The Metro: Closing the accessibility gap for metro Detroit voters
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Some Michiganders will begin casting ballots in the state’s Aug. 4 primary election as early as next week, with absentee voting beginning Thursday, June 26.
Federal and state laws require equal access to voting for people with disabilities. But for many, voting in person remains a challenge.
According to a May report from Detroit Disability Power, only 13% of nearly 300 metro Detroit polling locations that the organization surveyed in 2024 were found to be accessible to people with disabilities.
DDP Advocacy Director Eric Welsby joined The Metro to discuss how to close the accessibility gap for the roughly 30% of voters in the region with disabilities.
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