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Information Technology and Innovation Foundation

Friday, March 31, 2023

Please access this link for the ITIF final report, their sub-grantee papers, and other materials.
Below is a list of ITIF-led projects:

IDEO Challenge - In conjunction with design firm IDEO, ITIF led a national challenge initiative on accessible elections

UC Berkeley Election Administration Research Center (EARC) – Research on voting in long-term care facilities

Center for Information Technology Research in the Interest of Society (CITRIS) – Created a mobile app for California election information

GT Center for Assistive Technology and Environmental Access (CATEA) – Created an online poll worker course to assist voters with disabilities

Michigan State University – Created a joystick to interact with voting systems and assist voters with mobility needs

Apps4Android – Created an accessible voter information app for voters with disabilities

Assistive Technology Partners (ATP) – Researched the use of tablet voting in residential facilities

GT Center for Assistive Technology and Environmental Access (CATEA) – Developed the EZ ballot: an accessible ballot interface for voters with disabilities

Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) – Developed hardware solutions for tablet ballot marking devices

University of Baltimore – Designed and tested the Anywhere ballot for voters with cognitive disabilities and literacy needs

University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) – Developed a voter information guide for individuals with memory loss

University of Washington Center for Technology and Disability Studies (UWCTDS) – Researched the current state of accessible voting machines

University of Colorado Denver Assistive Technology Partners (ATP) – Developed a blueprint for using voting tablet solutions in long-care facilities

University of Utah – Researched the demographics and needs of voters with disabilities

Georgia Tech Center for Assistive Technology and Environmental Access (CATEA) – Conducted an ethnographic study of voters with disabilities