I know
I’m a newbie here, but if I can add this: I think adding an OPTION (or a flag as
Greg said earlier) to hear (or see) a summary of the votes cast only makes
good sense from a marketing standpoint and would keep the special interest
groups happy. If a non-sighted
voter doesn’t want to take the extra time to listen to such a summary (or
conversely a sighted voter doesn’t want to scroll through it), then they
shouldn’t be forced to – but they should have that option. Personally, the sighted voters I
talked to love the summary screen on the TS (although some dislike the close
proximity of the “Cast Ballot” button to the scroll bar!). I just don’t see this as a “should we”
do it issue, but “how”…
-----Original
Message-----
From:
owner-support@dieboldes.com [mailto:owner-support@dieboldes.com]On Behalf Of Green, Pat
Sent: Monday, November 25, 2002 11:06
AM
To:
'support@dieboldes.com'
Subject: RE: Audio in the Summary
Screen
The main thing the NFB and
other ADA groups want is equality. If normally sighted people have a
summary, they want a summary, too. We should consider eliminating the
visual version as Greg said. (I can hear the same roars). I doubt
we can really eliminate it given that it is a good sales feature, but maybe a
compromise can be reached that lets us offer a similar function to both
sighted and visually impaired voters. Suggestions welcome.
...Pat
-----Original
Message-----
From: Greg Forsythe [mailto:gregf@dieboldes.com]
Sent: Monday, November 25, 2002 11:50
AM
To:
support@dieboldes.com
Subject: RE: Audio in the Summary
Screen
I would think the "Keep It
Simple" rule should prevail.
With this thought in mind,
should we eliminate the visual summary screen?
(I can hear the roars of
NO, WE NEED IT, IT'S AN EXCELLENT FEATURE)
If there is a visual
summary screen, then why is there not an audio summary
screen?
If the ballot is so lengthy
and complicated, as Steve and Sue have
mentioned, turn the audio summary off
with a flag. I believe we would score
a lot of points with the
ADA groups if this feature were added.
Greg
-----Original
Message-----
From: owner-support@dieboldes.com [mailto:owner-support@dieboldes.com]On
Behalf Of Don
Biszmaier
Sent: Monday, November 25, 2002 11:39
AM
To:
support@dieboldes.com
Subject: Re: Audio in the Summary
Screen
I am in agreement with
keeeping things as simple as possible. Many users
will never use half of the
features and are only enterested in what it takes
to get their election done.
Many customers either by law or size do need
special features. Is it
possible to have the econlmy version for most
accounts and the cadillac
versions be specific to customers that have asked
for the
changes?
Don B
Donald W.
Biszmaier
Support Services
Specialist
Diebold Election Systems,
Inc.
7717 Greenwood Rd.
Louisville, Ky.
40258
Office 502-244-8645
Cell
502-314-6936
Fax 502-254-7835
----- Original Message
-----
From: "Sue Page"
<spdiebold@earthlink.net>
To:
<support@dieboldes.com>
Sent: Sunday, November 24, 2002 6:26
PM
Subject: RE: Audio in the Summary
Screen
> I again express my
concerns about allowing our upgrades to be customer
> driven. As we
all know, the customer often doesn't know what they want,
or
> what is best for
them. I think we need to do more analysis before we
add
> features. As Steve points
out - this upgrade adds complexity to our
> product - making it
slower, and with more opportunities for failure. Is
that
> the direction we want
to take?
>
> Are we building a
Cadillac - that our customers can't afford to purchase
or
> upkeep? I vote
for building a really nice Honda instead.
> Sue
>
>
> -----Original
Message-----
> From: owner-support@dieboldes.com
[mailto:owner-support@dieboldes.com]On
> Behalf Of Steve
Knecht
> Sent: Saturday, November 23, 2002
2:42 PM
> To:
support@dieboldes.com
> Subject: RE: Audio in the Summary
Screen
>
>
> It already takes a
half hour or so to work through the CA. ballot, if you
> add a summary on the
ballot after each race is confirmed during the
process,
> it seems to me you'll
add more complexity for those folks who want to skip
> the summary, as most
will. I'm a "no" vote on this.
>
> -----Original
Message-----
> From: owner-support@dieboldes.com
[mailto:owner-support@dieboldes.com]On
> Behalf Of
Ken
> Sent: Friday, November 22, 2002
11:20 AM
> To:
support@dieboldes.com
> Subject: RE: Audio in the Summary
Screen
>
>
>
> Interesting. How
does it work?
>
> Ken
>
>
> -----Original
Message-----
> From: owner-support@dieboldes.com
[mailto:owner-support@dieboldes.com]
> On Behalf Of Talbot
Iredale
> Sent: Friday, November 22, 2002
8:36 AM
> To:
support@dieboldes.com
> Subject: Re: Audio in the Summary
Screen
>
>
Greg,
>
> We will be
working on adding this to the next major release of
>
ballot
> station.
>
> Tab
>
> ----- Original Message
-----
> From: "Greg Forsythe"
<gregf@dieboldes.com>
> To: "Support"
<support@dieboldes.com>
> Sent: Thursday, November 21, 2002
7:19 PM
> Subject: Audio in the Summary
Screen
>
>
> > We have a Summary
Screen for those with vision. Why do we not have
> the
> > equivalent audio
screen for those who do not have vision?
> >
> > Why do we not
have an Audio Summary screen?
> >
> > Greg
Forsythe
> > Diebold Election Systems
Inc.
> > Phone: (416)
446-1383
> > Fax: (416)
446-1425
> > Cell: (416)
464-3736
> >
>
>
>
>
>