American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD) - Voting Machines

Name:	American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD)
Position:	Pro to the question "Do electronic voting machines improve the voting process?"
Reasoning:	"AAPD and the disability community are in favor of a voter having the ability to verify the accuracy of their vote and to change any vote before their ballot is cast. In fact, it is one of the reasons the disability community has so strongly supported the implementation of DRE's." AAPD Policy Statement on Voter Verified Paper Ballots (accessed May 5, 2006)
Theoretical Expertise Ranking:	Organizations/VIPs/Others Individuals and organizations that do not fit into the other star categories.
Description:	The largest national nonprofit cross-disability member organization in the United States
Mission:	To politically and economically empower the more than 56 million children and adults living with disabilities in the U.S.
Structure:	Membership-based nonprofit advocacy organization
Members/Constituents:	100,000
Annual Budget:	None found
Sr. Executive:	Andrew J. Imparato, President and CEO
# of Offices:	One
# of Staff:	None found
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Contact Info:	Phone: 800-840-8844 Fax: None found E-Mail: aapd@aol.com Website: www.aapd-dc.org
Also Quoted in:	1. Do electronic voting machines improve the voting process? 2. Do voter verified paper audit trails disenfranchise disabled voters and language minorities?