Hi
Even if we get a fraction of what is promised, I would still welcome it
whole heartedly. This is the first step breaking the barrier and the next
step is to consolidate it.
We should now ensure all bi elections are made fully accessible and later
the state elections following due.
Another thing we should closely follow up is to find remedies to any
operational short commings where ever accessible EVM's are available. This
we shall learn only of course we go ahead and caste our vote.
Harish.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Suhas Karnik" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, March 22, 2009 3:20 PM
Subject: Re: [AI] Voting
Dear George.
As per the guidelines of election commission all urban and semi urban
centres will have woden ramps. so also there will be a separte queue for
disabled voters and the electronic voting machine will have Braille
stickers affixed next to the ballot button. A list of candidates also will
be provided in Braille in the sequence of the E.V.N.
The national association for the blind has been entrusted the
responsibility to print Braille stickers and the list of candidates for
state of Maharashtra and other states. All India confederation of the
blind is going to print Braille material for northern states. Nab has
launched an awareness campaign amongst the blind for motivating them to
exercise the right of franchise independently. We are duty bound to spread
the word amongst our friends and contacts aboute these positive measures
adopted by the election commission of India.
Amities.
Suhas Karnik.
From: [email protected]
To: [email protected]
Date: Sat, 21 Mar 2009 21:00:42 +0530
Subject: [AI] Voting
Hi,
It is all very well that the Election Commission is talking about
accessible
voting facilities for disabled persons. The question that comes to my
mind
for which I have no answer is that there are thousands of polling booths
and
are all of them going to be accessible? How will the EC know as to where
the disabled voters are and which polling booths would be used.
Regards,
George
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