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Casting a Ballot for Accessible Voting
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Can we have true Democracy if voting isn’t accessible to everyone? Joined by Whitney Quesenberry, Rylin Rodgers, and Alexia Kemerling, professionals working on voting accessibility we discuss current barriers, what is being done to improve accessibility, and how voters, both with and without disabilities, can take action during the upcoming election.
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Meet Our Guests:
- Whitney Quesenberry is the director of the Center for Civic Design and worked on many accessible voting projects including the VVSG, the federal voting system standards
- Rylin Rodgers serves on Microsoft’s Accessibility Team as a Disability Policy Director. Influenced by her lived experience with disability, she strives to impact disability policy
- Alexia Kemerling leads the REV UP Campaign at the American Association of People with Disabilities. Influenced by her lived experience, she strives to build civic engagement in the disability community and improve election accessibility
Show Notes
- Accessible Voting: A guide to a private and independent voting experience:
- State Guides for Disabled Voters: Created by AAPD’s REV Up Campaign, these guides can be downloaded to support disabled voters
- The Center For Civic Design: Offering a plethora of resources for
- Bing How to Vote: A resource created by Microsoft to provide easy and accessible voting information
- NCAV: A guide for election administrators to making voting accessible for people with disabilities
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