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How might we design an accessible election experience for everyone?
Mission #1
Share Your Election Story
Tell us about your election experiences.
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Mission #2
Explore through Empathy
Let's get active and learn about the needs of voters and other individuals.
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Mission #3
Understand the Democratic Process
What does democracy look like where you live?
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Mission #4
Learn from Analogies
How might we use outside news, innovations or insights to inform our efforts?
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Mission #5
Surprise Us
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Airport Analogy
As I was reading about long lines, difficulty of access, lack of understanding, I could not help thinking of the experience of going through security in airports. Can we learn from this stressful experience to make voting more accessible? Submitted by: Anne-Laure Fayard MISSION #4: Learn from Analogies
Mission #1
Share Your Election Story
in France some of the most simple way of voting is for presidential and referendum - as the question and answer are simple - no multiple choice questionnaires where ticking becomes random.
Picture and paper - old fashioned way?
in France some of the most simple way of voting is for presidential and referendum - as the question and answer are simple - no multiple choice questionnaires where ticking becomes random.
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Gwenaelle Deloux
February 20, 2012
05:25PM |
Mission #3
Understand the Democratic Process
Should I fly home to vote?
If setting a virtual voting system isn’t possible, how can a country encourage oversea voters to plan a flight back home and vote?
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Ting-Han Huang
February 20, 2012
05:12PM |
Mission #2
Explore through Empathy
From- Manjula, my cheerful and less educated maid.
Using the interview kit , i had an interesting session with my less educated but very cheerful and active maid. She was very quick in complaining about the things she din't like !
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Mamta Gautam
February 20, 2012
05:06PM |
Mission #5
Surprise Us
3V: VIEW, VOICE, VOTE @20:00 on the (hulu.com) model
I am turning the camera on the voters. The candidates are going to listen to the Viewers that Voice their Vote.
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Patricio M. Hidalgo
February 20, 2012
04:59PM |
Mission #3
Understand the Democratic Process
Remove Pre-Registration
If you have several hurdles before even the election day starts, you will get lower participation. A system excludes because: Some missed the deadline to register to vote, others feel it is too much work, and some are only confused by the process.
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Johan Löfström
January 30, 2012
05:45PM |
Mission #3
Understand the Democratic Process
Can we Re-design the Language of Elections?
Terms such as "accessibility" are increasing dropped in favour of "inclusive" and "universal", with a corresponding effect on how we view the ethos of "accessibility". What effect can this have on the experience of elections and politics?
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Eoghan O Shea
February 08, 2012
05:18PM |
Mission #4
Learn from Analogies
Portland Used iPads for Accessible Voting Before It Was Cool
Oregon became the first state to test the use of iPads to aid disabled voters last year. They ran the pilot of software developed by a company called Everyone Counts.
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Wil Kristin
January 25, 2012
04:31AM |
Mission #1
Share Your Election Story
This last Presidential Election was the first I could participate but I couldn't. And even though the whole world was engaged in the US election, it was very hard for US living in other countries to vote!! Going to the embassy and waiting = ewwww!!!
Overseas Participation
This last Presidential Election was the first I could participate but I couldn't. And even though the whole world was engaged in the US election, it was very hard for US living in other countries to vote!! Going to the embassy and waiting = ewwww!!!
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Nabil Mansouri
February 20, 2012
01:08AM |
Mission #4
Learn from Analogies
Cameras for Blind Users
What can we learn from concept cameras developed for blind users?
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Daniel Castro
February 14, 2012
10:31PM |
Mission #1
Share Your Election Story
Quick and easy voting system.
How to eliminate long waiting queues and create accessible voting.
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Suganya Arthanareeswaran
February 01, 2012
06:04AM |
Mission #3
Understand the Democratic Process
Appealing to identity increases participation
Researchers asked: Can language change the impact of voter ed. materials? In "Motivating voter turnout by invoking the self" they found "Be a voter" vs "Go vote" made people more likely (82% vs 96% in one study) to actually go vote.
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Whitney Quesenbery
February 12, 2012
05:27PM |
Mission #2
Explore through Empathy
The solution to accessible voting is not to create a universal system. We need multiple systems.
Make use of adaptive strategies that already exist
The solution to accessible voting is not to create a universal system. We need multiple systems.
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James Kauffman
February 02, 2012
06:40PM |
Mission #4
Learn from Analogies
Faithful companion
Dogs are our best companions, have you seen the movie "the artist"?
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Kam
February 08, 2012
08:20AM |
Mission #3
Understand the Democratic Process
Positive side of Discriminatory election practices in Cameroon
Electoral processes are usually marred by personality conflicts resulting in fighting and death of able. Disorder excludes and benefits disabled who are usually left out in the planning phase of public manifestations or stay out due to their state.
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Takang Pamela Manyo
February 02, 2012
11:49PM |
Mission #2
Explore through Empathy
From - Chatur bhai (elderly -weaving dept supervisor) at BLIND PEOPLE'S ASSOCIATION
Using the interview kit I spent half a day at BLIND PEOPLE'S ASSOCIATION .
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Mamta Gautam
February 20, 2012
04:33PM |
Mission #4
Learn from Analogies
Learning from Online Retail to lower barriers to success.
Online retailers excel at making transactions as quick and painless as possible. With some people becoming more and more apathetic, it might be possible to use these techniques to ensure people are not turned off voting by laziness.
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Dan Watson
January 30, 2012
09:42AM |
Mission #4
Learn from Analogies
Apps Make Accessibility Cheaper and Easier
Apps like the LookTel money reader allow people who are blind or have vision loss to easily identify money and other objects.
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Daniel Castro
February 11, 2012
09:10PM |
Mission #4
Learn from Analogies
Vote from anywhere
Engineering students from India has developed software called "Vote India"using biometric authentication. The system can reach the remotest locations, connect voters away on holiday or work.
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Kiran Gaikwad
January 25, 2012
03:07PM |
Mission #4
Learn from Analogies
A Box Marked Democracy
A box designed for an easy access democracy
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Sana Altaf
February 15, 2012
06:31AM |
Mission #5
Surprise Us
TRANSLATION via augmented reality: Democracy speaks your language!
Amazing translation applications like World Lens (see video) suggest possibilities to make voting easy across all language barriers. Such tools could maintain a private voting experience and offer in-context translation in countless languages.
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Chris Flink
February 08, 2012
06:45AM |
