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Accessibility as Innovation
Creating a voting system for everyone
Whitney Quesenbery Center for Civic Design
Presidential Commission on Election Administration September 4, 2013
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Accessibility as Innovation Creating a voting system for everyone - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Accessibility as Innovation Creating a voting system for everyone - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Accessibility as Innovation Creating a voting system for everyone Whitney Quesenbery Center for Civic Design Presidential Commission on Election Administration September 4, 2013 2 Accessible. But usable? Used? 3 Different lanes move at
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Laws and regulation Voting systems Technology Election process, habits, & culture
Slower Faster
Different lanes move at different paces
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1876 2010 2000 1990 1980 Telephone Fax Email Walkman Blackberry iPod iPhone JAWS VoiceOver Facebook Twitter Google Apple I Macintosh IBM PC iPad
The accelerating pace of technology change
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Universal: one voting system Flexible: allowing for differences Robust: keep up with new technology
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- 1. Adopt best practices
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- 2. Create ^ ways to collaborate
better
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‘Get out of the echo chamber’ 'A chance to work together'
Photos: mtstcil.org and ITIF AVTI/CATEA
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"Voting Vans" OpenIDEO Concept Iowa pop-up voting sites
Images: OpenIDEO.org and ITIF AVTI/CATEA Voting Van: www.openideo.com/open/voting Iowa popup polling site: www.npr.org/2012/10/24/163560324/vote-while-you-shop-pop-up-poll-sites-sweep-iowa
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Photos: MSU: testing a joystick. CATEA: testing dual switch navigation on EZBallot. GTRI: concepts for a tablet enclosure
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- 3. Design for extremes
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Start with accessibility first. Create opportunities for collaboration. Make voting easier for everyone.
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