Text where the content, language, illustrations and graphic layout are simplified for ease of use by persons with intellectual disabilities and/or non-native speakers of a language Inclusion Europe’s Recommendations for Accessible Elections in Europe3 or the Executive Summary found on page 8 of this manual Inclusion Persons with disabilities are involved in all electoral activities on an equal basis with other citizens, including leadership positions, rather than just having accommodations that might segregate persons with disabilities from other citizens Rather than only having a mobile ballot box that brings the ballot to a voter’s home, the polling center should also be accessible so the voter can vote in the same location as other citizens, if he or she so desires Intellectual disability Term used when there are limits to a person’s ability to learn at an expected level and function in daily life Down syndrome or autism Mainstreaming Process whereby persons with disabilities are integrated as equal participants and leaders in assistance programs and society Developing a public service announcement that includes actors with disabilities in the TV spot, as was done in Guatemala4 Psychosocial disability Conditions that affect cognition, emotion and behavior Depression or schizophrenia Reasonable accommodation A tactile ballot guide is a reasonProvision of materials or environment that able accommodation because allow persons with disabilities to participate it gives voters who are blind or and contribute on an equal basis with have low vision the same opporothers tunity to vote in secret and without assistance Tactile Raised symbols that can be used in contexts where persons are not fluent in Braille Easy-to-read 34 3 Inclusion Europe. “Recommendations for Accessible Elections in Europe.” European Union. <http://www. inclusion-europe.org/images/stories/documents/Project_ADAP/ETR_Policy_Recommendations_EN.pdf>. 4 Guatemala’s Supreme Electoral Tribunal. Ahora todos somos del mismo equipo, Votando vamos por Guate. Guatemala’s Supreme Electoral Tribunal, 2011. 6 International Foundation for Electoral Systems and National Democratic Institute