Emphasized the importance to assist social workers in making informed decisions regarding preserving and supporting voter participation for people with psychiatric disabilities. Continue reading
Reviewed voting access for people with disabilities at polling places and long-term care facilities during the 2008 federal election in comparison to 2000’s federal election. Continue reading
Examined how new technology should make voting accessible to all users without relying on the assistance from others and its impact on persons with disabilities. Continue reading
Recommended practical and efficient ways to improve voting technologies and election administration practices to assist injured military personal in voting. Continue reading
An overview of disabilities in the United States as they relate to political participation and its barriers. Continue reading
Proposes a multimodal approach to voting systems that is easy to use and trustworthy for all populations to increase efficiency, effectiveness, and satisfaction of the voter experience. Continue reading
Evaluated Direct Recording Voting Machines (T-DRE) and its security systems concerning voting privacy, verifiability, signed-code execution, and resilience. Continue reading
Evaluated computer-based voting (DRE) systems against traditional voting methods (paper ballots, punch cards, and lever machines). Continue reading
The authors required policymakers to think broadly about voter access with respect to transportation, polling places, voting equipment, and alternative voting methods, as well as review state provisions and practices for older voters. Continue reading
Understanding the barriers to voting for people with disabilities and older age. Continue reading
A report on turnout and voting difficulties among people with disabilities. Continue reading
A summary of a Los Angeles based research project investigating the accessibility of polling places throughout the city during the 2004 primary election. Continue reading
A report on a study testing predictions that voting by mail increases voter turnout. The authors compare turnout between vote by mail and traditional polling place precincts in California during the 2000 and 2002 General Elections. The research found that voting by mail: Does not increase voter turnout in presidential … Continue reading
In a newsletter article, people describe inaccessible polling places and barriers to voting in private. Continue reading
Even with new voting technologies, how a person with disabilities vote is just as important as the physical barriers they face. Continue reading
Discussion of the benefits and drawbacks of both kinds of voting machines, as well as the issue of technology acceptance by different demographic groups. Continue reading
A survey found that beyond resource constraints social and psychological effects add to lower voter turnout among voters with disabilities. Continue reading
Despite advances in suffrage rights for other groups, individuals with mental disabilities still experience significant barriers to voting. Continue reading
