Telangana: 1.5 lakh visually impaired voters to get Braille guides

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In another step towards making the voting process easier for visually impaired electors, voters guides will be made available inBraillefor the next general . Officials said that nearly 1.5 lakh visually impaired voters InTelanganawill be benefited through the new initiative.

Currently, visually challenged voters have voter ID cards in Braille script and at the voting booth, they are also provided

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with ballot papers in Braille. With the new initiative coming into force, they can read the guidelines before going to the polling booth without depending on others.

TheElection Commission of Indiaasked the states to print the guides in regional languages. In Telangana, the commissioner and director, Welfare Of Disabled, has translated the guidelines from Hindi toTeluguand soon the same will also be printed in Braille script.