From 1/9 to, the blind in Australia will first have to recognize the different denominations of paper money when the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA - central bank) issued $ 5 denomination banknotes Australia (equivalent to 4 dollars) new.
Currencies are two small raised dots for the blind can be identified by hand when pay for purchases.
Bruce Maguire, of the organization vision Australia, said that the release type new note above is "the most significant action" ever at the federal level for the visually impaired. This will benefit an estimated 360,000 Australians, as well as a lot of tourists have low vision.
According to Mr. Maguire, in recent years, the RBA has developed technology that allows identification of banknotes by touch. It is expected that in the future, the currency denomination will also be supporting this technology to help visually impaired people distinguish.
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