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Because every vote counts
“Parce qu’un vote ca compte” is a flyer from 1989, available in a French and English copy, with the objective of informing voters from Quebec, Canada, who are currently residing in a hospital or reception center that they may vote from their room via a “mobile polling station” for the 1989 General Election to elect members of the National Assembly. The document, published by the Director General of Elections in Quebec, provides information on how to register to vote in this manner and how to contact the returning officer.
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Federal Election Voter's Guide
“Federal Elections Voter’s Guide” is a guide from 1993, available in a French and English copy, which explains to Canadian voters how to vote in the 1993 Federal Elections, given the recent changes in law concerning registration and polling access. The document, published by Elections Canada, provides information on voter lists, simplified voting, and the increase in accessibility to polls for disabled voters through a question and answer format.
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Voter C'est Accessible a tous les Canadiens et Canadiennes
“Voter C'est Accessible a tous les Canadiens et Canadiennes” is a pamphlet from 1993, available in both an English and French copy, that outlines special services available for citizens with a handicap or reduced mobility wishing to vote in the upcoming Federal Elections in Canada. Special services include wheelchair accessibility, advance polls, interpreters, and special ballots. Elections Canada, the agency who produced this pamphlet, seeks to make voting accessible to all voters.
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Referendum 1995: What you need to know
“Referendum 1995: What you Need to Know” is a 1995 leaflet, available in a French and English copy, which explains to readers the special measures taken for disabled voters in order for them to be able to access the polls to vote in the October 30th 1995 Referendum in Quebec, Canada. The document, published by the Director General of Elections in Quebec, includes information on voter lists, accessibility of premises for handicapped voters, and access to information.
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Referendum 1995: Inscrivez-vous et votez sans vous deplacer
“Referendum 1995: Inscrivez-vous et votez sans vous deplacer” is a 1995 leaflet, available in French and English copies, which informs readers on how citizens living in a reception or hospital centre can vote in the 1995 Referendum in Quebec, Canada. The document, published by the Director of Elections in Quebec, explains that people unable to move about may send in an application to be included on the voter list and then may vote from their room.
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Accessible Facilities: How to Make Voting More Accessible
“Accessible Facilities: How to Make Voting more Accessible” is a guide from 1996, available in a French and English copy, meant to help election officials make the polling sites more accessible to handicapped voters so they may vote in the upcoming Federal Elections. The document, published by Elections Canada, gives advice on how to make the sites more accessible by setting up ramps, special parking and adapted doors and entrances. The document includes diagrams.
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Increasing Election Access for Saskatchewan Citizens with Disabilities
Saskatchewan, a large prairie province in central Canada, is home to more than 180,000 persons with disabilities. Elections Saskatchewan – which is responsible for managing the province’s elections – used feedback from disability rights organizations, the International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES) and the Johnson-Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy to improve election accessibility for voters with disabilities in the province’s 28th general election, which occurred on April 4, 2016.
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Video: IFES Creates an Electoral Lexicon in Moroccan Sign Language
In collaboration with a Moroccan Sign Language (MSL) consultant, the International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES) as part of the Consortium for Elections and Political Process Strengthening adopted the IFES Electoral Lexicon to MSL, improving access to civic education information among the deaf community.
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IFES Celebrates International Day of Persons with Disabilities
The annual International Day of Persons with Disabilities, held on December 3, commemorates the human rights of persons with disabilities. This year we also celebrate the 10th anniversary of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD).
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New Version of Moroccan Sign Language Mobile App Released
On September 22, IFES Morocco released an updated version of its electoral lexicon mobile phone app. The app, named صوتي حقي , or “My Vote, My Right,” is an accessible civic education tool created for Moroccan citizens, particularly for those in the Deaf community. The app features live-person videos of all terms of the Moroccan sign language electoral lexicon in French, Arabic, and Moroccan sign language, as well as definitions of the terms in all three languages.