24 posts in "Tag: accessibility"
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First steps for accessibility testing
A practical guide for making election technology accessible — from online voter registration to electronic poll books. Covers the POUR principles, a layered testing approach,...
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A protocol for usable accessibility testing for voting systems
A step-by-step protocol for testing whether voting systems let voters with disabilities vote privately and independently.
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Handbook for VVSG 2.0 Usability and Accessibility Test Strategies
A guidance handbook for testing voting systems against the usability and accessibility requirements in VVSG 2.0
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E-Pollbook Usability Test Protocol
A structured testing protocol for identifying e-pollbook usability problems before Election Day, using mock-election scenarios with poll workers.
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The new rule on accessibility: Not as hard as you think!
An overview of the new rule from the Department of Justice on the accessibility of web content and mobile apps provided by state and local...
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A new step-by-step technical guide to building accessible forms in InDesign
Our new technical guide walks you through the process of building accessible PDF forms
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Creating accessible forms for print and PDF
This toolkit brings together 5 resources to help you build accessible PDF forms.
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Accessible Ranked Choice Voting ballots
How to design a successful accessible RCV ballot for voters with disabilities.
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Putting voters in control of ranked choice voting
It's harder for voters to verifying their rankings on a ballot marking device. Two design features can solve this design challenge.
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This Disability Voting Rights Week, visit AccessibleVoting.net
AccessibleVoting.net now hosts the National Coalition of Accessible Voting (NCAV) Voting Access Guide for Election Officials, among other updates for 2024.
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We launched a user-friendly website with accessible voting options in every state
AccessibleVoting.net – a new nation-wide index of accessible voting options – launched just in time for the 2022 Disability Voting Rights Week. CCD collaborated with...
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Speed up form design with our new InDesign template
Our new InDesign template makes it fast and easy to create print masters and accessible, fillable forms at the same time.
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Best practices for creating accessible forms for print and PDF
Creating usable and accessible forms for paper and digital accessibility.
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Voting in your pajamas is great. Now let’s make sure everyone can do it.
We want voting to be easy. But as we move to voting at home, let's not leave people with disabilities behind
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Making online voter registration accessible to people with disabilities
People who use your websites have a wide range of needs. Make forms and apps that work for everyone.
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How to make videos accessible to people with disabilities
How do you make sure that videos are accessible to people with disabilities?
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