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This is my annual disable people have accessibility issues when it comes to voting tweets. Please don't make me be the only person to share this. https://twitter.com/nolan_syreeta/status/1317155420809560064

https://twitter.com/nolan_syreeta/status/1317155420809560064

I'm going to make this a thread so I can keep all post regarding accessibility and voting. Here is one from @NPR in 2026 #AllThingsCondiered. https://www.npr.org/2016/10/24/499177544/disabled-voters-fight-for-more-accessible-polling-places

Voters With Disabilities Fight For More Accessible Polling Places

More than 35 million eligible voters in the U.S. have a disability. And in the last presidential election, almost a third of voters with disabilities reported having trouble casting their ballots.

https://www.npr.org/2016/10/24/499177544/disabled-voters-fight-for-more-accessible-polling-places

Honestly, the #disabledvote is important in every election. Via @POPSUGAR https://www.popsugar.com/fitness/why-people-with-disabilities-need-to-vote-47813503

People With Disabilities Still Face Barriers at the Polls — but Their Voice Is Crucial This Election

Four activists explain why people with disabilities need to vote. One reason: policies that are directly affecting them and their rights.

https://www.popsugar.com/fitness/why-people-with-disabilities-need-to-vote-47813503

According to a 2017 report by the U.S. Government Accountability, “Voters with Disabilities: Observations on Polling Place Accessibility and Related Federal Guidance,” roughly two-thirds of the examined polling places had at least one potential barrier... https://www.americanbar.org/groups/crsj/publications/human_rights_magazine_home/voting-in-2020/blocked-from-the-ballot-box/

Blocked from the Ballot Box: People with Disabilities

Though people with disabilities comprise about one-sixth of eligible voters, they have low voter turnout, likely due to the physical barriers they experience when trying to reach the ballot box.

https://www.americanbar.org/groups/crsj/publications/human_rights_magazine_home/voting-in-2020/blocked-from-the-ballot-box/

Can you imagine how tired #disabledtwitter is reminding people every year how they lack access to voting? The only thing some of us can compare it to is having to attend virtual events due to #COVID19

Should we talk about Texas? While the one dropbox per county was overruled access is still an issue. https://apple.news/Azmx4l3t2Rj-2H4Oedet8KA

Federal judge blocks Texas governor's directive limiting ballot drop boxes to one per county

A federal judge late Friday blocked Texas Gov. Greg Abbott's directive that limited ballot drop boxes to one per county.

https://apple.news/Azmx4l3t2Rj-2H4Oedet8KA

From @SFdirewolf Texas voting access is still an issue. https://apple.news/A0e5qNEKvRO2xeAh8qHN-4g

'Failed By The Courts': Texans Hoping To Vote By Mail Have To Hit The Polls Instead

A series of efforts by Texas Republicans to make access to voting more difficult in the final stretch of the fall campaign comes as the party's lock on the state's politics is getting looser.

https://apple.news/A0e5qNEKvRO2xeAh8qHN-4g

WOW Absentee Ballot Applications Are Not Accessible to Voters With Disabilities in 43 States WTF and this is from this year. https://time.com/5894405/election-2020-absentee-ballot-applications-disability-rights/

Absentee Ballot Applications Are Not Accessible to Voters With Disabilities in 43 States

Over 40 states have absentee ballot applications that are not fully accessible to millions of disabled voters, according to a new audit.

https://time.com/5894405/election-2020-absentee-ballot-applications-disability-rights/

According to the above article @Miamilighthouse found that election websites for 12 battleground states do not meet web accessibility guidelines.

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