The Election Commission of India had given special facilities to the disabled to join the voting process in the recently concluded Assembly elections -2018 in Madhya Pradesh. Its effect was that the people of the state voted without any inconvenience.

Visually impaired voter Rani Patel of Jabalpur is delighted to vote for the first time with the help of Braille script guide.

She says that she has voted several times but Braille script guide was made available to her for the first time which she found to be very useful in making voting easier for her.

Rani Patel, a student said that after voting she felt that she too was a responsible citizen of the country.

Voting is also a medium of service to the country. She also lauded the Election Commission for making voting so easy for the disabled voters. Disabled voter Sushri Patel voted in the polling station no. 195 of Jabalpur North Vidhan Sabha constituency.

After casting his vote in Jabalpur West polling station no. 187, visually impaired voter Anil Kumar Saket, said that he was proud that he had voted for the first time for Madhya Pradesh elections.

He thanked the Election Commission of India for the facility of voter number, room number and other information and guidance through Braille script.Balbhavan Girish Billore, Director in Women and Child

Development Department, who suffers from polio, says that the decision taken by the Election Commission to facilitate disabled voters in the Vidhan Sabha Elections -2018 is undoubtedly praiseworthy. Billore said that he has also undertaken the responsibility of election work. He was entrusted the responsibility in media certification and monitoring section. Disabled voter Billore said that he was given a warm welcome by BLO Upadhaya as soon he reached the polling centre.
Source: https://www.dailypioneer.com/2018/state-editions/disabled-laud-spl-ec-facilities.html