Voting booth adaptions help older voters and those with disabilities cast ballots

Like Mitchell, voters with disabilities have a range of accessibility devices to help them cast their ballot, including a hand-held controller, raised buttons of different shapes and colors and large or Braille numbers and letters. Polling places also are equipped with technology to make it easier for people using hearing aids, among other accommodations.

Voters can gain assistance if they are unable to sign their name, see or mark the ballot, operate the voting equipment or enter the voting booth without assistance, according to the Georgia Secretary of State. “When you arrive, you must give the poll worker the name of the person assisting you or write it on your voter certificate.”

Voters with limited vision can also use an app on their phone to read their ballot before they cast it.

Every polling place in Georgia has at least one touchscreen voting machine that can accommodate voters sitting in a chair or wheelchair. Every touchscreen voting machine also has a magnifying feature that can enlarge the print on the ballot for easier reading.




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