EAC - Voluntary Voting System Guidelines

Name : | Faith Gross
Organization : | Legal Center for People w/ Disabilities & Older
Post Date : | 9/30/2005
Section Comments
Section : | 2.2.7
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Comment : | The proposed standards appear to provide different levels of access based on a voter’s disability and resulting functional limitations. People with disabilities, including those who have manual dexterity, cognitive, or partial vision disabilities must have the same opportunity to verify their VVPAT as all other voters. Please change the “shoulds” to “shalls”. When the VVSG does not require a particular accessibility standard, many vendors may not make the additional effort to solve the more challenging access problems. If HAVA did not specify accessibility for voters who are blind or visually impaired, would most vendors be able to provide such significantly improved access as they have today? [Statements submitted at EAC public hearing, June 30, 2005, Denver, CO]