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The Ruderman White Paper on Voting Accessibility for Persons with Disabilities
In 2016, the Ruderman Foundation published a white paper on the barriers that exist to electoral access for persons with disabilities in the United States. Download the full report here.
September 29, 2016
News & Updates
Feature
Celebrating 26 Years of the American with Disabilities Act
On July 26, 1990, the United States passed the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), a landmark law increasing access to basic rights for persons with disabilities in the country. The ADA’s passage was the result of decades of advocacy by citizens with disabilities, following other successful legal reforms such as Section 504 of the 1973 Rehabilitation Act, which established nondiscrimination of persons with disabilities in federally-funded programs as a right.
News & Updates
Press Release
IFES Statement on the Defeat of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) in the U.S. Senate
A statement by Bill Sweeney, president and CEO of the International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES), regarding the defeat of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) in the U.S. Senate on December 4, 2012.
News & Updates
Feature
Helping Persons with Disabilities Vote
Throughout the years, IFES programs across the world have worked on projects to help those with disabilities gain access to the election process. These projects include efforts to form policy about the right for those with disabilities to vote and campaigns to assist disabled voters on polling day. Here are examples of some of IFES’s past efforts across the world to increase election access for the disabled.
News & Updates
Feature
IFES 2010 Staff-Only Photography Contest
Our annual staff-only photography competition profiles the many ways staff support the organization’s mission. Featured here are the winners and finalists of three contest categories under the theme “IFES at Work”.
IFES will begin accepting submissions for next year’s staff-only contest on June 15, 2011.
IFES will begin accepting submissions for next year’s staff-only contest on June 15, 2011.
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Report/Paper
The IFES Annual Report 2009
IFES promotes democratic stability by providing technical assistance and applying field-based research to the electoral cycle worldwide to enhance citizen participation and strengthen civil societies, governance and transparency.
August 15, 2010
News & Updates
Feature
U.S.A. 2006: Poll Worker Training
Photos from a poll worker training session in the United States
Election Material
Civic Education Material
You be the Judge
This year 2000 copy of Chicago, Illinois civic education publication “You Be The Judge” was released in lead up to that years November 7 general elections. The piece contains stories on new voting and ballot equipment, the media and exit polling and fraud in cyber space. This article was released in lead up to the November 7, 2000 elections that would feature the presidential race between Al Gore and George W. Bush.
Election Material
Civic Education Material
Information on Registration and Voting for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities in Chicago
This booklet was published to educate citizens of Illinois as to the methods of voting for the elderly and persons with disabilities. The piece describes the voting registration process, including for cases of changed name or address, as well as assistance at the polls of the elderly or disabled. This booklet was released in lead up to the November 7, 2000 elections that featured the presidential race between George W. Bush and Al Gore. There is also a Spanish version of this document included.
Election Material
Civic Education Material
Voter Assistance Record Form
“Voter Assistance Record Form” is a form meant for the assistant that will be helping the voter in need to cast his/her vote. The form was released in August 1999 but does not mention the body authorizing the form and whether it is meant for a specific election in the District of Columbia, USA.