ABSECON — Angela Farmer, of Atlantic City, has been blind for three years due to glaucoma.
'Independence is key' for blind voters who get demonstration of specialized voting machines
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Bob Ravasio, of Egg Harbor Township, a voting machine technician for the Atlantic County Superintendent of Elections, instructs Oseea Brathwaite, of Absecon, on how to use a device that allows the blind to vote on their own Tuesday at the John D. Young Memorial Lions Blind Center in Absecon. At left is Diane Pineta, of Atlantic City, also a machine technician, and at right is Cristine Chickadel, of Ocean View, the Americans with Disabilities Act coordinator for Atlantic County.
Bob Ravasio, of Egg Harbor Township, a voting machine technician for the Atlantic County Superintendent of Elections, assists Leon Brathwaite, of Egg Harbor Township, using the devise that allows the blind to vote on their own during a demonstration at the John D. Young Memorial Lions Blind Center, in Absecon, Monday, Oct. 20, 2020. (VERNON OGRODNEK / For The Press)
Angela Farmer, of Atlantic City, uses the devise that allows the blind to vote on their own during a demonstration by the Atlantic County Superintendent of Elections at the John D. Young Memorial Lions Blind Center, in Absecon, Monday, Oct. 20, 2020. (VERNON OGRODNEK / For The Press)
Angela Farmer, of Atlantic City, uses the devise that allows the blind to vote on their own during a demonstration by the Atlantic County Superintendent of Elections at the John D. Young Memorial Lions Blind Center, in Absecon, Monday, Oct. 20, 2020. (VERNON OGRODNEK / For The Press)
Angela Farmer, of Atlantic City, uses the devise that allows the blind to vote on their own during a demonstration by the Atlantic County Superintendent of Elections at the John D. Young Memorial Lions Blind Center, in Absecon, Monday, Oct. 20, 2020. (VERNON OGRODNEK / For The Press)
Angela Farmer, of Atlantic City, uses the devise that allows the blind to vote on their own during a demonstration by the Atlantic County Superintendent of Elections at the John D. Young Memorial Lions Blind Center, in Absecon, Monday, Oct. 20, 2020. (VERNON OGRODNEK / For The Press)
Angela Farmer, of Atlantic City, uses the devise that allows the blind to vote on their own during a demonstration by the Atlantic County Superintendent of Elections at the John D. Young Memorial Lions Blind Center, in Absecon, Monday, Oct. 20, 2020. (VERNON OGRODNEK / For The Press)
Bob Ravasio, of Egg Harbor Township, a voting machine technician for the Atlantic County Superintendent of Elections, explains to Angela Farmer, of Atlantic City, how to use the devise that allows the blind to vote on their own during a demonstration at the John D. Young Memorial Lions Blind Center, in Absecon, Monday, Oct. 20, 2020. (VERNON OGRODNEK / For The Press)
Bob Ravasio, of Egg Harbor Township, a voting machine technician for the Atlantic County Superintendent of Elections, explains to Angela Farmer, of Atlantic City, how to use the devise that allows the blind to vote on their own during a demonstration at the John D. Young Memorial Lions Blind Center, in Absecon, Monday, Oct. 20, 2020. (VERNON OGRODNEK / For The Press)
Bob Ravasio, of Egg Harbor Township, a voting machine technician for the Atlantic County Superintendent of Elections, explains to Angela Farmer, of Atlantic City, how to use the devise that allows the blind to vote on their own during a demonstration at the John D. Young Memorial Lions Blind Center, in Absecon, Monday, Oct. 20, 2020. (VERNON OGRODNEK / For The Press)
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