Who Does Better with a Big Interface? Improving Voting Performance of Reading for Disabled Voters

This study shows how ballot interfaces variably affect the voting performance of people with different abilities. An interface with all information viewable simultaneously might either help orient or overwhelm a voter, depending on he/her skill-set. Voters with diagnosed reading disabilities performed significantly better on full-faced voting machines than those who demonstrated a high likelihood of similar, but undiagnosed, disabilities. In contrast, the diagnosed group performed worse than others when using standard-sized Direct Recording Electronic (DRE) systems. We suspect that this observed difference in performance is due to the interaction of system features with learned coping techniques, which allow diagnosed reading disabled voters to function effectively in other parts of everyday life. The full-faced system provides a means of orienting but not of guiding the voter, while the standard DRE guides the users through the voting process without giving the voter a means of orienting themselves. A hybrid design that incorporates the advantages of both these systems might be beneficial for both reading disabled and non-reading disabled voters

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Contains table of contents for Part IV, table of contents for Section 1 and reports on five research projects.Apple Computer, Inc.C.J. Lebel FellowshipNational Institutes of Health (Grant T32-NS07040)National Institutes of Health (Grant R01-NS04332)National Institutes of Health (Grant R01-NS21183)National Institutes of Health (Grant P01-NS23734)U.S. Navy / Naval Electronic Systems Command (Contract N00039-85-C-0254)U.S. Navy - Office of Naval Research (Contract N00014-82-K-0727

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Contains table of contents for Part IV, table of contents for Section 1, an introduction, reports on seven research projects and a list of publications.C.J. Lebel FellowshipDennis Klatt Memorial FundNational Institutes of Health Grant T32-DC00005National Institutes of Health Grant R01-DC00075National Institutes of Health Grant F32-DC00015National Institutes of Health Grant R01-DC00266National Institutes of Health Grant P01-DC00361National Institutes of Health Grant R01-DC00776National Science Foundation Grant IRI 89-10561National Science Foundation Grant IRI 88-05680National Science Foundation Grant INT 90-2471

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Contains table of contents for Part V, table of contents for Section 1, reports on six research projects and a list of publications.C.J. Lebel FellowshipDennis Klatt Memorial FundNational Institutes of Health Grant R01-DC00075National Institutes of Health Grant R01-DC01291National Institutes of Health Grant R01-DC01925National Institutes of Health Grant R01-DC02125National Institutes of Health Grant R01-DC02978National Institutes of Health Grant R01-DC03007National Institutes of Health Grant R29-DC02525National Institutes of Health Grant F32-DC00194National Institutes of Health Grant F32-DC00205National Institutes of Health Grant T32-DC00038National Science Foundation Grant IRI 89-05249National Science Foundation Grant IRI 93-14967National Science Foundation Grant INT 94-2114

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Thesis (Ph. D.)—Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, 1995.Includes bibliographical references (p. 121-126).This electronic version was scanned from a copy of the thesis on file at the Speech Communication Group. The certified thesis is available in the Institute Archives and Special CollectionsNational Institutes of Health.Ph. D

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Contains table of contents for Part IV, table of contents for Section 1, and an introduction and reports on six research projects.C.J. Lebel FellowshipDennis Klatt Memorial FundDigital Equipment CorporationNational Institutes of Health Grant T32 DC00005National Institutes of Health Grant R01 DC00075National Institutes of Health Grant F32 DC00015National Institutes of Health Grant S15 NS28048National Institutes of Health Grant R01 NS21183National Institutes of Health Grant P01 NS23734National Institutes of Health Grant T32 NS 07040National Science Foundation Grant IRI 88-056801

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Contains table of contents for Part IV, table of contents for Section 1, an introduction and reports on nine research projects and a list of publications.C.J. Lebel FellowshipDennis Klatt Memorial FundDigital Equipment CorporationNational Institutes of Health Grant T32 DC00005National Institutes of Health Grant 5-R01 DC00075National Institutes of Health Grant F32 DC00015National Institutes of Health Grant S15 NS28048National Institutes of Health Grant R01 NS21183National Institutes of Health Grant P01 NS23734National Institutes of Health Grant 1-R01 DC00776National Science Foundation Grant IRI 88-05680National Science Foundation Grant IRI 89-1056

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Contains table of contents for Part V, table of contents for Section 1, reports on six research projects and a list of publications.C.J. Lebel FellowshipDennis Klatt Memorial FundNational Institutes of Health Grant F32-DC00194National Institutes of Health Grant F32-DC00205National Institutes of Health Grant P01-DC00361National Institutes of Health Grant R01-DC00075National Institutes of Health Grant R01-DC00261National Institutes of Health Grant R01-DC00266National Institutes of Health Grant R01-DC01291National Institutes of Health Grant R01-DC01925National Institutes of Health Grant R03-DC01721National Institutes of Health Grant R29 DC02525National Institutes of Health Grant T32-DC00038National Science Foundation Grant INT 94-21146National Science Foundation Grant IRI 89-0543

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Contains table of contents for Part V, table of contents for Section 1, an introduction, reports on six research projects and a list of publications.C.J. Lebel FellowshipDennis Klatt Memorial FundDigital Equipment CorporationNational Institutes of Health Grant R01-DC00075National Institutes of Health Grant R03-DC01721National Institutes of Health Grant R01-DC01291National Institutes of Health Grant R01-DC00266National Institutes of Health Grant P01-DC00361-06A1National Institutes of Health Contract R01-DC00776National Science Foundation Grant IRI 89-05249National Science Foundation Grant IRI 89-10561National Science Foundation Grant INT 90-2471

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Contains table of contents for Part V, table of contents for Section 1, an introduction, reports on five research projects and a list of publications.C.J. Lebel FellowshipDennis Klatt Memorial FundNational Institutes of Health Grant R01-DC00075National Institutes of Health Grant P01-DC00361-06A1National Institutes of Health Grant R03-DC01721National Institutes of Health Grant R01-DC01291National Institutes of Health Grant R01-DC00261National Institutes of Health Contract R01-DC00776National Science Foundation Grant IRI 89-05249National Science Foundation Grant IRI 89-10561National Science Foundation Grant INT 90-2471