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ballot marking device

Adi Talwar

A ballot-marking device at P.S. 94 in the Bronx on Primary Day. While some voters with disabilities participated in person and used these machines, others had to navigate the use of an absentee ballot that might have been hard for them to see, mark or mail on their own.

Ethan Stark-Miller

Government
ballot marking device

New York’s New Accessible Absentee Ballots Aren’t Accessible Enough, Voters Say

By Ethan Stark-Miller | June 25, 2020

New Yorkers with disabilities had mixed reactions to the accessible absentee ballot option that the state Board of Elections (BOE) implemented for the June 23 primary.

2020 election

Officials and Advocates Agree on Plan to Make June 23 Voting More Accessible

By Ethan Stark-Miller | June 4, 2020

While advocates are happy they won this concession, it only applies to the June 23 primary. A lawsuit to make absentee voting in future elections accessible is ongoing.

2020 election
sample ballot

Advocates Sue BOE to Make Absentee Voting Accessible for the Primary

By Ethan Stark-Miller | May 29, 2020

The plaintiffs are already seeing some success outside of court, with the BOE passing a resolution to try to make PDF ballots available to some of those who request them for the primary.

Government
ballot marking device

Can NYS Run a Safe Primary in June and Accommodate Voters With Disabilities?

By Ethan Stark-Miller | April 29, 2020

The governor’s order only allows for mailing in paper ballots and doesn’t provide an accessible way for those with visual impairments or dexterity issues to vote privately.

The Ride
Victor Andrews on the subway

Underground and Underserved: To Be Blind or Deaf and Ride the NYC Subway

By Ethan Stark-Miller | January 8, 2020

It’s well known the subway system offers little access to those with mobility challenges. But people with blindness, deafness and cognitive disabilities also have a hard time.

Art at the Limits

Arts Council Looks for Leaders Among Public-Housing Residents

By Ethan Stark-Miller | January 4, 2019

The group is looking for 10 public housing residents to serve on the council, in hopes of preventing long-time community members from being shut out amid a spate of luxury redevelopment in the neighborhood.

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