Voting Accessibility

What's New:

***Open IDEO's Challenge:
How might we design an accessible election experience for everyone?
Challenge Brief
Guiding Principles for Our Voting Challenge
LA County Registrar-Recorder-County Clerk press release about the Challenge

California:

Poll Workers Guide to Communication with Voters with Disabilities
California Foundation for Independent Living Centers - Voting Information
Disability Rights California - Publications on Voting Rights
California Secretary of State: Voters with Disabilities


National and International

UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities - Article 29 - Participation in Political and Public Life

ADA Checklist for Polling Places

ABA Commission on Law and Aging - Voting and Cognitive Impairments

US Election Assistance Commission Resources:

• Resources for Voters with Disabilities

• EAC Language Accessibility Resources

• Quick Start Guide - Accessibility

• Voluntary Voting System Guidelines Version 1.0 - Usability and Accessibility Requirements
  

• TGDC Draft Guidelines - Usability, Accessibility, and Privacy Requirements
  

• Voluntary Voting System Guidelines Draft Version 1.1 - Usability and Accessibility Requirements