ENDING INACCESSIBILITY FOR ALL VOTERS AT ELECTIONS
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ENDING INACCESSIBILITY FOR ALL VOTERS AT ELECTIONS |
MAKING ELECTIONS ACCESSIBLE
Our mission at Pakflatt® is to ensure that all registered electors can vote independently and in secret irrespective of any disability. In pursuit of this goal, we have created the patented McGonagle® Reader, (MGR) which is a system that uses audio and touch navigation to assist voters with a range of disabilities, to vote in secret.
We have a team of inventors, designers and engineers who listen to the diverse election requirements of democracies from across the globe and innovate bespoke products, furniture and systems to enable them to provide accessible voting facilities for their electorate.
We have been doing this for almost three decades and have amassed a large portfolio of protected trademarks and patented products the flat-pack portability of which fully endorses our Pakflatt® brand.
TOTAL ACCESSIBILITY
We have worked closely with people with disabilities and their advocates for many years to inform our design process, as we have striven to invent and develop products which make voting possible for those who have found it difficult or impossible to exercise their franchise. Our patented McGonagle® Reader has been tested by the NCBI in Ireland and the RNIB in the UK with excellent results.
The MGR system helps blind and partially sighted people, those with cognitive disabilities and those who cannot read English to vote independently, in secret and with confidence. The product also features a bluetooth facility to assist those with hearing aids.
LATEST NEWS
An emotional response to the MGR
Blind campaigner Lucy Edwards, who appeared on the Lorraine Kelly Show, voted in the UKPGE on July 4th using our McGonagle Reader. Her response was very emotional.
The MGR Improves the Blind Voter’s Experience
Two voters discuss their experience of voting at a polling station and how the MGR improves this experience.
Lucy Edwards demonstrates the MGR
Watch blind campaigner Lucy Edwards’ transformative experience with MGR.
A Testimonial
Joe Kenny who help Pakflatt with testing the MGR shares his thoughts about the system.
INNOVATE NI
Innovate NI, on behalf of the Department for the Economy, have recognised Pakflatt (UK) Ltd as a Platinum Level Innovator. The award focuses on how companies generate new ideas, develop and test their innovation, launch it to industry, and create value for both the company and customers. We have been recognised due to our ongoing investment in R&D, design, engineering and manufacture. Our team of inventors, designers and engineers listen to the diverse election requirements of democracies from across the globe and innovate bespoke products, furniture and systems to meet specific needs.
RISE TO THE OCCASION
Pakflatt® is the world’s leading election equipment solutions company. Central to our ethos is making elections accessible. Throughout our history, we have reacted to changes in legislation to invent products which help people who are prevented from voting because of issues around accessibility. We have been doing this for almost three decades and have amassed a large portfolio of protected trademarks and patented products that address the issue of making voting accessible for all citizens.
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