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08-31-2016, 09:44 AM
First ever five dollar **te for the blind community to be issued in Australia
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A five dollar **te will be released in Australia this Thursday with a new inclusive feature.
For the first time, the bill will include a tactile element aimed at helping the low vision citizens differentiate it from other de**minations of bank **te.*
SEE ALSO: How an iPhone is helping a blind athlete prepare for the Rio Games (http://mashable.com/2016/07/12/iphone-paratriathlete-paralympics-rio/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
The new five dollar bill is part of a significant redesign of Australia's currency. While the new **te was universally hated for its loud graphics when an**unced (http://mashable.com/2016/04/11/five-dollar-**te-australia/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial) in April ("our new fivers look like vomit (https://twitter.com/jasemurphy/status/719663979363041280?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)," was one criticism), this small tweak could make a real difference for more than 357,000 Australians. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/08/31/five-dollar-**te-blind/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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A five dollar **te will be released in Australia this Thursday with a new inclusive feature.
For the first time, the bill will include a tactile element aimed at helping the low vision citizens differentiate it from other de**minations of bank **te.*
SEE ALSO: How an iPhone is helping a blind athlete prepare for the Rio Games (http://mashable.com/2016/07/12/iphone-paratriathlete-paralympics-rio/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
The new five dollar bill is part of a significant redesign of Australia's currency. While the new **te was universally hated for its loud graphics when an**unced (http://mashable.com/2016/04/11/five-dollar-**te-australia/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial) in April ("our new fivers look like vomit (https://twitter.com/jasemurphy/status/719663979363041280?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)," was one criticism), this small tweak could make a real difference for more than 357,000 Australians. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/08/31/five-dollar-**te-blind/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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