Really? The voting machine in the polling booth where I voted did not have braille labels at all, even for the numbers. Instead of asking whether I needed help, the polling officers were more interested in knowing whether I was totally blind, how I managed to sign despite being blind, etc. One of my family members helped me find the right button on the machine.
Did you vote yesterday? If yes, did your voting machine have braille labels? Geetha ----- Original Message ----- From: "Subramani L" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, May 11, 2008 1:39 PM Subject: Re: [AI] Karnataka elections: Accessible voting > In Bangalore, the numbers are in Braille and the returning officer in > the booth would read out the names behind the numbers and their parties > to the blind person. > > Subramani > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Praful Vyas > Sent: Saturday, May 10, 2008 5:17 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [AI] Karnataka elections: Accessible voting > > Geeta and Kanchan, > Last election was held in Gujarat, all voting machines were labeled in > Braille only the number of buttons . > > With warm regards > Yours sincerely > Praful Vyas > Hon. Secretary > Andhjan Kalyan Trust, > Behind Jain Derasar, Station Plot, Dhoraji 360410, > Dist. Rajkot, Gujarat, India. > Phone: 91-2824-223502, Fax: 91-2824-223502, Mobile: 91-9426201837. > E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] : [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Website: http://www.aktrust.org > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Pamnani" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Geetha Shamanna" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; > <[email protected]> > Sent: Saturday, May 10, 2008 5:04 PM > Subject: Re: [AI] Karnataka elections: Accessible voting > > >> Geeta in Mumbai the machines are not labelled but you get a list of >> candidates in braille which helps you choose the number of the > candidate >> that you want to vote for and then you can press the button on the > machine. >> I am not very sure but I have heard that either all the cases or > atleast > the >> Bombay case regarding participation in the elections by the disabled > have >> been referred to Bombay High Court so I am forwarding your comments to > the >> lawyer handling the matter and Suhas and Ketan can take it up. >> Kanchan >> Kanchan Pamnani >> Advocate & Solicitor >> 9, Suleman Chambers, >> Battery Street, Colaba, >> Mumbai - 400 039. >> >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Geetha Shamanna" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To: "Access india" <[email protected]> >> Sent: Saturday, May 10, 2008 12:29 PM >> Subject: [AI] Karnataka elections: Accessible voting >> >> >> > Hello all, >> > >> > Did any of you who voted in today's elections find braille labels on > the >> > voting machines? I just returned from the polling booth; despite > all >> > those >> > promises, the voting machine did not have braille labels. >> > >> > We should take this up with the election commission so that by the > next >> > general election in 2009, all voting machines will be equipped with >> > braille >> > labels. >> > >> > Regards, >> > Geetha >> > >> > >> > To unsubscribe send a message to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> > with the subject unsubscribe. >> > >> > To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other > changes, >> > please visit the list home page at >> > > http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.i > n >> > >> >> >> To unsubscribe send a message to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with the subject unsubscribe. >> >> To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, > please visit the list home page at >> > http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.i > n > > > To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with the subject unsubscribe. > > To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, > please visit the list home page at > > http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.i > n > > To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with the subject unsubscribe. > > To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, > please visit the list home page at > http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in > To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in
