Government resists money for the blind
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The Bush administration on Tuesday asked a federal court to overturn a lower-court ruling requiring the federal government redesign the nation's paper money to help blind people differentiate between denominations of bills.
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A federal judge has ruled that the U.S. Treasury Department is violating the law by failing to design and issue currency that is readily distinguishable to blind and visually impaired people.
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Patients losing their sight say they are being denied access to a drug which could stop them from going blind.
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A cash-flow problem in a federal program is hindering the ability of many schools and libraries to pay for Internet service.
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Federal program is grappling with costlier and more complex sites and is facing a chronic reluctance by Congress to raise its budget.
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An Ohio case may be a victory for free speech, but taxpayers will end up footing the bill. Why not hold politicians responsible for paying to defend unconstitutional laws in court?
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An idea for a portable device which can see through camouflage is to be developed with government cash.
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Indebtedness of $5.5 billion will limit future US spending options.
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My grandmother, Big Mama, often wrote her budget on the back of old envelopes. I marveled at how she, a nursing assistant, managed to stay within her budget making just above minimum wage while raising five grandchildren -- without the help of state aid, which she was entitled to but refused.
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A charity is to pay for an 84-year-old man's legal fight for funding for a potentially sight-saving drug.
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Lambasts DCA's 'unnecessary' focus on reducing costs Parliament's Constitutional Affairs Committee has categorically rejected the government's case for new arrangements in handling Freedom of Information requestsâ¦
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Government subsidies can be a real drag.
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A lawsuit that has been filed against Texas and Oracle by three blind state workers and the National Federation for the Blind calls for all internal state applications to be accessible to the blind.
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Federal and state governments usually promote competition for telecom services, but some states are blocking free Wi-Fi access.
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The federal government has been urging people to sock away money for their retirement, but low-income families would be foolish to take that advice, according to a report released yesterday by a Washington think tank.
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Using the Freedom of Information Act to get information from the government is like waiting for ketchup to flow from a new bottle. Both often take longer than they are supposed to.
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U.S. District Judge Paul L. Friedman said the government has violated the law, and he ordered it to come up with ways for the blind to tell bills apart.