City to demonstrate Accessible Vote Tabulators at select libraries

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Ottawa – The City of Ottawa is providing an opportunity to learn about and test the Accessible Vote Terminals (AVT) at various Ottawa Public Library branches across the city – between Monday, August 25 and Wednesday, August 27.

This technology counts and stores votes and allows all electors, including electors with disabilities, to make their mark – privately and independently.

The accessible features include:

• A touch screen that allows the user to adjust contrast and type size
• Tactile buttons with Braille labelling
• A sip/puff device
• A rocker paddle
• An audio function to enable electors to hear candidate choices through headphones

Here are the dates, OPL branches and times of the AVT demonstrations

• Monday, August 25

• • Carlingwood branch (281 Woodroffe Avenue), 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
  • Cumberland branch (1599 Tenth Line Road), 4 to 8 p.m.

• Tuesday, August 26

• • Vanier branch (310 Des Pères Blancs), 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
  • Greenboro branch (363 Lorry Greenberg Drive), 4 to 8 p.m.

• Wednesday, August 27

• • Hazeldean branch (50 Castlefrank Road), 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
  • Ruth E. Dickinson branch (100 Malvern Drive), 4 to 8 p.m.

The AVT will be used at the Special Advance Vote Days locations (October 1 to 3), all area-wide Advance Vote places (October 9 and October 18) and seniors’ residences and long-term care facilities on October 27 – Voting Day.

For more information on the accessibility initiatives for the 2014 municipal elections, visit ottawa.ca/vote or contact the Elections Office at 613-580-2660 or elections@ottawa.ca.

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