I found the tactile device really useful, I just had to find out which
number the candidate for whom I wanted to vote was at and then I could just
make the cross and that was great.
I just wish the party I voted for would be elected tomorrow but I know that
won't happen.
Mandy. number the person
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From: John Farley (Redacted sender "john_farley" for DMARC)
Sent: Thursday, June 8, 2017 4:59 PM
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ; 'BCAB Discussion List' ;
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Subject: [access-uk] Voting Today
Sorry to send this to multiple lists, but I am not happy.
I live in Hemel Hempstead and went to vote today as is my right.
When I went to my local polling station I was presented with a tactile
device to assist me in making my vote.
I am sorry to say that neither the resident officer at the station or my
sighted some could work out how on earth is should be used to assist me in
voting.
I did, in fact, have to resort to asking my sighted son to cast my vote for
me.
This is not good enough.
I have spoken to the General Manager for electoral services of the local
council office to discuss this.
The only comment I could get from him was that the device has been approved
by the various blind organisations that have been contacted and it is a
nationally approved device.
He continued to say that, as a sighted person, he could not see that it
would be an issue.
Do other people on these lists find the tactile device a useful tool?
Regards, John
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