<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div>Lou Anne Yes, this would be ideal for me. Either that or a braille paper ballot, but it would be great if I could just use my braille display, and if the poll workers were educated on how to use it. </div><div>Rox<br><br>Sent from my iPhone</div><div><br>On Nov 14, 2013, at 2:43 PM, "Blake, Lou Ann" <<a href="mailto:LBlake@nfb.org">LBlake@nfb.org</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Do any list members feel that the ideal voting environment would include a refreshable Braille display that is attached to the voting system so you can read through the ballot in Braille?</span></p>
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<b>On Behalf Of </b>DELCINA M BROWN<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, November 14, 2013 1:29 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> NFB Deaf-Blind Division Mailing List<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [nfb-db] Second Question for Deaf-Blind Focus Group on AccessibleVoting</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The ideal environment for me personally, would be: if the machine is in a corner where my back is to the wall and a wall on one other side. Therefore, the machine is facing
the public. Every time I go the machine is in the middle of the floor where you have a lot of backgroun noise and people are able to walk or watch from behind. Yes, one can turn the screen off so that no one can actually see how you cast your vote. People
naturally want to stop and look. I definetly, do not want a separate voting site from everyone just a space where no one is able to invade.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:#E4E4E4"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Sent:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> Thursday, November 14, 2013 9:30 AM</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Subject:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> [nfb-db] Second Question for Deaf-Blind Focus Group on AccessibleVoting</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Thank you so much to those who responded to the first question of our deaf-blind focus group on accessible voting! The barriers identified by the focus group participants
that prevent deaf-blind voters from voting privately and independently were:</span></p>
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</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Lack of Braille;</span></p>
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</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Audio volume is too low; and</span></p>
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</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Poll workers are not properly trained.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The second question for our accessible voting focus group is:</span></p>
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</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">What would be the ideal voting environment for you?</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Please provide your response to this question by 8:30 a.m. EST on Monday, November 18th. All deaf-blind list members who have voted are welcome and encouraged to participate!
If you have any questions, please contact:</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> Lou Ann Blake, HAVA Project Manager</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> National Federation of the Blind</span></p>
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</span><a href="mailto:lblake@nfb.org"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">lblake@nfb.org</span></a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> 410-659-9314, ext. 2221.</span></p>
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