Shri. B.P. Vijayendra, > > Chief General Manager, > > Department of Currency Management, > > Reserve Bank of India, > > 4th floor, Amar Building, > > Sir P.M. Road, fort, > > Mumbai - 400 001. > > > > Sub: Hardships Faced By Visually Impaired And Certain Other > Categories In Accessing Coins-Remedial > Action Solicited. > > > > Sir, > > > > We write to invite your kind attention to the confusion, uncertainty and the > resultant limitations in full participation in community life for the > visually impaired and various other disability categories, because of > complete lack of uniformity in the issuance of currency coins. > > > > 2. The dilemma we face is that user-requirements regarding uniformity of > shape/size/ weight, which are so crucial to us for independent access and > use of these coins, are totally and repeatedly overlooked by the concerned > authorities. As a consequence, new coins of the same or different > denominations keep appearing which are quite similar to each other and, > hence, difficult to recognize tactually or even with restricted vision. > > > > 3. We give below a few illustrations of how confusing the situation tends > to become in differentiating one coin from the other for us : > > > > 3.1. There are two or three coins of the same denomination with differing > shapes; e.g. one, two, five Rupee coins. By the time persons with visual > impairment and also others get used to recognizing one type of coin, another > coin of the same denomination is brought out in different size. > > > > 3.2. Similarly, certain coins of different denominations are quite similar > in shape/size, making it extremely difficult to tell with reasonable speed > and certainty its actual denomination. Coins of ten-Rupee and One-Rupee are > cases in point. > > > > 3.3. This lack of uniformity and a clear-cut policy gives rise to avoidable > dependence inhibiting equality of opportunities and full participation for > the disabled-the very hallmarks of the PWD Act. > > > > 4. May we further submit that these accessibility problems regarding coins > are not confined to just the visually impaired? These adversely impact > independent functioning of a large segment of our population - the print > disabled, senior citizens etc. > > > > 5. As you would appreciate, this haphazard issuance of coins leading to > hardships for the disabled population is a gross violation of their human > rights in terms of Article 9 1 of the UNCRPD which calls upon States Parties > to take appropriate measures to ensure persons with disabilities access, > inter-alia, to "other facilities and services open or provided to the > public..". It also violates Article 19 (c) of the Convention which requires > undertaking of measures to ensure that : "community services and facilities > for the general population are available on an equal basis to persons with > disabilities and are responsive to their needs". > > > > Availability of easily accessible coins is an important part of "public > services and facilities" referred to in the aforesaid Articles and, hence, > there is an urgent need for appropriate intervention. > > > > In view of the foregoing submissions we approach you with the request to > kindly take up this accessibility issue with the concerned authorities. > What we need, in our opinion, is a clear recognition by the concerned > authorities of the requirements of the disabled population with regard to > easy recognition of coins by laying down a clear policy or set of > principles. This may consist of observing the well-recognized best > practices of "The same shape for the same-denomination coins", "Avoiding > similar shapes for different denomination coins", "Ease of tactual > perception" , "Proper colour contrast" etc. > > > > As submitted earlier, the suggested access practices would have far-reaching > benefits for other categories of disabilities and the general population as > well. > > > > A copy of the World Blind Union External Resource Paper on Accessible Notes > and Coins is enclosed for ready reference. > > > > > > Thanking you, > > > > Yours truly, > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "amritpal singh" <amritpa...@gmail.com> > To: "AccessIndia: a list for discussing accessibility and issuesconcerning > thedisabled." <accessindia@accessindia.org.in> > Sent: Sunday, March 23, 2014 10:24 AM > Subject: Re: [AI] RBI and currency notes accessibility > > >> Our problem is not paper currency. Our problem is coins. Sorry to say but >> no organization is doing anything in this regards. >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Kotian, H P" <hpkot...@rbi.org.in> >> To: "AccessIndia: a list for discussing accessibility and issues >> concerningthe disabled." <accessindia@accessindia.org.in> >> Sent: Wednesday, March 05, 2014 12:21 PM >> Subject: Re: [AI] RBI and currency notes accessibility >> >> >>> Hi >>> RBI had assured, they would address our concerns whenever they would be >>> making changes in the design of the currency notes. It is quite an >>> elaborate process. Soon, they plan to introduce plastic notes on a trial >>> basis. I enquired about our concerns, to which they replied, there is no >>> change in the design of the notes as of now. It is only a change of >>> material, hence, we will have to wait. >>> Harish. >>> >>> >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: AccessIndia [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On >>> Behalf Of Ekinath Khedekar >>> Sent: 05 March 2014 11:30 >>> To: accessindia >>> Subject: [AI] RBI and currency notes accessibility >>> >>> Hi, >>> >>> Looks like a well-meant effort by RBI, but futile as i can't even feel >>> much on fresh Karare notes. They can instead make shapes at different >>> positions or some other ideas from us. >>> >>> http://www.rbi.org.in/currency/security%20features.html >>> >>> http://www.rbi.org.in/currency/security%20features.html#Identification >>> >>> >>> Regs >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> --- --- --- >>> >>> "The waves breaking on the surface draw all the attention, >>> But it is the current beneath the water that determines your >>> direction..." >>> >>> >>> >>> Register at the dedicated AccessIndia list for discussing accessibility >>> of mobile phones / Tabs on: >>> http://mail.accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/mobile.accessindia_accessindia.org.in >>> >>> >>> Search for old postings at: >>> http://www.mail-archive.com/accessindia@accessindia.org.in/ >>> >>> To unsubscribe send a message to >>> accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in >>> with the subject unsubscribe. >>> >>> To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, >>> please visit the list home page at >>> http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in >>> >>> >>> Disclaimer: >>> 1. 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