even coin of 10, is equivalent to 2 rupees coin, but the colour is different.
On 3/21/13, George Abraham <[email protected]> wrote: > Things are moving from bad to worse! > > -----Original Message----- > From: AccessIndia [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf > Of avinash shahi > Sent: 21 March 2013 18:15 > To: accessindia > Subject: [AI] New coins leave visually challenged in a spin > > S M Arun, TNN | Mar 21, 2013 > COIMBATORE: The new series of 50 paise, 1 rupee, 2 rupee and 5 rupee coins > launched in July 2011 have left blind people across the country in a spin. > They say the new coins (introduced with the new rupee > symbol) are so indistinct from each other that differentiating between them > is a task. "The shape and size of all these coins seems almost similar. So > we are unable to differentiate it from size," A David Vincent, a > visually-challenged youth told TOI. > > http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/coimbatore/New-coins-leave-visually > -challenged-in-a-spin/articleshow/19100562.cms > He said without help of others it is hard to differentiate between various > denominations. Though blind, people like Vincent say the unique wavy rim of > old 2 rupee coins and the rims of Rs 5 and the Re 1 coins were so distinct > that these almost worked like braille for them and helped them identify the > denomination. "The new series of coins have reduced the unique design of > all these coins to a standard circle making our day-to-day life difficult," > he said. > > The Re 1 coin with the thumbs-up sign and cross sign and the Rs 2 coin with > the 'V' sign and cross sign that were circulated before 2011 too were not > blind friendly. There is also a criticism that the Re 1 and Rs 2 coins have > undergone three changes in a short period making the life of > visually-impaired miserable. "Both the new Re 1 coin and the old 50p coin > that are similar in shape and size are in circulation adding to the > confusion," S Chezhiyan, a visually-impaired activist said. > > The demand for bringing out blind-friendly coins preferably using braille > method is increasingly being made after the circulation of these new series > of coins. "We have made repeated representations to the government and also > to the Reserve Bank of India but there has been no response," says M > Kamaraj, a differently-abled activist said. > > According to him, even people with normal eyesight are checking the new > series of coins more than twice to confirm the denominations as they are > not noticeably different. > > > -- > Avinash Shahi > MPhil Research Scholar > Centre for the Study of Law and Governance Jawaharlal Nehru University New > Delhi India > > Register at the dedicated AccessIndia list for discussing accessibility of > mobile phones / Tabs on: > http://mail.accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/mobile.accessindia_accessin > dia.org.in > > > Search for old postings at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > To unsubscribe send a message to > [email protected] > with the subject unsubscribe. > > To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, > please visit the list home page at > http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in > > > > Register at the dedicated AccessIndia list for discussing accessibility of > mobile phones / Tabs on: > http://mail.accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/mobile.accessindia_accessindia.org.in > > > Search for old postings at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > To unsubscribe send a message to > [email protected] > with the subject unsubscribe. > > To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please > visit the list home page at > http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in > > -- LL.M candidate at Faculty of Law in University of Delhi Register at the dedicated AccessIndia list for discussing accessibility of mobile phones / Tabs on: http://mail.accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/mobile.accessindia_accessindia.org.in Search for old postings at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ To unsubscribe send a message to [email protected] with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in
