As far as possible, voters with disabilities should be able to independently and secretly cast their vote without the need for the assistance of another person. In order to do so there are a number of assistive tools available that can, and should, be used, such as materials in sign or easy language, tactile or Braille ballot guides, or accessible electronic voting. To be used effectively, however, such assistive tools need to be available at polling stations, and both voters and electoral officials must be (or become) familiar with them.