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There’s been a lot of great coverage about the significance of the disability vote and the barriers and suppression faced by voters with disabilities during this election cycle.

A thread!

1. Jessica Clark, a teen with Down syndrome talking about her voting rights

An As a Voter With Disabilities, I Know Joe Biden Will Protect My Rights | Teen Vogue https://www.teenvogue.com/story/voters-disabilities-2020-joe-biden

Voters With Disabilities Like Me Are Counting on You

If Trump is reelected, I may lose my independence.

https://www.teenvogue.com/story/voters-disabilities-2020-joe-biden

The Supreme Court’s ruling to restrict access to voting last week is a reminder of the importance of disability rights laws for protecting the civil rights of all Americans.

@aneeman for @nytimes https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/28/opinion/supreme-court-alabama-voting-disability.html

Opinion | Kicked From the Curb in Alabama

The Supreme Court’s ruling to restrict access to voting last week is a reminder of the importance of disability rights laws for protecting the civil rights of all Americans.

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/28/opinion/supreme-court-alabama-voting-disability.html

3. Great piece featuring @SabrinaTessEp @VilissaThompson @Tuesdaywithliz and so many others! https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/npr/928814867/voters-with-disabilities-face-an-inaccessible-system

Voters With Disabilities Face An Inaccessible System

Record turnout at polling places and a push to vote by mail make this election unique — and as long lines to vote form around the country, Americans with disabilities face unique barriers to voting.

https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/npr/928814867/voters-with-disabilities-face-an-inaccessible-system

4. How the pandemic will impact women with disabilities in nursing homes from @19thnews https://19thnews.org/2020/10/pandemic-restrictions-may-impact-the-nursing-home-vote/?utm_campaign=19th-social&utm_content=new%3A_nursing_home_residen&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook

How the pandemic will impact women voters in nursing homes

Women account for more than two-thirds of the nursing home population, which faces challenges to voting due to various changes prompted by the pandemic.

https://19thnews.org/2020/10/pandemic-restrictions-may-impact-the-nursing-home-vote/?utm_campaign=19th-social&utm_content=new%3A_nursing_home_residen&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook

5. @NPR did a general piece on voting rights for people with disabilities today https://www.npr.org/2020/10/28/928607616/heading-to-the-polls-if-you-have-a-disability-heres-what-to-know

Heading To The Polls? If You Have A Disability, Here's What To Know

Plan ahead and know your rights. And don't leave that polling place without casting your ballot.

https://www.npr.org/2020/10/28/928607616/heading-to-the-polls-if-you-have-a-disability-heres-what-to-know

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