[nabs-l] I did it!!!!

[Sami Osborne]

Congratulations! That's awesome!

 Unfortunately for me, I will have to wait 10 more modnths until 
I can vote, as I am not 18 yet, but will turn 18 next September.

I hope that when I do vote, there will be an accessible machine 
as well.

Congratulations again on your first time voting!

Sami.


 ----- Original Message -----
From: jonathan franks via nabs-l <nabs-l at nfbnet.org
To: Sophie Trist <sweetpeareader at gmail.com>,National Association 
of Blind Students mailing list <nabs-l at nfbnet.org
Date sent: Wed, 05 Nov 2014 15:25:30 -0600
Subject: Re: [nabs-l] I did it!!!!

Congratulations!

I voted yesterday as well.  This will be a great opportunity for 
you to
advocate for accessible voting machines in your area.

Where I vote does has accessible voting machines, however 
yesterday
the machines did not work correctly.  I did vote in the 
Presidential
Election and used an accessible voting machine for the first time 
two
years ago and it was a very empowering experience.

On 11/5/14, Sophie Trist via nabs-l <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
 I turned eighteen last week and voted for the first time
 yesterday!!!!!!!!!!!! It was a really exciting moment for me.
 There are many methods for blind people to vote.  My precinct
 didn't have an accessible voting machine, so a poling worker 
went
 into the booth with me and assisted me.  I really feel like 
voting
 for the first time was a major step forward in my independence
 and establishing myself as a young blind adult.

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