Bruno Thériault
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Bruno Thériault was a blind
piano tuner and former regional administrator for the Canadian National Institute for the Blind
. He is primarily notable for having persuaded the Canadian
government to incorporate raised numbers
into the designs for Canadian paper money
, as well as for having been the oldest active piano tuner in Canada (he tuned pianos up until a month before his death).
Blindness
Blindness is the condition of lacking visual perception due to physiological or neurological factors.Various scales have been developed to describe the extent of vision loss and define blindness...
piano tuner and former regional administrator for the Canadian National Institute for the Blind
Canadian National Institute for the Blind
CNIB is a volunteer agency and charitable organization dedicated to assisting Canadians who are blind or living with vision loss, and to provide information about vision health for all Canadians...
. He is primarily notable for having persuaded the Canadian
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
government to incorporate raised numbers
Canadian currency tactile feature
The Canadian currency tactile feature is a feature on the current "Canadian Journey" series of Canadian banknotes. The feature indicates the banknote denomination in the upper right corner of the face side of the bill using a series of raised dots. It was suggested by Bruno Thériault, an...
into the designs for Canadian paper money
Banknote
A banknote is a kind of negotiable instrument, a promissory note made by a bank payable to the bearer on demand, used as money, and in many jurisdictions is legal tender. In addition to coins, banknotes make up the cash or bearer forms of all modern fiat money...
, as well as for having been the oldest active piano tuner in Canada (he tuned pianos up until a month before his death).