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| | Name : | Jim Dickson | Organization : | American Assoc. of People With Disabilities (AAPD) | Post Date : | 9/30/2005 |
| Section : | 2.2.7.1.2.2.6 | Page no. : | | Line no.: | | Comment : | Standard 2.2.7.1.2.2.6 may require appropriate accessibility (both large
print and audio output), however the wording is unclear. The second
sentence limits its application to situations in which a state requires a
VVPAT to be an official ballot. Election officials at more than just the state level could require or allow the paper ballot to be the official
vote record. The standard must make it clear that if the paper ballot is
or can be the official vote of record it MUST be accessible to voters who
are blind and those with low vision. It is unclear why this second
sentence was added to a standard that is limited to blind voters when the
language applies it to "visually impaired voters" which includes all types of vision disabilities.
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. | |
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