{"id":14252,"date":"2014-10-29T21:50:40","date_gmt":"2014-10-29T21:50:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.eng.ufl.edu\/?p=13130"},"modified":"2025-06-11T12:31:07","modified_gmt":"2025-06-11T17:31:07","slug":"gator-engineer-improves-access-for-disabled","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eng.ufl.edu\/news\/stories\/gator-engineer-improves-access-for-disabled\/","title":{"rendered":"Gator Engineer improves access for disabled"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>GAINESVILLE, Fla. &#8212; A\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ufl.edu\/\">University of Florida<\/a>\u00a0researcher\u2019s desire to provide citizens with disabilities the same opportunity to vote as everyone else could serve as the catalyst for revolutionizing voter access nationwide.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.juangilbert.com\/\">Juan Gilbert\u2019s<\/a>\u00a0Prime III, an electronic voting machine a decade in the making, has debuted in primary elections in several states. Officials in New Hampshire were so impressed with Prime III\u2019s performance that they plan to use it in additional precincts in the upcoming general election.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was even more seamless than we thought it would be,\u201d said New Hampshire Assistant Secretary of State Thomas Manning. \u201cOur intention long range is to get to the point where every one of our polling places uses Prime III.\u201d . . .\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ufl.edu\/spotlights\/a-better-way-to-vote.html\" target=\"_blank\">read the rest of this story on\u00a0UF News.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/news.ufl.edu\/articles\/2016\/05\/how-universal-design-can-help-every-voter-cast-a-ballot.php\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>GAINESVILLE, Fla. &#8212; A\u00a0University of Florida\u00a0researcher\u2019s desire to provide citizens with disabilities the same opportunity to vote as everyone else could serve as the catalyst for revolutionizing voter access nationwide. Juan Gilbert\u2019s\u00a0Prime III, an electronic voting machine a decade in the making, has debuted in primary elections in several states. 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