[NFBSF] Accessible voting

Fri Nov 6 19:48:25 UTC 2020

Hi Tif,
I still have a question:  How can the blind person know where to sign
if she is by herself?
Thanks.
Kit

On 11/6/20, Kit  La <alau106 at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi Tiffany,
> Thanks for your info.
> Kit
>
> On 11/6/20, Tiffany via NFBSF <nfbsf at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> When I have voted before in person you use a machine called an auto Mark
>> machine. You insert a paper ballot and then it’s like a screen reader
>> that
>> reads to you the options with headphones and tactile buttons on a little
>> remote type thing that usually have braille and are different shapes. use
>> the little remote to follow the instructions and mark the ballot and then
>> it
>> marks it for you and print it out and print and then you submit it just
>> like
>> everybody else.
>> Tiffany
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
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>>> Date: Thu, 5 Nov 2020 17:23:16 -0800
>>> From: Kit Lau <alau106 at gmail.com>
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>>> Subject: [NFBSF] How does accessible voting work for the blind, please
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>>> Hi nfb members,
>>> Would some body who went to the voting booth and voted, would u please
>>> tell me what?s the procedure.  I always vote by mail and have never gone
>>> to the voting booth! Do we get a Braille sheet and stamp what we want to
>>> vote or done by push button on some kind of monitor? sorry for my
>>> ignorance! my friends from H.K. asked how does blind people in america
>>> and
>>> I don?t know the answer. need your expertise. Thanks.
>>> Kit
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