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into the stream how you may have heard there was a happening. now being advised to have a plan and vote with disabilities not. easy we. have been trying to vote and having a disability this is what he told. many polling places are wheelchair accessible so look how these create separate stations where people don't have to budget extra time and resources that they might not help look at your ticket for voting in a regular year is a chore because in part the voting booths are not. my

size i'm 46 they're voting to separate all people so whoever they imagine is a citizen voting they have imagined. to begin with voting is harder for us we either have to make sure we can absentee ballot we have to make sure that the ballot itself is acceptable especially for people with vision loss. and. and we have to make sure that our polling locations are excessive or actually physically driving to a polling place danding into line for an unknown period of time and then standing to cast my ballot is often really difficult and can render the process inaccessible many people in places are also not wheelchair accessible which blocks and the number of disabled voters from voting in person voting by mail can be a great way to circumvent those accessibility issues yet ensure that people who are physically disabled with limited mobility are standing i can still have their

voices heard so you take those challenges and then you add a global pandemic and that even magnifies some of those charges we're talking about voting with a disability in the u.s. this year and what solutions they well may be i know you have ideas if you're on you tube you know what you can join in the comments section and you too can be part of this conversation. i'm going to say hello to the guests the guests were introduced themselves to you hi there rosie tell everybody who you are. i mean really to go i work with the right. corner and i've got a couple 'd. good to happy richie joe welcome to the stream introduce yourself i always thing and i work for a.p.

we are. a people. ordinator with all. nice to have a hand i stephanie welcome to the stream what do we need to know about you for this conversation so our i never stop here and i leave a public policy in research institute for the american foundation for the blind 70 i was looking at where we off of voting across the united states and i'm just looking up here the americans with disabilities act and of the federal laws protecting the rights of voters with disabilities just going to skip down a little bit says here i took 2 of the 88 required state and local governments to ensure that people with disabilities have a full and equal opportunity to vote now the a.d.a.'s over that he is out now why we even having this conversation why is it still difficult to vote if you

happen to have a disability. well i can certainly speak from the experience of someone who has a visual disability i've been voting using an accessible machine inside polling locations that allows need to manipulate through options make markings on my ballot independently with complete privacy and then print out a ballot and then put it in the balance with everybody else in this context with this election and we have the global pandemic adding a layer of difficulty and that layer of difficulty really applies a lot to those who are non-drivers. non-drivers maybe because of a disability like a visual disability or blindness or other health conditions or old age and so from that standpoint there's a lot of individuals we know that will be looking at alternatives or having to make some tough choices about maybe autonomy and privacy versus health or safety

and on that note we can look specifically at data that shows in illustrates this problem with coburn 1000 my organization actually released a report a week ago called latin inaccessibility and what that showed is that 68 percent of individuals are having all kinds of transportation complications during kobe bank team it also looked at voting issues and many other facets of life so the complexities of this pandemic are really layered and complex issues for the disability community. i'm just thinking rosie the lurie's there it's very very clear but yet you. have been involved in take legal action against state that you were in north carolina because they know the deering to the law what is going on that is going wrong. absolutely so that's something that we my organization our with the church of that state there's anything to add here that they don't

understand that disability long waiting. busy for lack of a better word a. state election code due to the supremacy clause which. so a lot of states are reluctant to. allow for accommodations that make voting marketable for voters because on the. code that does not account for the barriers that provide. a living look at the clearly he has a perspective disability studies and he could announce the conversation that we're having right now. voting rights have long been a component of the disability movement because of inaccessible polling stations or ballots. in braille of the need for assistance when casting

a vote all these issues are more pronounced in a pandemic where one is actually in the very one cell or life if you have a compromised immune system or are older or have diabetes or many other conditions all of these issues were pronounced during the primaries and thompson for example not allowing widespread voting by mail is actually a disability rights violation and that is are working to drive which is that mainly is in the house the vote on twitter and other social problems. we should if we looking at some of the campaigning some of the lobbying that is going on right now what can you share with us so. well campaigning has been going on for quite a. bit with nothing new within the village community regarding access to increase earning and it has become more of an issue currently because of the

situation with the band become a lot harder that people will burn for. campaigning have increased and have become more digital. the whole media more has become online. early community and. the right organization united have been churning out paper letter and during events that we're really trying to come together and increase our for peggle our online presence way their voice and again the issue. so i'm just thinking a normally on the stream whenever we tuk about a subject that involves people disabilities a couple of things that we do and one of them is to have something here is during american sign language so that we know we be at the bottom of the screen but we can't do it because we're working remotely and we just want to keep everybody safe

what else are you seeing that is different this year where we're having to really tackle a global pandemic the as well as saying we have rights as people have disabilities and we want to stay over night. well i know that it we've acknowledged that there is quite a bit of litigation that's going on related to voting accessibility and so from the standpoint of a very mixed landscape we have very different options state to state the state that i'm in virginia we recently did get a wonderful win for the blank community to be able to receive electronic ballots that we can use computer software to complete remotely and then print and submit them so some states may have different rules that people need to make themselves aware of and and bring into their own thinking in their own planning around and how they plan to vote i will say that the flat inaccessibility curve survey that was

released last week really speaks to the fact that even just in the blind and low vision community 43 percent of those who completed our survey actually showed that they also have other health conditions and those may be conditions that they're really worried about being exposed to in an actual polling environment and so i really encourage people to think about whatever their circumstances are and balance that kind of autonomy and privacy with health issues or even accessibility issues to figure out in my home state where or where or what options make sense for my personal circumstance is it that i have a new option like electronic voting absentee do i have other resources at my disposal you know in terms of working with someone that's a trusted you know friend within your quarantine circle and that you can help

complete a ballot. or you know is it bad really truly the best option or your own submission of ballots is to go to a polling place and and hope that those machines are clean between use because you're really manipulating something in an inaccessible voting machine. rosie i see not being a sheet i see nothing to reduce rashidi you go through. i don't think they're kind of they had i'll. quote now we i've been lucky enough to be able to well in the way very. bad why more important for people in my position who think their voice and on behalf of those who have not really been able. and. in order to add to that i would guess that. the important issue that we're trying to get out

right now is i think that to make sure that there are multiple options and are voting plans available to people with. the ability there is no like and all the time you know now is not acceptable certain people are like not the right option and. butting in perth in the right option like that and so 'd and that has been a. cure for everyone so it's about having more option. also you would think that american votes were an absentee vote we got a lot of point in the vote comes to you then you can you can vote at home but there is a question about privacy and who help she win if you should have some help let me bring in sara who think she's a civic engagement and voting rights who can i do and she brings up some of these very important points in this. 30.3000000 people at disabilities are

eligible to vote this november unfortunately the coronavirus pandemic does make it more challenging as many people with disabilities are high risk. for people who have vision mobility or copy of disabilities voting by mail or absentee ballot may not be accessible if their state doesn't allow for electronic ballot delivery in that case they have to decide whether to go to the polling place to vote so that they can use the accessible machine or have someone mark their ballot for them sacrificing a private independent ballot disability rights organizations are working on this issue because people with disabilities should not have to choose between their safety and the privacy and independence of their vote where he can become this pick up on this idea. privacy privacy as i would say because that simpleton it's not just well someone can help you because nobody else has to have help with the f

o taking that should be pointed between you and who you want to vote. absolutely and so this really has put on the head. the right to a secret and independent ballot is a right that most americans take for granted but many voters which are not granted that right to do inaccessible. my organization then a lot of our partners are really trying to work on increasing the effect already meeting privately and independents absentee voting in a number of faith. for the reasons that have already been stated by by the other panelists and also the advocates of. voter for example a voter with a disability who who live in a state where the absentee ballot is the only option is to get a standard print absentee ballot they need to rely on someone else to read out the

choice to mark their choices they are forced to diebold their their vote how. they're forced to depend on that person to mark their ballot accurately to send off their ballot accurately this is not something that other voters the facilities are forced to do. and so. there's a sort of nationwide effort. to increase access to one example of electronic voting platforms that are accessible for prenatal use of technology that's something that we were able to get for them or 3rd in north carolina likely due to a case that we filed. and we're currently working on state and implementation to ensure that as many voters with disabilities in our wish to access the electronic voting platform will be able to access that but. but we face a lot of reluctance on the part of state and their main argument was not that their

program was not discriminatory. ok it was merely that they got out of time to make sure that they could make the at. all by. the judge that i that i that if we our work because of that. let me show he's a thought from you this is film q.p. will stay is something that changed this year to defeat disenfranchised disabled fotis he would say people with disabilities it seems like nothing change in this has been an issue for a very long time stephanie if you want to take that one sure i mean i agree that there have definitely been voting issues for a long time and you know someone who is used an alternative method within a in person voting for all the elections i've been part of i know that it's been

a challenge there been many instances where i go to a polling place and the machine the accessible machine that i need to use is something that isn't set up properly and maybe it malfunctions the poll workers that happened to be there that day don't know exactly how to fix it and so i'm in a space where i have to actually rely on a complete stranger in the polling environment to complete my ballot. and you know that is that is a challenge looking at some of the alternatives that have definitely come about in many locations like virginia and north carolina is it's an exciting moment it's sensually these solutions could address some of this by having people use their actual personal technology to complete the ballots you know this isn't a universal solution because it isn't available everywhere it's a very mixed landscape this year but it's certainly a start in terms of looking at some alternatives to let people take it into their own hands just as people take their own absentee ballots into their own hands in

their own homes as they complete it with a pencil or pen. i want to bring in the voice of nicole schroeder dicko has a voting plan and i want you to hear nicole's voting plan is have a listen as a disabled individual voting in the upcoming election there are a lot of various my participation i'm worried about large crowds long lines and of course i'm worried about exposure to her thanks. luckily i'm very privileged i live in a small town where it's easy to participate and early voting and allies have offered to help me get to the polls allies have offered to drive me to the polls they said they'll wait as long as necessary for crowds to die down. and drive me home afterwards from the color that is in utilizing her allies but what options could there be that are in the united states right now

38000000 people with disabilities who also eligible to vote this is not an beach conversation this impacts millions of people options could options be. well well it's a little difficult to navigate because of the various rules that change state by state but the most important thing is to make sure to go to your local action web site and make sure that you know the accurate information but that option early voting early voting in perth soon early voting through absentee but bone meal right now you can already request your ballot you can drop it off in perth in the early voting and he you can go and you can avoid the super long lines on election day bad voting early in perth will now. in

38. on election day i have. you can have you there are certain companies certain organizations that are providing rides to you and. you can go and make sure that the polling places are close the border because they're required to be. and you can call and make sure their belief in secure if they are not there are election hotline that you can call and kind of and then complain about that and they will help you grab that issue hopefully that will not be necessary but everything also has the protection and advocacy organization within that that you can call to make sure how to vote on the web and the most right way for you get well there i guess local expert would say there are options out there and. you have to make sure you know which one.

and this one is a friend of the stream she is an activist for people with disabilities and i want to share this view from the ford foundation because she really emphasizes why this conversation these efforts so that people disabilities can vote and in my foot like everybody else why it's important is us our people are to be able to exercise their right to speak out. their right if asked to fight a staff writer for times pressure barriers. as barriers. our superiors. that if i just. did our society hard to spot is are still. facing a different scarce try there is. the tragedies fiat absentee

ballots. by fair if. a chance there are people of a. better spot is getting our i care dr gardere chefs are furious traces. ramsey i'm just looking at some of the legal weeds and happened quite recently so only top voting more inclusive for blind voters in north carolina this november that's one of your whims congratulations you blind voters in pennsylvania when cool challenge wrote to fully accessible meaning voting and receive immediate relief so this was a little bit early for the primaries in june and then one more which is about virginia politico's and also a win for virginia there as well which stephanie told us about a little bit earlier i am thinking rosey is the law the best way to actually make

sure the people have disabilities they can folks really the same way as everybody else do we have to use the stick rather than the kept adding more i'd like to have a lot of plato and forth but it would be irresponsible to rely only on litigation that really really requires. i mean well there are and have been or could number of you mentioned and look and you know other hit like that. and. a couple of others but it was the fence and other court including in currently there. will be. a similar request what we receive in north carolina and we're all going to say that the corker really powerful way to. indicate the right but. that

cannot be done in a vacuum it requires on the ground advocate here where it can never make an adequate. movement so it's all part of a piece of. paper that everyone right. thank you ladies so much thank you stephanie and rashida and rosie as well and nicole nico is also a new gee thanks the covering on d.j. at an eco ends on on at this is how technology can help us no screamy does voice to text on screen keyboards touch screens and actually play into devices they can all help with digital accessibility but what is obvious the conversation that we're having right now with the people disability is trying to fight in the upcoming u.s. action that there's still some money to pay thank you gets thank you for help and if we can get a feeling it's going to. business

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