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Voting with Joy - a smart voting joystick for accesible voting

 

Design Challenges                                                        

-Individuals with limited usage of their hands have                 difficulties using current input devices on voting systems
-6.7 million United States citizens have difficulty grasping         objects (United States Census)
-Design a joystick to enable independent and private voting
-Vote a shortened NIST Test Ballot on a computer

Design Concept

 

Smart Voting Design Goals                    
-Accommodate a wide variety of different motor needs.
-Intuitive, universally-designed functionality
-Haptic force feedback enabling users to ‘feel’ ballot
-Local stability to prevent accidental movement
-Convenient to use

For more information about this project, please visit the grant website: http://elections.itif.org/projects/grants/round-2-funded-projects/michigan-state-university