[Ohio-Talk] It is done.

[Andra Stover]

Thanks for sharing.

On Tue, Nov 3, 2020 at 5:45 PM Richard Payne via Ohio-Talk <
ohio-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:

> The act of voting in an election can be a
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> complicated and time-consuming process for anyone. It
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> involves getting to the polling place, signing in,
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> understanding and responding to any directions given by
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> a poll worker, comprehending the voting technology and
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> how to use it (be it paper ballot, lever machine,
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> computerized voting machine, etc.), making selections on
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> a ballot, verifying those selections, and casting
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> the ballot. For blind members of the
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> community, the complications that may arise during the
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> voting process are magnified and new obstacles are often
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> introduced. While there are many sources of guidelines
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> empirical literature that specifically addresses the needs
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> of visually impaired voters. Field observations can be a
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> useful source of data in this regard.
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> Thomas Mundy Peterson (October 6, 1824 - February 4, 1904) of
> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perth_Amboy,_New_Jersey> Perth Amboy, New
> Jersey was the first  <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African-American>
> African-American to  <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vote> vote in an
> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Election> election under the just-enacted
> provisions of the
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> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fifteenth_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Cons
> titution> 15th Amendment to the
> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Constitution> United States
> Constitution. His vote was cast on March 31, 1870.
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> I cannot even compare my voting experiences with Mr. Peterson , but the
> feeling that I felt today after going to the pole where last year it was
> truly a long hour of education and to be able to cast my vote with ease was
> very exhilarating .
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> I did not post to the list last year about the problems that occurred in
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> voting process but that staff was not prepared and did not have a clue the
> board of elections also had a lack of understanding. That year they got the
> right one I stood in line, educated the supervisor at that location, and
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> them to call the district supervisor.
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> Well it is a fact that when I arrived today ready to stand up for my rights
> and they were ready gave me a since of accomplishment and that it was up to
> us to do our parts.
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> They were ready and it even seem like the impression from last year stood
> out in the minds of the workers. I did think it was a little funny when one
> of the workers stood behind me and said she wanted to with this because she
> had never witnessed a blind person voting. They figured out that the screen
> could be turned off when I hit the button and cast my vote. Thanks for
> reading.
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> Richard Payne,  President
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> National Federation of the Blind of Ohio
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> 937/829/3368
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>  <mailto:Rchpay7 at gmail.com> Rchpay7 at gmail.com
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> The National Federation of the Blind knows that blindness is not the
> characteristic that defines you or your future. Every day we raise the
> expectations of blind people, because low expectations create obstacles
> between blind people and our dreams. You can live the life you want;
> blindness is not what holds you back.
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