Court Agrees That Paper Money Discriminates Against the Blind
By Debbi Wilgoren
Washington Post Staff Writer
Wednesday, May 21, 2008; A17
A federal appeals court yesterday upheld a lower court's ruling that the
U.S. currency system discriminates against blind people because bills of
different denominations are the same size, shape and color and cannot be
easily distinguished by the visually impaired.
In a 2 to 1 decision, a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals
for the District of Columbia Circuit said the existing currency system
violates the federal Rehabilitation Act. The judges said that the
Treasury Department must find a way to accommodate the needs of the
visually impaired.
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