Money for the Blind
When we have time on our hands, me and my wife, head off to the local massage parlor for a muscle soothing massage. This massage parlor is run by blind persons - with the exception of the cashier. They require a sighted person to keep an eye on the cash.
Many times over I hear from the masseur that they are often cheated when it comes to money matters.
It's hard enough for sighted people to distinguish by touch/feel what's the difference between a twenty peso bill from a 1,000 peso bill what more for the visually impaired.
Sighted people take advantage of the blind. Often they are cheated in PUVs, stores and other commercial joints. This is hard earned money! For them this is subsistence!
If only we can follow what they did in the United States.
A federal judge ruled that the US Treasury Department descriminates against the blind and ordered that discussion be made to redesign paper currency so that the blind could distinguish among $1, $5, $10 and other bills. Full story here.
If only the DSWD, NCWDP and the BSP start discussing the matter and come up with the best solution the soonest- for the sake of our brothers and sisters who are visually impaired.
Many times over I hear from the masseur that they are often cheated when it comes to money matters.
It's hard enough for sighted people to distinguish by touch/feel what's the difference between a twenty peso bill from a 1,000 peso bill what more for the visually impaired.
Sighted people take advantage of the blind. Often they are cheated in PUVs, stores and other commercial joints. This is hard earned money! For them this is subsistence!
If only we can follow what they did in the United States.
A federal judge ruled that the US Treasury Department descriminates against the blind and ordered that discussion be made to redesign paper currency so that the blind could distinguish among $1, $5, $10 and other bills. Full story here.
If only the DSWD, NCWDP and the BSP start discussing the matter and come up with the best solution the soonest- for the sake of our brothers and sisters who are visually impaired.
Hey! Your post made me ask this question, "when would i get agood massage from my favorite blind masseuse again?" (he he he) Seriously, when I walk down Session Rd., I always get stopped by a visually impaired individual to identify a bill that he/she is holding...and this doesn't annoy me a bit. But when I read your post, I thought that the idea would be a great relief, not only for the unsighted but also for the visually blessed as well.
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