People with intellectual disabilities or those with low literacy can benefit from voter education materials in an easy-to-read format with pictures or from door-to-door voter education campaigns where they have a chance to speak to an educator in person. Image boxes are another tool used to conduct grassroots civic and voter education. During an image box session, a trained facilitator displays a series of images designed to elicit discussion among participants on election-related topics. Figure 5: Examples of Accessible Formats Accessible format Helps people who Are blind or have low vision and people with low Audio literacy Braille Are blind or have low vision Captions Are deaf or hard-of-hearing Have intellectual disabilities, low literacy or are Easy-to-read non-native speakers of the language Electronic text used with screen Are blind or have low vision; have intellectual or reading software learning disabilities or low literacy Large print (16-20 font size) Have low vision Have intellectual disabilities, low literacy or are Pictures non-native speakers of the language Sign language Are deaf or hard of hearing Are blind or have low vision but do not know Braille Tactile and people who are deaf-blind
People with intellectual disabilities or those with low literacy can benefit from voter education materials in an easy-to-read format with pictures or from door-to-door voter education campaigns where they have a chance to speak to an educator in person. Image boxes are another tool used to conduct grassroots civic and voter education. During an image box session, a trained facilitator displays a series of images designed to elicit discussion among participants on election-related topics. Figure 5: Examples of Accessible Formats Accessible format Helps people who Audio Are blind or have low vision and people with low literacy Braille Are blind or have low vision Captions Are deaf or hard-of-hearing Easy-to-read Have intellectual disabilities, low literacy or are non-native speakers of the language Electronic text used with screen reading software Are blind or have low vision; have intellectual or learning disabilities or low literacy Large print (16-20 font size) Have low vision Pictures Have intellectual disabilities, low literacy or are non-native speakers of the language Sign language Are deaf or hard of hearing Tactile Are blind or have low vision but do not know Braille and people who are deaf-blind
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