[Ohio-Talk] Voting Today

[Wanda]

Good show.  Good suggestion.  I can remember the number of times that  I have had to do Provisional because they just did not know what to do.
One man sat down and read the instruction book so I could use the machine.  I waited patiently because he needed to learn. Any time to learn something new or not is always the right time!
Wan

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Subject: [Ohio-Talk] Voting Today

I waited in line for about twenty minutes.  Once I got inside I was shown a machine. I put my ballot in the machine. The man who showed me to the machine then started to tell me my choices for President. I told him that I knew my choices, but that I needed the machine to talk. He said he was going to press Zoom. I told him he probably needed to press something that says audible ballot or audible ballot. The machine began to talk. I asked him where the keypad was, and he put my finger on the screen. I told him I need a physical keypad with buttons I could feel and press. He got another poll worker and they opened the machine and I was good to go. I  The man who assisted me then said he was glad I came in, because now he knows how the process is supposed to work for the next blind person who needs it. 

It would be nice if I didn’t have to walk them through the process, but they were willing to learn. Could all counties use more training around accessibility? I am sure they can. But, How many of us have volunteered to come in and do the training? I know I haven’t.

Eric
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