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Resources for Voters with Disabilities

DisabilityInfo.gov 
Voting Laws and Regulations Section  

American with Disabilities Act (ADA)
ADA Best Practices Tool Kit for State and Local Governments 
Making Community Emergency Preparedness and Response Programs Accessible to People with Disabilities 
ADA Checklist for Polling Places 
ADA Guide for Small Towns 
Accessibility of State and Local Government Websites to People with Disabilities 

American Bar Association (ABA), Commission on Law and Aging
State Provisions Regarding Voting:  Constitutions, Election Laws, and Guardianship Statutes 
Facilitating Voting as People Age: Implications of Cognitive Impairment (Introduction and Summary of the Voting Symposium, 38 McGeorge L. Rev. 843 (2007) 
Facilitating Voting as People Age:  Implications of Cognitive Impairment (Recommendations of the Symposium March 2006) (Full Report

University of Pennsylvania 
The following articles can be found on this site:

  • Addressing the Ethical, Legal and Social Issues Raised by Voting Persons with Dementia
  • The Capacity to Vote of Persons with Alzheimer’s Disease
  • Voting by Elderly Persons with Cognitive Impairment: Lessons from Other Democratic Nations
  • Identifying the barriers and challenges to voting by residents of long-term care facilities: A study of the 2003 Philadelphia mayor’s race.
  • Voting and Cognitive Impairment
  • Voting Capacity and Voting Age
  • Voting Capacity and Voting Rights Issues in the 2004 General Election


United States Access Board
Publications 
Voting Accessibility for the Elderly and Handicapped Act of 1984 
The Voting Accessibility for the Elderly and Handicapped Act of 1984 (42 U.S.C. 1973ee to 1973ee-6) requires polling places across the United States to be physically accessible to people with disabilities. 

GAO 
GAO REPORT (GAO-08-442T):  Elderly Voters:  Some Improvements in Voting Accessibility from 2000 to 2004 Elections, but Gaps in Policy and Implementation Remain 
GAO REPORT (GAO-02-107):  Voters with Disabilities:  Access to Polling Places and Alternative Voting Methods 


Additional Resources
EAC Management Guide on Elderly and Disabled Voters in Long-Term Care Facilities
National Disability Rights Network 
U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division, Disability Rights Section 
AARP 
National Council on Aging 
National Institute on Aging (of the National Institutes of Health) 
National Institute of Mental Health (of the National Institutes of Health) 
American Foundation for the Blind 
American Association of People with Disabilities 
Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund 
U.S. Commission on Civil Rights