The following was submitted by a MCCB member. The views and opinions are those solely of the author and do not reflect those of The Monroe County Council of the Blind. I voted for the first time on Tuesday in Monroe County with the audiblecomponent of the voting machine. I must say that it [...]
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Filed under: Member Editorial, Voting
Check out this article titled, Voting rights for impaired from argusleader.com. The author of this article writes about his disappointment when he learned he would not be able to use the accessible component of the voting machine used in his county. Imagine my disappointment when, upon going to the polls for the 2007 city election [...]
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Filed under: Advocacy, Affiliate Organizations, Voting
The Monroe County Office of Elections has recently implemented a automated telephone system that allows callers to hear their municipality ballot for the upcoming primary. We in MCCB are very proud of this progress. The idea and suggestion for such a system came from our initial meeting with the Director of Elections in spring [...]
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Tune into ACB Radio tonight to hear Mary Ann Alexander and T.Reid discuss the MCCB initiatives to improve the voting process in Monroe County for people who are visually impaired and blind. The show can be heard by going to the below link and selecting the appropriate media player. Show startes at 9 PM Eastern on [...]
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Well, the November, 2007 elections have come and gone and I am left with a swelling sense of “pride” for what the Monroe County Council of the Blind has accomplished through persistence, resilience, initiative, dignity and enthusiasm.Several members have reported in regarding their voting experiences and all, yes, all reported glowing and positive experiences at [...]
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It’s been a while since we posted information regarding our work in MCCB. By no means should this suggest that we have not been active. Here is a brief update on some current projects; Transportation: Ask any visually impaired, blind or anyone for that matter who is unable to drive, and they will tell you [...]
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It has been a while since we posted any information about the organization and our various activities. Our silence in no way means we have not been active. I thought it was about time for an update on some of our projects. Voting We were very active working with our local director of voting to [...]
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 This past November was the first time visually impaired and blind people had the opportunity to independently cast a vote. Unfortunately, many of the members of MCCB, and other blind individuals across the country, were not able to do so because of things that we will summarize as a lack of understanding on the side [...]
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Filed under: Advocacy, Voting