The task of printing ballot papers for the visually handicapped in the assembly elections has been entrusted on the National Institute of Visually Handicapped (NIVH).  The election commission uses specially designed Braille ballots for the visually impaired. These special types of the ballots have the names of the candidates and their symbols in Braille script. The visually impaired having knowledge of Braille can read the candidate’s name and symbol by the feel of their hands on these ballot papers. These Braille ballots are then pasted over the Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) for the visually handicapped to press the button of their choice and take part in the festival of democracy.

The NIVH Dehradun would use six machines imported from Norway to print these special ballot papers. The director of NIVH, Anuradha Dalmiya said that these high tech machines are being used for the first time to print ballots to be used for visually impaired in the assembly elections.

 In Uttarakhand assembly elections a total of 24,184 physically impaired voters are registered in the electoral rolls out of them an estimated 3400 voters are visually handicapped. The election commission ensures that ramps are constructed in all the polling stations for the convenience of physically challenged voters.

India has about 7.8 million visually impaired people which constitute around 20 percent of total population of blind of the world. 
Source: http://www.dailypioneer.com/state-editions/dehradun/nivh-all-set-with-design-of-braille-ballots-to-facilitate-visually-impaired-during-polls.html