Why the article is helpful
- Assistive technology for people with disabilities and its barriers
- Nature of the voting process, what functional abilities one needs, and what assistive technology products are used
- Sense of the context of life with a person with a disability
Assistive technology (AT) helps facilitate voting for people with disabilities, but lack the appropriate access or training to effectively participate in the voting process. The authors reviewed the nature of the voting process, what functional abilities one needs to carry out tasks associated with the process, and what AT products are used by people with disabilities that provide them the functional ability to perform these tasks independently. Additionally, this article provided a sense of the context of life with a person with a disability through which the voter must navigate to successfully carry out voting. For some, effective AT products may not be enough to smooth the path to voting success and gain a higher level of independence.
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