[CCCNFBW] Accessible voting in Clark County

[Merribeth Greenberg]

This is from the Voting Pamphlet (page 44):

Using a touch Writer
Clark County voters with disabilities have the option of casting their
ballot independently using an accessible voting unit.
The Touch Writer Voting Unit is a ballot marking electronic machine that
allows voters with disabilities including those who are blind,
mobility impaired, or lack upper-body dexterity, to vote privately and
independently.  The touch writer is in a booth that is wheelchair
accessible.
Beginning 18 days before each election, this accessible voting machine is
available 8am to 5pm, and on Election day from 7am to 8pm at the Clark
County Election Office 1408 Franklin St Vancouver.
To get to the Election office on C-Tran take bus #25 St Johns Route. The
stop is located at Franklin St and Mill Plain Blvd.

About the Touch Writer
The Touch Writer is accessible in several ways:
For those that can not use the Touch Writer using the buttons and wheel,
special interface devices are available (picture shown of a blow tub).
For those that can not see or read the Touch Writer screen, use headphones
with volume controls to hear the ballot (2 pictures 1 over the head,
headphones, 2 pic of headphones that hang on your ear or ear buds).

Accessible Features
Those that are visually impaired or have difficulty reading can listen to
the ballot.  The SELECT wheel is the trigger to the audio.Turning Clockwise
moves the listener through the ballot. To hear something repeated, turn the
SELECT wheel counterclockwise. Those using hearing aids with telecoil mode
may use their neckloop rather than the headphones.
Voters who lack upper-body dexterity can use the jelly switches to move
through the ballot. The RED jelly switch is the same as the SELECT wheel.
The GREEN jelly switch is the same as the ENTER button.
Voters with quadriplegia can use their sip-n-puff to vote the ballot. Sip
to move through the ballot. Puff to mark your choice.





Beth Greenberg
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