Shape and size of coins should be distinct for coins of one, two, five and ten to distinguish them tactually, as was the case in twentieh century. Similarly size of notes can also be varied a bit more than at present in length/breath instead of introducing so-called blind marks...
With thanks and regards (Rajesh Asudani) Assistant General Manager Market Intelligence Unit Reserve Bank of India Nagpur Tel.: 0712 2806358 (In youth you want things, and then in middle-age you want to want them.) -----Original Message----- From: AccessIndia [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf Of li...@srinivasu.org Sent: Tuesday, August 19, 2014 11:33 AM To: AccessIndia: a list for discussing accessibility and issues concerning the disabled. Cc: aicbdelhi Subject: Re: [AI] most urgent Great! Folks, while providing suggestions, please be practical and think from everyone's prospective and not just visually impaired. Regards, Srinivasu Chakravarthula | PayPal | @csrinivasu Sent from my iPhone 5C > On 19-Aug-2014, at 11:21, AICB <aicbdelhi.110...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Dear Colleagues, > > We are happy to inform you that yet again, > one of the initiatives taken by this Confederation for facilitating > accessibility to persons with visual impairment, is receiving active attention > from the concerned authorities. This > initiative launched by us relates to enabling visually impaired persons to > recognize with ease various currency notes and coins. We had moved > the office of the Chief > Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities for getting appropriate affirmative > action in the matter. > > As a result, we have now received the good > news that a meeting is being convened by the Ministry of Finance, Department > of > Economic Affairs under the Chairmanship of the Joint Secretary (C & > C). The meeting will take place on 21st August, 2014 at 11.00 a.m. > and will deliberate upon the following issues: > > i. Introduce Braille-like > signs/blind marks in currency; > and > ii. Review of the shape and size of coins. > > It will be a great help if you would kindly > let us have your suggestions/inputs on the above two issues by email so as to > reach us by 11.00 a.m. on 20th August. While doing so, you should not > forget a large > number of illiterate blind persons living in rural as well as urban areas. > Please send your comments to aicbde...@yahoo.com > > With Kind Regards > > J. L. Kaul > Recipient of Padma Shri Award 2014 > Secretary General > All India Confederation of the Blind > Braille Bhawan, > Sector-5, Rohini, > Delhi-110085 > Mob: 9810684208 > website: www.aicb.org.in > > > -- > BE HAPPY AND MAKE OTHERS HAPPY > M.Muthu Selvi > Officer, Allahabad Bank and Secretary, All India Confederation of the blind. > Email: muthump2...@gmail.com > Skype: muthump2007 > > > > 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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