Your Vote Matters – Voting Rights for Individuals with Disabilities
Synergies Work hosted an informational webinar featuring leaders from the Disability Community along with Chris Harvey, Elections Director at the Georgia Secretary of State’s Office. We discussed the urgent issues of voting accessibility and the engagement of people with disabilities in the electoral process. This excerpt features his insight onto the electoral process.
Resources:
GA.gov Voters with Disabilities Information: https://sos.ga.gov/index.php/election…
GCDD Voting Guide: https://gcdd.org/images/public_policy…
Uniting for Change Voter Information Videos | https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEQe…
Georgia Advocacy Office | (404) 885-1234 or 1-800-537-2329
Click the video above to view our full webinar with ASL Interpretation and Closed Captioning! We ask you to help spread the word!
Here are a few key takeaways from the webinar
- Be Prepared – Create a Voting Plan
- The Voting Process takes place over a season, not just a day.
- Vote Strategically, Do Your Research
- And most important – VOTE
We are extremely grateful to everyone who helped us put together this webinar at a short notice. Especially our Panelists – Chris Harvey, Vincenzo Piscopo, Charlie Miller, and Janet LaBreck. And our incredible moderators Karen Hunter and Minna Hong. Thank you all so much!
And a big thank you to the Georgia Advocacy Office for sponsoring the ASL Interpretation and Closed Captioning for the event. Helping to make it a truly accessible webinar for everyone.
