Currency features for visually impaired people / Committee on Currency Features Usable by the Visually Impaired.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Currency Features Usable by the Visually Impaired.

Series:

Publication NMAB ; 478.

Publication NMAB ; 478

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Paper money design--United States.

Paper money design.

People with visual disabilities--Services for--United States.

People with visual disabilities.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xvi, 121 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, DC : National Academy Press, 1995.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The Committee on Currency Features for the Visually Impaired evaluated features that could be incorporated in the production of US banknotes that enable visually disabled people to determine the denomination. This work describes an assessment methodology used to determine which features could be recommended for inclusion in the short term.

Contents:

1 Front Matter; 2 Executive Summary; 3 1 Introduction; 4 2 Definition of Needs and Statement of Requirements; 5 3 Assessment Methodology for Features for Visually Impaired People; 6 4 Description and Assessment of Features; 7 5 Research and Development Needs and Future Directions; 8 6 Implementation Strategies; 9 7 Recommendations; 10 Appendix A: Executive Summary in Large Print; 11 Appendix B: Synopsis of NMAB Report 471; 12 Appendix C: Glossary; 13 Appendix D: Features in Use Worldwide; 14 Appendix E: Features Not Subject to Full Evaluation; 15 Appendix F: Description of the New Design Concept; 16 Appendix G: Biographies of Committee Members

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9786610210954

9780309176668

0309176662

9781280210952

1280210958

9780309587709

0309587700

9780585084671

058508467X

OCLC:

43475634