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Name :   Diane Golden
Organization :   Association of Assistive Technology Act Programs
Post Date :   9/9/2005

Section Comments
Section :  6.8.3.5
Page no. :  41
Line no.:  4
Comment :  IMPORTANT NOTE:  Making “optical aids” available at a polling place is NOT an appropriate accessibility solution and it cannot be used in place of electronic output of large print, high contrast text.  Non-electronic magnifiers must be matched to an individual’s vision limitations, their visual tracking skills, and their personal refractive lens use.  A polling place cannot possibly have available the range of optical aids that would be necessary to ensure appropriate accessibility and it is inappropriate to suggest a polling place use that approach to delivering accessibility.