About this episode

The episode discusses the importance of accessible voting and the efforts being made to improve it.

Can we have true Democracy if voting isn’t accessible to everyone? Joined by Whitney Quesenberry, Rylin Rodgers, and Alexia Kemerling, professionals working on voting accessibility we discuss current barriers, what is being done to improve accessibility, and how voters, both with and without disabilities, can take action during the upcoming election. Visit the resources below for more on this topic and stay connected with us LinkedIn. PDF Transcript Web Transcript Meet Our Guests: Whitney Quesenberry is the director of the Center for Civic Design and worked on many accessible voting projects including the VVSG, the federal voting system standards Rylin Rodgers serves on Microsoft’s Accessibility Team as a Disability Policy Director. Influenced by her lived experience with disability, she strives to impact disability policy Alexia Kemerling leads the REV UP Campaign at the American Association of People with Disabilities. Influenced by her lived experience, she strives to build civic engagement in the disability community and improve election accessibility Show Notes Accessible Voting: A guide to a private and independent voting experience: State Guides for Disabled Voters…

People in this episode

Host: Tamman-Article 19 Team

Guests: Whitney Quesenberry, Rylin Rodgers, Alexia Kemerling

Topics covered

• accessible voting
• democracy
• disability policy
• civic engagement
• election accessibility

Keywords

• voting accessibility
• barriers to voting
• disability
• elections
• civic engagement

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Center for Civic Design, Microsoft, American Association of People with Disabilities, REV UP Campaign

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