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Engaging disabled voters
Engaging disabled voters
Texting voters is an amazing way to think about, learn from and reach voters with different opinions and lived experiences. When texting with disabled voters, it's important to be proactive about listening for two things: 1) Opinions about issues and 2) Barriers to voting.
In this module we scratch the surface of how we can approach these conversations. It's important to keep in mind that adult disabled citizens have the right to vote — and may need to do different things to fight for their right to exercise it.
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VOTE. It's Your Right. (Plain Language version. See Extra Reading for more technical version)
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Select some videos from SABE about voting.
Examining Privilege
Examining Privilege
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
Did you learn anything new about ways that folks with disabilities are blocked from voting? What surprised you?
What issues might voters with disabilities care about? How might this matter in conversations with disabled voters?
What barriers do elders and voters with disabilities face? How can we help them access the right to vote?
How might ableism cause us to misunderstand what some voters are telling us? How can we counteract this?
[EXAMINING PRIVILEGE] Were any of the definitions of ableism new to you?
[EXAMINING PRIVILEGE] What did Weintraub's testimony add to your knowledge of the opposition to the Kavanaugh nomination?
EXTRA READING:
EXTRA READING:
READ: Achieving Accessibility for Election Websites and Sample Ballots: A Toolkit for Disability Advocate
READ: Reducing Obstacles to Voting for People with Disabilities White Paper by Lisa Schur
READ: Why Do I #CripTheVote? Because the Disability Vote is Power by Randall Oldenburg
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