My mother can distinguish among 1-, 5-, 10-, or 20-dollar bills when she shops. How can she avoid asking the cashier to handle her wallet and money?
Identifying and organizing money can be difficult for people when they first lose vision, but Chapter 6 provides some tips that may help, such as identifying coins by touch and folding bills in certain ways to identify them. Wallet organizers that have places to store each denomination of bill are available through catalogs that specialize in vision-related products. Banking My father wants to maintain his bank account, but he can’t write checks legibly anymoremuch less read his statements. There are several solutions to this problem, as explained in Chapter 6: Most banks can order raised-line or large-print checks for their patrons that make it easier to find the lines on which to write. Check-writing templates are available that make it easier to write and sign checks. These are available through local vision rehabilitation agencies or through vision-related specialty catalogs. Large-print check registers are also available from the same sources. Many banks offer online banking. This
