Having the right to vote is a constitutional guarantee to American citizens – but for people with disabilities, exercising such a right often is a struggle. Wendy Strobel Gower, director of the Northeast Americans with Disabilities Act Center at Cornell University and a faculty member at Cornell’s ILR School, discusses such challenges.
Gower says:
“Voting equality has been a long-fought struggle for people with disabilities. “Often, polling places are not accessible; some people with disabilities can’t even get into the buildings to vote. When they can get in, they often can’t use the voting tools provided and poll workers have to help them cast a ballot. This takes away their right to vote confidentially.”
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