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Name :   Aviel D. Rubin
Organization :   ACCURATE
Post Date :   9/30/2005

Section Comments
Section :  2.2.7.2.2.4
Page no. :  2-21
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Comment :  A. THE HUMAN FACTORS CHALLENGE: USERS ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE VOTING SYSTEM    

3. Defining The Accessibility Requirements  

Human Factors: 2.2.7.2.2.4

"If the normal procedure is to have voters initialize the activation of the ballot, the Acc-VS shall provide features that enable voters who are blind to perform this activation." Specific mandates for a particular machine function and a particular disability must be justified, since they foreclose options that may have other advantages, such as features that make a machine more accessible to another class of individuals.