[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

[Wade Hemmelrick]

Greetings, All:

Although I ventured the conventional absentee route, only for the
ballot to reach the wrong mailing address and unrecoverable, I
succeeded in reaching an early voting site with my chosen voter
assistant. Four signatures and two extra forms later, I accomplished
my patriotic duty and was satisfied with the available assistance and
cooperation offered to me. Alas, perhaps "We The Blind Citizens of
Iowa" can simmer down and go about this voter accessibility project at
a more careful pace in plenty of time for the next election cycle if
not sooner. Maybe we could offer to test any new future options of
feasibility through mock elections. Otherwise, to all my fellow blind
and sighted Americans: Happy voting if you already have or soon will
cast your vote.

Cheers!

Wade Hemmelrick

On 10/24/20, Scott Van Gorp <svangorp at nfbi.org> wrote:
> 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!
>
>
> Scott Van Gorp, President
> National Federation of the Blind of Iowa
> Phone: 515-720-5282
> Email
> Website
> Facebook
> Twitter
> Live the life you want.
>
> The National Federation of the Blind of Iowa is a community of members and
> friends who believe in the hopes and dreams of the nation's blind. Every
> day
> we work together to help blind people live the lives they want.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tall-Corn <tall-corn-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Wade Hemmelrick
> via Tall-Corn
> Sent: Saturday, October 24, 2020 2:07 AM
> To: NFB of Iowa Internet Mailing List <tall-corn at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: Wade Hemmelrick <cheeriosandv8 at gmail.com>; Des Moines Chapter List, NFB
> of Iowa <dsm-iowa at nfbnet.org>
> 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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