[NFBF-Melbourne] ACCESIBLE VOTING FOR THE DISABLED

[Dr. Joyce Taylor]

How to make voting more accessible for people with disabilities

By Sarah, Abbamonte, Megan Mack, Julie Williams

Published September 13, 2024 at 2:51 PM EDT

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Julie Williams

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WXXI News

Jackie Ortiz and Lisa Nicolay with guest host Sarah Abbamonte on
"Connections with Evan Dawson" on Friday, September 13, 2024



Julie Williams

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WXXI News

Sarah Abbamonte guest hosting "Connections with Evan Dawson" on Friday,
September 13, 2024

For Disability Voting Rights Week: The U.S. Election Assistance Commission
(EAC) found that one in seven voters with disabilities reported difficulties
voting in the 2022 midterm elections, and the likelihood of encountering
difficulties voting was 14 percent higher as a disabled voter than for a
nondisabled voter.

What are some of the challenges facing New York voters and what is Monroe
County doing to ensure greater accessibility at the polls?

Guest host Sarah Abbamonte explores the issues with our guests:

*	Lisa Nicolay, Republican commissioner for the Monroe County Board of
Elections <https://www.monroecounty.gov/elections> 
*	Jackie Ortiz, Democratic commissioner for the Monroe County Board of
Elections <https://www.monroecounty.gov/elections> 
*	BJ Stasio, board member for the Western Region of the Self-Advocacy
Association of New York State <https://sanys.org/region/western-buffalo/> 

This story is reported from WXXI's Inclusion Desk
<http://wxxinews.org/term/inclusion-desk-0> .

Connections <https://www.wxxinews.org/show/connections> 

 <https://www.wxxinews.org/people/megan-mack> 

Megan Mack <https://www.wxxinews.org/people/megan-mack> 

Megan Mack is the executive producer of "Connections with Evan Dawson" and
live/televised engagement programming.

See stories by Megan Mack <https://www.wxxinews.org/people/megan-mack> 

Julie Williams <https://www.wxxinews.org/people/julie-williams> 

Julie Williams is an associate producer for "Connections with Evan Dawson"
and is also the office administrator for radio, news and technology and
operations. She started at WXXI in 2019 and has been working on Connections
since 2022.

See stories by Julie Williams
<https://www.wxxinews.org/people/julie-williams> 

Meet the team behind Connections

*	 <https://www.wxxinews.org/people/evan-dawson> 

Evan Dawson <https://www.wxxinews.org/people/evan-dawson> 

'Connections' host

*	 <https://www.wxxinews.org/people/megan-mack> 

Megan Mack <https://www.wxxinews.org/people/megan-mack> 

Executive producer of 'Connections' and live/televised engagement
programming

*	Julie Williams <https://www.wxxinews.org/people/julie-williams> 

Associate Producer

*	 <https://www.wxxinews.org/people/robert-braden> 

Robert Braden <https://www.wxxinews.org/people/robert-braden> 

Technical Producer & Board Operator

*	 <https://www.wxxinews.org/people/david-griffin> 

David Griffin <https://www.wxxinews.org/people/david-griffin> 

Volunteer

*	 <https://www.wxxinews.org/people/gary-pudup> 

Gary Pudup <https://www.wxxinews.org/people/gary-pudup> 

Volunteer

*	 <https://www.wxxinews.org/people/mari-tsuchiya> 

Mari Tsuchiya <https://www.wxxinews.org/people/mari-tsuchiya> 

Volunteer

*	 <https://www.wxxinews.org/people/george-yeadon> 

George Yeadon <https://www.wxxinews.org/people/george-yeadon> 

Volunteer

 

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