In addition to accessible voting equipment, what infrastructure considerations can benefit people with disabilities in the voting process?
Accessible voting equipment is clearly important, but it is also essential that county election officials have an ongoing infrastructure that promotes and supports the goal of accessible voting. Some possible ways of implementing this are to establish a community-based voting access committee, perform outreach and education to the disability community about new voting equipment, and establish a system to ensure the concerns of the disability community are heard and addressed. [Source: “Voting FAQs (www.dredf.org/voting/voting_faq.
Accessible voting equipment is clearly important, but it is also essential that county election officials have an ongoing infrastructure that promotes and supports the goal of accessible voting. Some possible ways of implementing this are to establish a community-based voting access committee, perform outreach and education to the disability community about new voting equipment, and establish a system to ensure the concerns of the disability community are heard and addressed.
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