Voting has been a hot topic over the past few months. I would like to take this opportunity to shed light on the disabled vote and the challenges the disabled community faces when it comes to casting our ballots.
Disabled voters deal with a blatant lack of accessibility when it comes to voting either in-person or by absentee ballot, and although the lack of accessibility is unacceptable, it is still the reality many disabled voters face today.
Due to the lack of accessibility, people with disabilities vote at a lower rate than the able-bodied community, with the disabled voter participation rate consistently going down over the last three presidential elections.
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