Disabled Rights vs Verified Votes?

The New York Times editorializes, "Voters should have complete confidence about their ballots' being counted accurately and ... everyone, including the disabled, should have access the polls." Citing important security and accuracy concerns with electronic voting, the Times faults "a handful of influential advocates for the disabled, who complain that requiring verifiable paper records will slow the adoption of accessible electronic voting machines." But the paper inaccurately characterizes the settlement reached when the National Federation of the Blind sued ATM and electronic voting machine manufacturer Diebold under the Americans with Disabilities Act as a "troubling ... $1 million gift," which it insinuates may have influenced the NFB's pro-electronic voting stance. Our next issue of PR Watch (coming soon to subscribers' mailboxes!) contains an in-depth look at e-voting PR.