<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto">Good evening Milena and I had the same problem. Things were going great until we got the issue one and we couldn’t figure out how to make it go forward. Ultimately we had to switch to a paper ballot with a bipartisan team pole workers to help us out and we were able to get it done in 10 to 15 minutes, I will take the time and fill out the survey <br id="lineBreakAtBeginningOfSignature"><div dir="ltr">Sent from my iPhone</div><div dir="ltr"><br><blockquote type="cite">On Nov 5, 2024, at 2:28 PM, President Capital chapter via Ohio-Talk <ohio-talk@nfbnet.org> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><div>Hello,</div><div><br></div><div>I had a great experience voting today. Everybody seemed right on task knowing all about the audio ballot. They walked me to a machine and already had headphones. I knew how to take it from there. Unfortunately, the first machine I went to would not Suck in the ballot. So I had to move to another machine. This was a broken machine issue, not an accessibility issue. I had already read about issue one, so I did skip through the language and got right to the choices. So, I did not notice the issue that You others have encountered, but yes, they need to get that fixed.</div><div><br></div><div>Hopefully everybody else has gotten out to vote today. Or, got to vote early.</div><div><br></div><div>Annette.</div><div><div dir="ltr">Annette Lutz<div>President</div><div>Capital Chapter of the National Federation of the Blind of Ohio</div><div>614-288-4323</div><div>President.capital.nfboh@gmail.com</div><div><span style="font-size: 13pt;"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-size: 13pt;">The National Federation of the Blind knows that blindness is not the characteristic that defines you or your future. Everyday we raise the expectations of blind people because we know that low expectations create obstacles between blind people and our dreams. You can live the life you want, blindness is not what holds you back. </span></div></div><div dir="ltr"><br>On Nov 5, 2024, at 2:20 PM, smturner.234--- via Ohio-Talk <ohio-talk@nfbnet.org> wrote:<br><br></div><div dir="ltr"><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 15 (filtered medium)"><style>@font-face { font-family: Helvetica; }
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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--><div class="WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Barbara,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">I had the same experience. Once again, they had to turn on the screen to move it forward. Bret is aware. I told him this last week. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">I am so tired of these inaccessibility blunders!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">ST<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style="border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in"><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> Ohio-Talk <ohio-talk-bounces@nfbnet.org> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Barbara Pierce via Ohio-Talk<br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, November 5, 2024 1:50 PM<br><b>To:</b> NFB of Ohio Announcement List <ohio-talk@nfbnet.org><br><b>Cc:</b> Barbara Pierce <barbara.pierce9366@gmail.com><br><b>Subject:</b> [Ohio-Talk] Voting adventures<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">I have just finished filling out the post voting questionnaire. If you have voted, please take the time to record your experience. Today you can call 877-632-1940. A nice man will read you the questions and write down your answers. This is the same number you call if you are having trouble of any kind voting. If you decide to fill out the questionnaire by phone using an artificial voice, call tomorrow. The number to call is 833-632-7878. I had my usual easy time till I got to Issue 1. There was no explanation about how to skip the ballot language. It turns out that the down arrow does not just move you to the next voting choice in that voting question, it also skips you through the ballot language text. You have to hit the down arrow 12 times to get to the yes or no choice. I was afraid to experiment with the right arrow and down arrow because, if you pick the wrong one, you jump to the top of the description. I decided to be conservative and listen to all the gobbelty gook. This was a bad decision. It takes more than five minutes to listen to it all. The machine times out after five minutes. It then erases your entire ballot and puts you at the top of the entire process. Don’t do it. I tried to convince them that I ought to be able to vote twice since I filled out the ballot twice. They didn’t buy the argument.<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">Please take the time to answer the questionnaire.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"> <o:p></o:p></p><div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black">Barbara Pierce (she, her, hers)<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black">President Emerita<br>National Federation of the Blind of Ohio<br><a href="mailto:Barbara.pierce9366@gmail.com">Barbara.pierce9366@gmail.com</a><br>440-774-8077<br> <br><br>The National Federation of the Blind knows that blindness is not the characteristic that defines you or your future. Every day we raise expectations for blind people because low expectations create obstacles between blind people and their dreams. You can live the life you want; blindness is not what holds you back.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div><span>_______________________________________________</span><br><span>Ohio-Talk mailing list</span><br><span>Ohio-Talk@nfbnet.org</span><br><span>http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/ohio-talk_nfbnet.org</span><br><span>To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for Ohio-Talk:</span><br><span>http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/ohio-talk_nfbnet.org/president.capital.nfboh%40gmail.com</span><br></div></div><span>_______________________________________________</span><br><span>Ohio-Talk mailing list</span><br><span>Ohio-Talk@nfbnet.org</span><br><span>http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/ohio-talk_nfbnet.org</span><br><span>To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for Ohio-Talk:</span><br><span>http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/ohio-talk_nfbnet.org/smartin494%40roadrunner.com</span><br></div></blockquote></body></html>