Folding Money - Tips for the Blind

Hello, I’m Jim Eccles. Welcome to video clips on blindness tips. Brought to you by
the Washington School for the Blind.
Unless a blind person uses a separate fold for each paper money denomination, there is
no way to non-visually tell which bill is which when spending the money later. This
video demonstrates such a money folding system. The guiding principle behind this system is
that faster folds are used for those bills carried most often. 1, 5, and 10 dollar bills.
A one dollar bill is not folder at all making it most easier to put it away now and identify
quickly later when spending money.
A $5 bill is folded in half length wise and creased along the width of the bill.
A $10 bill is folded in half width wise and creased firmly along the entire length of
the bill. It is very important to make a firm crease in case to guard against the monies
accidentally unfolding later on.
A $20 bill is a five dollar bill folded in half twice.
The $50 bill is a ten dollar bill folded in half again length wise.
A $100 bill is a fifty dollar bill folded again length wise. This makes the $100 a very
recognizable square shape.
In my own wallet I store $1 bills on the top.
$5 bills below that and $10 bills on the bottom of the main money compartment.
If possible large denominations can be stored in a separate compartment in a wallet, pocket
book or purse.
Personally if I have anything larger than a $100 bill I go directly to the bank at the
earliest possible moment and deposit that money into savings.
Finally, there is the very rarely encountered $2. I’ll show you the $2 fold using a $1
bill.
The $2 bill is folded from each end into the middle using the most complicated fold for
the bill encountered least often.
With a little practice even young children can learn to accurately identify the cash
that they are spending.
A link on this subject is available at the American Foundation for the Blind’s website.
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We hope we have helped you successfully strived for independence for yourself or your child.