Paper Money Design Is Anti-Blind

The U.S. Appeals Court for the District of Columbia has ruled that paper money discriminates against the blind and the visually-impaired.

The court's decision was handed down in a case called American Council for the Blind et al v. Henry M. Paulson Jr., Secretary of the Treasury . The U.S. Mint which prints the nation's currency is part of the Treasury Department.

Next, the issue goes to the Supreme Court. If the Treasury Department loses, paper money will have to be redesigned to be identifiable by feel.