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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Numbers, post: 1865713, member: 11668&quot;]I think you&#039;ve got a few details crossed....</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>There was a lawsuit filed on behalf of blind users of currency, but the ruling in that suit didn&#039;t come down until 2008, well after several denominations of colorized notes were already in circulation.&nbsp; None of the currency designs now in circulation were affected by that ruling; it applies to the *next* round of designs, currently targeted for 2020 or so.&nbsp; Those designs will have to be distinguishable by touch.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Many countries (mostly in Europe) do traditionally use a different size for each currency denomination, but the sizes are only different by a few millimeters from one denomination to the next--too similar to accurately distinguish by feel.&nbsp; <a href="http://www.moneyfactory.gov/images/ARINC_Final_Report_7-26-09.pdf" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.moneyfactory.gov/images/ARINC_Final_Report_7-26-09.pdf" rel="nofollow">The BEP studied</a> a number of different ways of making denominations identifiable by touch, and found that varying the sizes was actually not too helpful (though quite a lot of the blind folks in the study group *thought* it was a great idea, until they tried it).</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Instead, <a href="http://www.moneyfactory.gov/images/Meaningful_Access_White_Paper_06-25-13.pdf" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.moneyfactory.gov/images/Meaningful_Access_White_Paper_06-25-13.pdf" rel="nofollow">the BEP has settled on a &quot;raised tactile feature&quot;</a>, sort of like Braille but probably consisting of larger raised blocks rather than small raised dots.&nbsp; They&#039;re still studying ways to make such a feature durable (some other countries have already tried similar ideas, but they tend to wear out quickly in circulation), and trying to figure out just how much they&#039;re going to need to modify the existing production equipment to allow for it.&nbsp; They&#039;re currently aiming to begin production of the first redesigned denomination (probably the $10) in 2019, with a release date in 2020.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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