Political Participation Disability, ft Alice Wong, #CripTheVote #DisabilityDemandsJustice
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Alice Wong is the founder and director of the Disability Visibility Project, a Ford grantee working to create and amplify disability culture and media. As a co-partner of #CripTheVote, a nonpartisan online movement encouraging the political participation of disabled people, she talks about the barriers people with disabilities face in the voting process.
“People with disabilities are still facing numerous barriers, whether it’s at the polling station, whether it’s filling out absentee ballots, or whether they’re even allowed to vote.”
In the United States, one in five eligible voters has a disability. To ensure their right to vote is protected, the Americans with Disabilities Act requires that voter registration and voting be accessible. Despite this, there are still a lot of obstacles people with disabilities face in political participation.
These barriers are physical, logistical, technical and legal. An estimated 1.5 million adults are under legal guardianship nationwide and, according to local and state rules, many of these adults, despite wanting to participate in civic life, are not able to vote.
It is the duty of America’s democratic system to end this institutionalized discrimination against people with disabilities and focus on ensuring that all citizens are part of the democratic process.
We encourage you to share this video using the hashtag #DisabilityDemandsJustice. To continue your learning journey around disability inclusion, please visit: fordfoundation.org/campaigns/there-is-no-justice-without-disability/
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