(WNYC)
August 28, 2012
NEW YORK, NEW YORK– [Excerpt provided by Inclusion Daily Express] A Federal Court Judge will hear testimony Monday about how to make city polling sites more accessible for people who use wheelchairs or have vision impairments.
Earlier this month, U.S. District Judge Deborah Batts ruled there were pervasive barriers at sites — from inadequate signage to locked entrance doors — for people with disabilities.
The suit was filed two years ago, alleging the Board of Elections violated the Americans with Disabilities Act.
Denise McQuade, who uses a wheelchair, faced several obstacles when she tried to vote in 2010 because her polling place in Bay Ridge was inaccessible.
“The door was hard to get through in a wheelchair and then I immediately faced a steep ramp that was more for deliveries than wheelchairs because it was on an incline and it was impossible to go up or down it by myself,” she said.
It wasn’t the first time McQuade had problems trying to vote.
Entire article:
Looking to November, Disability Advocates Call for Accessible Polling Places
http://tinyurl.com/ide0828123
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