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Accessible Polling Places

10:30 am EDT October 04, 2018   |   Organized by: Great Lakes ADA Center

Description

Date/Time: Thursday October 4, 2018 at 2:30 PM Eastern Time

Location: Webinar

Description: Voting is a fundamental right for everyone, including citizens with disabilities. This timely webinar will cover access to polling places, from arrival onto the site to the casting of ballots, as required under laws such as the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the Help America Vote Act (HAVA). Presenters will review design requirements for accessible routes, parking, entrances, and voting equipment to ensure that polling places and the voting process are inclusive of all. This includes the Voluntary Voting Systems Guidelines (VVSG) promulgated by the Election Assistance Commission (EAC). HAVA requires that at least one voting machine in every precinct, all across the nation, be accessible to people who are blind, have low vision, or have limited hand dexterity. This webinar will include discussion and examples of the technologies used by accessible voting machines.

Registration

  • Required

  • Cost - Free

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  • Continuing Education

    • ACTCP - 1.5 credit hours

    • AIA CES - 1.5 credit hours

    • Certificate of Attendance - 1.5 credit hours




Bruce Bailey

Accessibility Specialist/Information Technology Specialist; US Access Board

Bruce Bailey has lead responsibility for the agency web site and with providing technical assistance on Section 508 as the policy relates to web sites and software. Bruce has been working for over twenty years in the field of assistive technology, and more than ten of those years in the Federal government. Bruce also is an invited expert with the W3C WAI Web Content Accessibility Guidelines Working Group and an ex officio member of the National Instructional Materials Accessibility Standards (NIMAS) Board.

Paul Beatty

Accessibility Specialist, Office of Technical and Information Services; U.S. Access Board

Paul Beatty is an Accessibility Specialist in the Board's Office of Technical and Information Services (OTIS). His primary duties are to provide assistance to Federal, state, and local governments and private sector entities regarding the requirements of the Architectural Barriers Act (ABA) of 1968 and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990. Paul also participates in the staff group developing a final rule on recreation guidelines and the staff group reviewing ADAAG revision proposals. From 1998 - 2000, he was the Designated Federal Official for the Passenger Vessel Access Advisory Committee. Prior to joining OTIS, he served as a Compliance Specialist in the Access Board's Office of Compliance and Enforcement, where he investigated and resolved cases involving potential and identified violations of the ABA. Beatty has also been employed as a Quality Assurance Specialist for the Department of Defense, and served in the Navy (both active duty and reserve). He holds a BA degree in Business Administration from Covenant College and a BS in Computer and Information Science from the University of Maryland, University College.

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