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Record Nr.

UNINA9910960987603321

Titolo

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

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, DC, : National Academy Press, 1995

ISBN

9786610210954

9780309176668

0309176662

9781280210952

1280210958

9780309587709

0309587700

9780585084671

058508467X

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xvi, 121 pages) : illustrations

Collana

Publication NMAB ; ; 478

Disciplina

769.5/5973

Soggetti

Paper money design - United States

People with visual disabilities - Services for - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

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

Sommario/riassunto

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.