Secretary of State Provides Opportunity for Disability Community to Learn About Accessible Voting Equipment

Denver, February 9, 2005 - On Thursday, February 10 the Colorado Secretary of State and the Legal Center for Persons with Disabilities and the Elderly are co-hosting a vendor fair for vendors to demonstrate their accessible voting equipment for the disabled community.

"This is a tremendous opportunity for the disability community to be able to evaluate the voting equipment that vendors are proposing," Donetta Davidson said. "The new federal legislation allows the disabled voter for the first time to cast their vote freely and independently. I am eager to get feedback from members of the disability community about the new equipment."

The vendor fair will take place in the basement level of the Colorado State Capitol Building from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Voters will be able to evaluate the equipment and determine how each of the voting machines work. The press is also invited to attend and evaluate the proposed equipment.