[MD-Sligo] Online 2020 Census

[Brown, Debbie]

Someone in your house would fill out the form.  Only one person in each household fills out the form.

Debbie


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From: MD-Sligo <md-sligo-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Chikodinaka mr. Oguledo via MD-Sligo
Sent: Thursday, March 19, 2020 11:27 AM
To: Lloyd Rasmussen <lras at sprynet.com>; Sligo Creek Chapter list, NFB of Maryland <md-sligo at nfbnet.org>
Cc: Chikodinaka mr. Oguledo <chikodinaka.2girls at gmail.com>; nfbmd at nfbnet.org
Subject: Re: [MD-Sligo] Online 2020 Census

how do I fill out the sences I live at 300Natickcourt silverspring md.
20905-5875! am I counted? how do I log in too fill it out?

On 3/18/20, Lloyd Rasmussen via MD-Sligo <md-sligo at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> We just filled out the online version of the 2020 census. They 
> recommend using JAWS and the latest version of Internet Explorer, but 
> I had somewhat better results using Firefox. You can do this online, 
> but you need to pay attention.
> When you get your snail-mail census information, it includes a 
> 12-character
>
> alphanumeric code that you use to log into the my2020census.gov website.
> This 12-character code indicates the address that will be associated 
> with your house or apartment, your household.
> I actually had to quit the census form and start over, because I 
> caught myself in a trap from which I could find no exit. I somehow had 
> two Lloyd Rasmussens and a Judy Rasmussen in the house, and didn't 
> find a way to remove one copy of myself!
> The second attempt was successful. Once I was on the right track, this 
> "ten-minute" process probably took me 30 minutes. One confusing item 
> on the
>
> online forms is that, in several places, you begin a section by 
> pressing a "start button." This, of course, is the same name that is 
> used for a feature
>
> of the Windows desktop, and I don't remember anyone using this 
> particular terminology on a website.
> I would say that the online census form is technically accessible, but 
> the usability and unambiguousness of web-based questionnaires like 
> this can always be improved. It is possible to submit your information 
> online, by snail mail or by phone. If you go the online route, your 
> information isn't really committed to the system until you hit a 
> Submit button. You cannot stop the process and come back into it in a 
> later browser session. Since we're all at home, there should be plenty 
> of time to provide this information accurately and completely. I would 
> not discourage people from using the online census form. All of it is 
> text-based. You should be able to
>
> succeed if you read carefully and pay attention to the order and 
> grouping of
>
> items.
>
> Lloyd Rasmussen, Kensington, MD
>
>
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