[optacon-l] Re: Voting by mail-in.

From: <sonshines59@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <optacon-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 11 Aug 2020 11:52:33 -0700

Hi, Petra,

I think a good grasp of English grammar and spelling would help blind
learners distinguish word derivations.

I absolutely agree with you.

Judy

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Sent: Tuesday, August 11, 2020 11:44 AM
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Subject: [optacon-l] Re: Voting by mail-in.

Hello all,

I have always questioned both early voting and mail-in ballots. The reason I
question early voting is that so much can change between when you mail your
ballot and the actual voting day. You may want to change your vote but
can't.

The mail-in, because some states mail ballots to people who are no longer
alive but people get hold of the ballot and send it in. It seems like it
would be very hard to verify these votes.

I would rather vote in person but I haven't figured out how to use the
machines. Guess I better get busy.

I don't know what I would do without my Optacons. That's really a good way
to vote if you ask me.

I listen to a streaming radio station where the discussion has been about
blind people being confused about the words "sense" and "since". I think
reading with an Optacon would have corrected that mistake.

Petra

----- Original Message -----
From: <sonshines59@xxxxxxxxx>
To: optacon-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Monday, August 10, 2020 5:06 pm
Subject: [optacon-l] Re: Voting by mail-in.

Hi,

I asked this very question of a conservative talk show host, and found out

that some states handle it better than others, so he may be right, but in
our state, so far, all is pretty okay.

Judy

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On Behalf Of David Plumlee (Redacted sender "knobman" for DMARC)
Sent: Monday, August 10, 2020 3:32 PM
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Subject: [optacon-l] Re: Voting by mail-in.

I surely don't understand President Trump's hoopla about mail-in ballots.

They have been in existence for several years, and I don't see much greater
potential for fraud than there is in going to the poling place, since you
could probably manage to get a fake ID or two for voting and then go vote
under each ID. I don't think it should be a big deal.

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From: optacon-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <optacon-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
On Behalf Of Judy Jones
Sent: Monday, 10 August, 2020 10:40 AM
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Subject: [optacon-l] Re: Voting by mail-in.

"Maureen, you nailed it! That's all I can say. A hearty amen to you!

Judy
sent from the HIMS Android BrailleSense Polaris

----- Original Message -----
From: Maureen Hogg
To: optacon-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Monday, August 10, 2020 08:10 AM
Subject: [optacon-l] Re: Voting by mail-in.

That's the heart of the matter, Judy: A "dumbed down" culture that

promotes apathy and co-dependence, whether or not the individual is
disabled. The Optacon was created by The GreatestGeneration as a part of its
ethic to make the world a better place to live and to allow individuals to
reach their full potential. The "disabled" community was simply a subset of
that mindset. Once the culture gets back on track with that ethic, the
"disabled" community will also get back on it.

You mentioned people weren't even curious about it or didn't even care a

blind p erson could read independently. That's the general apthy. "Not my
problem." Actually, it is everyone's problem. We're all in this together, as
the present recession and pandemic demonstrate, vividly.

The technology is out there. The funding is out there. The attitude is

not. Change the attitude and the motivation, you change the world.

Best!

Maureen

On 8/10/2020 5:07 AM, Judy Jones wrote:

Hi, All,
I was able to do this with the aid of the optacon.

This was brought home to me, as I was on a state board call
involving severalblind people.

An article one had written is going to appear on a list-serv. At the
end

of

the reading of this article, I spoke up and explained my successful
experience, being able to vote by mail. While I didn't expect any
comments one way or the other, I also realized that very few, if
any, probably, not o nly knew what an optacon is, but also, more
than that, noone was even curious, or even questioning the fact that
it is even possible for a blind person to do this independently.

The moral of the story being that, if developong of a new model
optacon is tobe developed, the interest has to be piqued among the
blind community before the marketing can even begin.

The recipe has to include entities with money, influence, and
knowledge of the market they're going after. Blindness product compa
nies are "small potatoes" compared to someone like Google, who
produces Pixel devices and others that can be used by blind people.

The blind population is such a niche market, the technology has to
be such that it's affordable by all and people made to believe they
have to have one.

The culture is so dumbed down nowadays.

I'm going to add the mail-in vote capability to the Optacon Task List.

Judy
sent from the HIMS Android BrailleSense Polaris

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