The Legislative Assembly Electoral Affairs Committee’s (CAEAL) plan to design special ballot papers for visually impaired voters shows that the government has taken a step forward, Macau Special Olympics chief Hetzer Siu Yu Hong said yesterday.
CAEAL President Tong Hio Fong said earlier this month his committee was studying the possible design of ballot papers in Braille, based on the feedback from the legislative elections four years ago that visually-impaired electors needed to be accompanied by others to cast their votes, which worried some citizens about the confidentiality of their choices.Responding to the committee’s announcement, the Macau Visually Impaired People’s Rights Promotion Association noted in a statement on Wednesday that most of Macau’s visually impaired people do not read Braille. The statement also said the association hoped that the committee could arrange a mock election for visually impaired residents to understand their needs.
Macau Special Olympics chief Hetzer Siu Yu Hong poses yesterday on the sidelines of free physical examinations provided by his organisation at its premises in Areia Preta. Photo: Debby Seng
