Employer Disability Practices Center

Project Researchers, Douglas Kruse and Lisa Shurs’ research quoted in New York Times Article “Elections Have Gotten More Accessible for Disabled Voters, but Gaps Remain”

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Summary.
A report to the Election Assistance Commission from researchers at Rutgers University found that disabled voters’ turnout lagged non-disabled voters’ by 11 percentage points, down from 17. The report, provided to The New York Times, looked at elections through the 20th
anniversary of RAVA in 2022 and found that the law had generally improved accessibility. The shift was reflected both quantitatively (in turnout and the percentage of people reporting trouble voting) and qualitatively (in voters’ responses in focus groups).

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