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# Accessibility and Human Factors

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## Latest Releases

                  - Usability and Accessibility of Electronic Pollbooks Part 1: Usability in the Polling Place
                  - Usability and Accessibility of Electronic Pollbooks Part 2: A Usability Test Protocol
                  - Usability and Accessibility of Electronic Pollbooks Part 3: Checklists for Usability and Accessibility
                  - Training Poll Workers for Accessible Voting: Supporting Voters with Disabilities at the Polling Place
                  - Assisting Voters with Disabilities at the Polling Place  (downloadable sample slide presentation)
                  - Handbook for VVSG 2.0 Usability and Accessibility Test Strategies: A report on guidance and resources for how to test voting systems 
                  - Administering Accessible Vote by Mail Systems: Challenges and Innovations in Elections Offices 

Executive Order on Promoting Access to VotingPromoting Access to Voting: Recommendations for Addressing Barriers to Privateand Independent Voting for People with Disabilities****FINAL REPORT RELEASED****

## Overview

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In order for voters to vote as they intend, privately and independently, it is vital that accessibility and human factors considerations are included during election system design and development.

NIST has a decades-long history of addressing the accessibility and usability of voting systems and processes based on human factors technical research and collaborations with subject matter experts. Drawing on this expertise and using its robust stakeholder engagement mechanisms, NIST conducts research in election systems to champion voters and election workers throughout the voting process. 

Our stakeholders include not only election officials, system developers, and voting system test laboratories (VSTLs), but also voter advocates. 

NIST performs research that examines the role of human factors in the design and application of next generation election systems, including:
                  - Accessibility and usability standards for new election systems technology 
                  - Guidance for applying human factors to new election systems technology
                  - Guidance for testing systems and processes with voters and election workers

## Implementation Guides

                  - Handbook for VVSG 2.0 Usability and Accessibility Test Strategies: A report on guidance and resources for how to test voting systems

## Research

                  - Administering Accessible Vote by Mail Systems: Challenges and Innovations in Elections Offices

## Help for Election Officials

See EAC Website on Voting Accessibility

## Publications

## Video Resources

**Webinars on the VVSG 2.0 draft Requirements: Improving the Accessibility and Usability of Voting Systems**

VVSG 2.0 Draft Requirements - Part 1: Introducing the Human Factors RequirementsPart 1: Introducing the Human Factors Requirements Slides: PPT or PDF

VVSG 2.0 Draft Requirements - Part 2: Updates to Best Practices and New Technologies for Voting SystemsPart 2: Updates to Best Practices and New Technologies for Voting Systems Slides: PPT or PDF

## Accessibility Resources

Accessible Voting Technology
                  -  Historical AVT Related Events 
                  -  AVT Research Programs 
                  -  AVT Technology Transition Resources 

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