MPNnow.com - Messenger Post - May 13, 2009 @ 11:25 AM - Fairport, N.Y. — The office of David Koon announced that the New York State Assembly passed a package of bills focused on New Yorkers with disabilities.

A portion of the package requires that polling places offer blind and visually impaired voters Braille versions of ballots upon request, preserving their opportunity to vote independently. Another piece of legislation requires the Department of Health to adopt regulations making interpreters and assistive listening devices available for the state’s deaf and hearing-impaired patients.

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