It’s Election Day 2018, and I hope you have the opportunity to go vote. Here is a list of some voting-related resources offered by the autistic community and other disability advocacy organizations.
Break Down Barriers to Voting With These Tools!
This toolkit published by The Autistic Self Advocacy Network includes:
- A voting tool to check your registration status and/or enter an absentee ballot
- Explanations of new voter ID laws
- Ballot preview tools
- Information about voting and accessibility rights
National Disability Rights Network Resources
The National Disability Rights Network also offers disability voting resources:
- Information about legal representation and other advocacy services for people with disabilities
- Information for election authorities
- A video of disabled individuals explaining why they are going to vote
From their website: “#CripTheVote is a nonpartisan online movement engaging disabled people on policies and practices important to the disability community.” It includes:
- Voting-related blog posts authored by disability advocates
- Social Media communities #CripTheVote Twitter and Facebook
- 2018 Disability Issues surveys
The American Association of People With Disabilities (AAPD)
This organization has a voter resource center that includes:
- An accessibility toolkit with resources to assist disabled individuals with problems they may encounter on election day
- Candidate forum guides
- Information about voter disability rights
- Other resources for amplifying the power of the disability vote
Other Related Reading
Disability Is No Reason To Strip A Person’s Voting Rights by Michelle Bishop
Young Adult with Disabilities to Healthcare Justice Activist: A Narrative and a Plea to Vote by Leslie A. Zukor
One Way to Make Voting More Accessible to the Disability Community? Vote-by-Mail by Erika Jahneke