Diebold and the National Federation of the Blind (NFB)

--submitted by Susan Pynchon, 7/24/05

1. Diebold was a sponsor of the recent National Federation of the Blind of Florida's annual 2005 convention:

http://www.nfbflorida.org/sponsors/index.htm

2. Diebold's $1,000,000 donation to the NFB. From an NFB press release (8th paragraph shows donation):

http://www.nfb.org/tech/diebold.htm

3. Article about NFB dropping its lawsuit against Diebold for inaccessible ATM's:

http://www.atmmarketplace.com/news_story_4998.htm

4. The NFB 2002 Annual Gala, showing a $1,000,000 donation next to Warren O'Dell's name (CEO of Diebold) (I'm assuming this is the same donation as was made in 2000, since that was to be spread over 5 years):

http://204.245.133.32/gala/p3.htm

5. On Diebold's website -- a statement of support for Diebold voting machines by the President of the NFB

http://www.diebold.com/nfb.htm

6. On Diebold's website -- a statement of partnership with NFB (re: ATM machines)

http://www.diebold.com/news/newsdisp.asp?id=2707

7. On NFB's website -- a statement of partnership with Diebold (re: ATM Machines)

http://www.nfb.org/tech/diebold.htm

8. The NFB passed a voter-verified paper trail resolution at its

2004 National Conference (mixed in with hype about DRE's, and a caveat)

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this organization call for implementation of voter-verified paper trails only so long as they also include nonvisual means of voting and verification;

http://www.nfb.org/bm/bm04/bm0408/bm040813.htm

(Look at first resolution #2004-01)

9. NFB purchased an AutoMark for its new Braille and Technology Center in Baltimore, Maryland.

http://www.automarkts.com

10. Statement in Defense of NFB's Acceptance of $1,000,000 from Diebold:

NFB President Marc Maurer defends NFB's acceptance of $1,000,000 from Diebold:

http://www.voiceofthenationsblind.org/articles/68/wired-news-magazine-lies-about-the-national-federation-of-the-blind-and-attacks-our-fight-to-gain-access-to-electronic-information