Voting

http://www.access-board.gov/voting.htm

The Access Board is an independent Federal agency devoted to accessibility for people with disabilities. Created in 1973 to ensure access to federally funded facilities, the Board is now a leading source of information on accessible design. The Board develops and maintains design criteria for the built environment, transit vehicles, telecommunications equipment, and for electronic and information technology. It also provides technical assistance and training on these requirements and on accessible design and continues to enforce accessibility standards that cover federally funded facilities.The Board is structured to function as a coordinating body among Federal agencies and to directly represent the public, particularly people with disabilities.
Resources for Voters with Disabilities

http://www.eac.gov/voter_resources/resources_for_voters_with_disabilities.aspx

This comprehensive list of resources for voters with disabilities includes links to voting accessibility laws and regulations and the latest best practices and research pertaining to voters with disabilities and elderly voters.

http://www.justice.gov/crt/about/vot/

This Department of Justice Civil Rights Division office protects people with disabilities’ right to vote by enforcing several laws including the The Voting Rights Act of 1965,The National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (Motor Voter), The Help America Vote Act of 2002, and several others.

http://www.aapd.com/site/c.pvI1IkNWJqE/b.5606967/k.63BD/Disability_Vote_Project.htm

As part of a person’s patriotic duty, voting has become a staple not only of democracy but American life. However, history has proven that not everyone who should have a voice at the polls has been able to have their voices heard. For this reason, AAPD has created the Disability Vote Project (DVP) in order to advocate for disability rights both at the polls and the election process, organizing the disability community to be a powerful voice for change—politically, economically, and socially.

Disability Rights Oregon Voting Access Project provides information and assistance to people with disabilities who have voting problems related to their disabilities. Proyecto de Acceso al Voto – Español

http://www.lanecounty.org/Departments/MS/CountyClerk/Elections/Pages/OptionsforVoterswithSpecialNeeds.aspx

Information for voters with disabilities living in Lane County, Oregon

The National Technical Assistance Center for Voting and Cognitive Access assists protection and advocacy systems, election officials and people with disabilities to make voting accessible for all citizens. The Center is managed and operated by leaders in the self-advocacy movement.

The National Center for Nonvisual Election Technology, based at the National Federation of the Blind Jernigan Institute, houses accessible voting machines for the blind that are available for demonstration and evaluation at no cost to officials or the public.

Don’t Block My Vote Campaign – DontBlockMyVote.org has dual meaning – Don’t Block My Vote by failing to adhere to accessibility standards and Don’t Block My Vote by ignoring my issues.Unfortunately, candidates will continue to largely ignore disability issues until people with disabilities and their advocates become a respected voting bloc. We will only earn this respect by voting in large numbers and making it known that disability issues matter. Register. Vote. Talk to candidates about disability issues. It’s time to make our voices heard!

United Cerebral Palsy believes that the more than 50 million Americans with disabilities deserve equal access to the polling place and deserve to have their issues regularly discussed during campaigns, that’s over 20% of eligible United States voters. Great progress is being made with polling place accessibility and UCP will continue to monitor it, but disability issues are barely a blip on the radar in American elections. This needs to change.

Impact: Feature Issue on Political Activism and Voter Participation by Persons with Intellectual and/or Developmental Disabilities -

This issue of Impact is for individuals with disabilities and those close to them who would like to be more involved in the American political system. It has information about how to vote, who can vote, and ways to change voting laws that limit the opportunity for people with disabilities to vote. It gives tips for talking with elected officials about issues, and about getting educated about issues and candidates. It tells the stories of individuals with disabilities who have run for office, volunteered to work on political campaigns, and worked with others to change laws and policies that affect their lives. And it describes ways in which people have protested policies and laws through direct action.

Disability Rights Network: People with Disabilities Voting – Learn about voting as a person with a disability.

Oregon Voter Bill of Rights -

Assisting Voters’ with Disabilities Training Video-This training video focuses on the legal and practical guidelines as well as best practices and proper etiquette for assisting voters across a wide range of disabilities. The targeted audiences for this video are Personal Assistants, Caretakers, County Elections’ office staff and volunteers, as well as family members that assist persons with disabilities living independently or residing in residential homes or care facilities with the voting process.

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