Learning about Assistive Voting Devices

Updated: May 2016
Photos show the different options available for voters with disabilities

For municipal elections held in Paraguay in November 2015, polling places were given a poster that described the different accessibility resources available for persons with disabilities. It included a magnifying glass for voters with low vision, a braille template and instructions for using it in braille, a pencil grip for voters with reduced mobility in their hands, instructions with graphics and in sign language for voters who were Deaf or hard-of-hearing, as well as priority waiting for pregnant women, nursing mothers and older adults. The poster was produced by the Supreme Tribunal for Electoral Justice