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RESOLUTION 7-02
WHEREAS, currency is used by virtually everyone in everyday
life including blind and visually-impaired persons, AND
WHEREAS, the currency of the United States is, at the
present time, impossible to identify without vision or electric
device, AND
WHEREAS, most blind and visually impaired persons are
therefore required to rely upon others to determine denominations
of such currency, AND
WHEREAS, this constitutes a serious impediment to independence
in everyday living, AND
WHEREAS, electronic means of bill identification will
always have more potential for fallibility than purely tactile
means, AND
WHEREAS, readily identifiable currency is consistent
with the spirit of the Americans with Disabilities Act, AND
WHEREAS, a suitable method of visual identification has
been introduced for visually-impaired persons, AND
WHEREAS, no tactile means of identifying currency has
yet been developed or introduced; THEREFORE BE IT
RESOLVED, that the Blinded Veterans Association, in convention
assembled in San Antonio, Texas on this 17th day of August, 2002,
strongly supports efforts to make currency of the United States
tactually identifiable within a reasonable period of time.
Recommended by Committee
Submitted by: National Board of Directors
Adopted by Convention
RESOLUTION 8-02
WHEREAS, members of the Armed Forces of the United States
of America are on duty 24 hours a day and may be subject to multiple
hazards, hostile environments and unknown health conditions as
a matter of course during their tours of duty in the Department
of Defense, THEREFORE BE IT
RESOLVED, that these veterans shall not be innocent victims
of indiscriminate budget-cutting efforts by attempting to change
the method for service-connected compensation for injury or disease
to performance of duty; AND BE IT FURTHER
RESOLVED, that the current line of duty approach shall
remain as the standard applied to veterans' claims.
Recommended by Committee
Submitted by: Ellsworth L. Sharpe
Adopted by Convention
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