Majority of disabled voters in U.S. faced obstacles in casting ballots in ‘16
Originally published October 9, 2018 by WHYY
Lewis Crew, 75, casts his ballot in Beaverton, Oregon. A Tuesday forum organized by the University of Delaware's Center for Disabilities Studies addressed the barriers that keep many of those with disabilities from voting. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)
A forum organized by the University of Delaware’s Center for Disabilities Studies focused on how to make voting more accessible for people with disabilities. In 2016, 60 percent of polling places had impediments for voters with disabilities. Forum panelists pointed out that because one in five adults has a disability, people with disabilities could have a powerful impact on elections if they received legally mandated voting accommodations.
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