[DSM-Iowa] [Tall-Corn] An accessible absentee ballot is crucial for blind and disabled Iowa voters, advocates say - especially in COVID-19 era - from The Ames Tribune

[Scott Van Gorp]

Hi Wade and All:
We haven't gained any traction on this yet, except for the fact that
legislators and others have been in communication with our coalition  on
solutions. We're likely too late for this election cycle as today was the
last day for absentee ballot requests in Iowa, but we're not giving up the
fight by any means and will explore all possible avenues to get this done!
 

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National Federation of the Blind of Iowa
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Subject: Re: [Tall-Corn] An accessible absentee ballot is crucial for blind
and disabled Iowa voters, advocates say - especially in COVID-19 era - from
The Ames Tribune

Any word on this issue? So far, I have received no personal feedback from
the legislative council.

On 10/9/20, Michael Barber via Tall-Corn <tall-corn at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> An accessible absentee ballot is crucial for blind and disabled Iowa 
> voters, advocates say - especially in COVID-19 era
>
> Advocat               es say absentee ballot inaccessibility has always
> been
> a disability rights issue but that due to COVID-19, the conversation 
> is even more critical now.
>
> Check out this story on amestrib.com:
> https://www.amestrib.com/story/news/2020/10/08/iowa-election-blind-dis
> abled-
> voters-advocate-demand-accessibility-absentee-ballots-covid-19-risk/58
> 928600
> 02/
>
>

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