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</h1> <div id="block-eac-uswds-content" class="voting-accessibility block block-system block-system-main-block"> <article data-history-node-id="63726" role="article" about="/voting-accessibility" typeof="schema:WebPage" class="voting-accessibility"> <span property="schema:name" content="Voting Accessibility" class="hidden"></span> <div class="node-date">Wednesday, July 12, 2023</div> <div class="addtoany no-external-link"> <div class="voting-accessibility block block-addtoany block-addtoany-block"> <span class="a2a_kit a2a_kit_size_30 addtoany_list" data-a2a-url="https://www.eac.gov/voting-accessibility" data-a2a-title="Voting Accessibility"><a class="a2a_dd addtoany_share" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20230827001516/https://www.addtoany.com/share#url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.eac.gov%2Fvoting-accessibility&title=Voting%20Accessibility"></a></span> </div> </div> <div> <div class="layout layout--twocol-section--75-25 voting-accessibility"> <div class="voting-accessibility block block-layout-builder block-field-blocknodepagebody"> <div property="schema:text" class="voting-accessibility field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><h2><a id="Top" name="Top">Overview</a></h2> <p>The Help America Vote Act (HAVA) of 2002 was passed by the United States Congress to make sweeping reforms to the nation's voting process. HAVA addresses improvements to voting systems and voter access that were identified following the 2000 election. Read the <a href="/web/20230827001516/https://www.eac.gov/sites/default/files/eac_assets/1/6/HAVA41.PDF" target="_blank">Help America Vote Act of 2002</a> and learn more about HAVA on the Department of Justice <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20230827001516/https://www.justice.gov/crt/help-america-vote-act-2002" target="_blank">website</a>.</p> <p>This page has information and resources for </p> <p><a href="#Officials">Election Officials</a> - These resources include best practices, fact sheets, and more. </p> <p><a href="#Voters">Voters</a> - These resources include fact sheets, voting laws, and more. </p> <p><a href="#Research">Accessibility Research</a> - This research includes reports from the EAC and partnered studies and surveys. </p> <p><a href="#Clearies">Clearinghouse Awards for Accessibility</a> - Jurisdictions and programs that have won a Clearinghouse Award for their work in making voting accessible. </p> <p><a href="#General">General Resources</a> - These resources include language accessibility, a glossary of election terms, the NVRA form, and more. </p> <p><a href="#Other">Other Government Resources</a> - These include helpful links from the Americans with Disabilities Act website, the Government Accountability Office, and more. </p> <h2><a id="Officials" name="Officials">Election Officials</a></h2> <h3>Best Practices:</h3> <p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20230827001516/https://www.eac.gov/best-practices-accessible-voter-registration" rel=" noopener" target="_blank" title="Best Practices: Accessible Voter Registration">Accessible Voter Registration</a> - This guide highlights the primary barriers to accessibility in the voter registration process and provide best practices to help ensure voters with disabilities have equal access to this crucial first step of the voting experience. The checklists and best practices in these guides can be utilized by election officials, policymakers, and advocates.</p> <p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20230827001516/https://www.eac.gov/best-practices-accessible-person-voting" rel=" noopener" target="_blank" title="Best Practices: Accessible In-Person Voting">Accessible In-Person Voting</a> - This document provides information about what obstacles voters with disabilities may face with in-person voting, and provides best practices to ensure these voters have equal access to all aspects of the in-person voting experience.</p> <p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20230827001516/https://www.eac.gov/best-practices-accessibility-voting-mail" rel=" noopener" target="_blank">Accessible Vote by Mail</a> - This document highlights the primary barriers to voting by mail and provides best practices to help ensure voters with disabilities have equal access to this crucial voting option. </p> <p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20230827001516/https://www.eac.gov/election-officials/voting-access-native-americans-case-studies-best-practices" rel=" noopener" target="_blank" title="Voting Access for Native Americans: Case Studies and Best Practices">Voting Access for Native Americans</a> - Ever since the United States formally became a nation, Native Americans have faced unique barriers to obtaining full citizenship and voting rights. This document details some of the mitigation measures jurisdictions have implemented when administering non-tribal elections in areas where federally recognized tribal governments are located. </p> <h3>Help America Vote Act (HAVA)</h3> <p>The Help America Vote Act (HAVA) of 2002 was passed by the United States Congress to make sweeping reforms to the nation's voting process. HAVA addresses improvements to voting systems and voter access that were identified following the 2000 election. </p> <ul><li><a href="/web/20230827001516/https://www.eac.gov/sites/default/files/eac_assets/1/6/HAVA41.PDF" target="_blank">Read Help America Vote Act of 2002</a></li> </ul><h3>DOJ</h3> <ul><li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20230827001516/https://www.justice.gov/crt/help-america-vote-act-2002" target="_blank">DOJ Help America Vote Act of 2002</a></li> </ul><h3>EAC Fact Sheet: How the U.S. Election Assistance Commission Empowers Voters with Disabilities and the Election Officials who Serve Them</h3> <p>More than 35 million Americans with disabilities are eligible to vote in the United States. This accounts for a broad range of disabilities, including mobility, communicative, physical and cognitive impairments. The EAC has a strong commitment to working with both election officials and voters with disabilities to ensure that the election process, polling places and voting services are accessible. </p> <ul><li><a href="/web/20230827001516/https://www.eac.gov/sites/default/files/eac_assets/1/6/EAC_FACT_SHEET_Voters_with_Disabiltiies11.pdf" target="_blank">Read Fact Sheet </a></li> </ul><h3>EAC Commissioners Commemorate Legacy and Impact of HAVA on 16th Anniversary of Landmark Legislature</h3> <p><span>This year (2018) marked 16th anniversary of the signing of the Help America Vote Act (HAVA) by President George W. Bush, watershed legislation that improved the accessibility and administration of Federal Elections and established the U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC) to provide guidance and resources to election officials around the country.</span></p> <ul><li><a href="/web/20230827001516/https://www.eac.gov/news/2018/10/29/eac-commissioners-commemorate-legacy-and-impact-of-hava-on-16th-anniversary-of-landmark-legislation/" target="_blank"><span>Read </span>EAC Commissioners' Joint Statement</a></li> </ul><h3>EAC Election Management Guide, Accessibility Chapter</h3> <p>Every day, election officials work to make elections more accessible to the public. More than ever before, newly accessible voting machines have facilitated independent voting for voters with disabilities. This chapter includes information about voting in long-term care facilities with examples of ways to improve accessibility and to incorporate these good practices into all aspects of election administration.</p> <ul><li><a href="/web/20230827001516/https://www.eac.gov/sites/default/files/eac_assets/1/6/EMG_chapt_19_august_26_2010.pdf" target="_blank">Chapter 19: Accessibility</a></li> </ul><h3>EAC 2018 Annual Report, Accessibility Section</h3> <p>The Annual Report reports on what we have been up to during the course of a year. Read the Accessibility Section to learn how we have provided assistance to voters with disabilities in order to make elections more accessible.</p> <ul><li><a href="/web/20230827001516/https://www.eac.gov/sites/default/files/eac_assets/1/6/AnnualReport18_AccessibilitySection.pdf" target="_blank">Providing Assistance</a></li> </ul><h3>U.S. Department of Justice</h3> <ul><li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20230827001516/https://www.ada.gov/votingchecklist.htm" target="_blank">ADA Tools and Polling Places Checklist for Election Officials</a></li> </ul><h3>EAC Commemorates the ADA by Hearing How to Make Voting More Accessible for Individuals with Disabilities</h3> <p>Commissioners met July 28, 2015 to commemorate the 25th Anniversary of ADA and explore ways to make voting more accessible for individuals with disabilities.</p> <p>Commissioners heard testimony from accessibility advocates, experts, and individuals with disabilities regarding the progress made to ensure HAVA’s requirement that individuals with disabilities be given the same opportunity to vote freely and independently as other voters.</p> <ul><li><a href="/web/20230827001516/https://www.eac.gov/events/2015/07/28/public-meeting---72815/" target="_blank">Agenda and Presentations</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20230827001516/https://www.eac.gov/events/2015/07/28/public-meeting---72815/" target="_blank">Archived Webcast and Transcript</a> </li> <li><a href="/web/20230827001516/https://www.eac.gov/sites/default/files/eac_assets/1/28/EAC Considers Accessible Voting Resources-News-Release-FINAL-7-28-15-indents.pdf" target="_blank">Press Release</a></li> </ul><h3>Accessible Voting Technology Initiative</h3> <p>The EAC’s Accessible Voting Technology Initiative (AVTI) supports accessibility research on transformative technologies and approaches. Through the AVTI, the EAC has produced over 45 solutions for assisting voters with disabilities. </p> <ul><li><a href="/web/20230827001516/https://www.eac.gov/payments-and-grants/accessible-voting-technology-initiative/" target="_blank">Accessible Voting Technology Initiative</a></li> </ul><h3>Resources for Voters with Disabilities</h3> <p>This comprehensive list of resources for voters with disabilities includes links to voting accessibility laws and regulations and the latest best practices and research pertaining to voters with disabilities and elderly voters.</p> <ul><li><a href="/web/20230827001516/https://www.eac.gov/voters/resources-for-voters-with-disabilities/" target="_blank">Resources for Voters with Disabilities</a></li> </ul><p><a href="#Top">Back to Top</a></p> <p> </p> <h2><a id="Voters" name="Voters">Voters</a></h2> <h3>Tips for Empowering Voters with Disabilities in the 2020 General Election and COVID-19 Crisis</h3> <p>State and local officials have spared no effort to address the challenges of COVID-19 and extraordinary progress has been made to protect the safety of both voters with disabilities and poll workers. A number of states have adopted new accessible technology to provide remote options for voters with disabilities. Now more than twenty states and the District of Columbia offer electronic ballot delivery. As new election procedures are implemented in the states and localities, this document provides recommendations on meeting accessibility requirements.</p> <ul><li><a href="/web/20230827001516/https://www.eac.gov/voters/tips-empowering-voters-disabilities-2020-general-election-and-covid-19-crisis" target="_blank" title="HTML version">HTML version</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20230827001516/https://www.eac.gov/sites/default/files/voters/Tips_for_Empowering_Voters_with_Disabilities_2020Election_COVID_Crisis.pdf" target="_blank" title="PDF version">PDF version</a></li> </ul><h3 class="western">EAC Voting Accessibility Fact Sheet: </h3> <h4 class="western">How the U.S. Election Assistance Commission Empowers Voters with Disabilities and the Election Officials who Serve Them</h4> <p>More than 35 million Americans with disabilities are eligible to vote in the United States. This accounts for a broad range of disabilities, including mobility, communicative, physical and cognitive impairments. The U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC) has a strong commitment to working with both election officials and voters with disabilities to ensure that the election process, polling places and voting services are accessible. </p> <ul><li> <p><a href="/web/20230827001516/https://www.eac.gov/sites/default/files/eac_assets/1/6/EAC_FACT_SHEET_Voters_with_Disabiltiies11.pdf" target="_blank">Read Fact Sheet </a></p> </li> </ul><h3 class="western">EAC Commissioners' Joint Statements on Celebrating the ADA</h3> <ul><li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20230827001516/https://www.eac.gov/news/2021/07/26/eac-commissioners-issue-joint-statement-celebrating-31st-anniversary-ada" target="_blank" title="2021 - 31st Anniversary">2021 - 31st Anniversary</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20230827001516/https://www.eac.gov/news/2020/07/27/eac-commissioners-issue-joint-statement-celebrating-30th-anniversary-ada" target="_blank" title="2020 - 30th Anniversary">2020 - 30th Anniversary</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20230827001516/https://www.eac.gov/news/2019/07/26/eac-commissioners-stress-importance-accessibility-and-security-joint-statement" target="_blank" title="2019 - 29th Anniversary">2019 - 29th Anniversary</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20230827001516/https://www.eac.gov/on-the-28th-anniversary-of-the-ada-reaffirming-our-commitment-to-accessibility" target="_blank" title="2018 - 28th Anniversary">2018 - 28th Anniversary</a></li> </ul><h3 class="western">Resources for Voters with Disabilities</h3> <p>This comprehensive list of resources for voters with disabilities includes links to voting accessibility laws and regulations and the latest best practices and research pertaining to voters with disabilities and elderly voters.</p> <ul><li> <p><a href="/web/20230827001516/https://www.eac.gov/voters/resources-for-voters-with-disabilities" target="_blank">Resources for Voters with Disabilities</a></p> </li> </ul><p> </p> <h3 class="western">EAC Commemorates the ADA by Hearing How to Make Voting More Accessible for Individuals with Disabilities</h3> <h4 class="western">Commissioners met July 28, 2015 to commemorate the 25th Anniversary of ADA and explore ways to make voting more accessible for individuals with disabilities.</h4> <p>Commissioners heard testimony from accessibility advocates, experts, and individuals with disabilities regarding the progress made to ensure HAVA’s requirement that individuals with disabilities be given the same opportunity to vote freely and independently as other voters.</p> <ul><li> <p><a href="/web/20230827001516/https://www.eac.gov/events/2015/07/28/public-meeting---72815/" target="_blank">Agenda and Presentations</a></p> </li> <li> <p><a href="/web/20230827001516/https://www.eac.gov/events/2015/07/28/public-meeting---72815/" target="_blank">Archived Webcast and Transcript</a> </p> </li> <li> <p><a href="/web/20230827001516/https://www.eac.gov/sites/default/files/eac_assets/1/28/EAC%20Considers%20Accessible%20Voting%20Resources-News-Release-FINAL-7-28-15-indents.pdf" target="_blank">Press Release</a></p> </li> </ul><h3 class="western">Accessible Voting Technology Initiative</h3> <h4 class="western">The EAC’s Accessible Voting Technology Initiative (AVTI) supports accessibility research on transformative technologies and approaches.</h4> <p>Through the AVTI, the EAC has produced over 45 solutions for assisting voters with disabilities. The initiatives include the EAC’s Military Heroes grant to provide assistance needed for recently injured military personnel to participate in elections. </p> <ul><li> <p><a href="/web/20230827001516/https://www.eac.gov/payments-grants/accessible-voting-technology-initiative" target="_blank">Accessible Voting Technology Initiative</a></p> </li> </ul><p> </p> <h2>EAC </h2> <ul><li> <p><a href="/web/20230827001516/https://www.eac.gov/voters/tips-empowering-voters-disabilities-2020-general-election-and-covid-19-crisis" target="_blank" title="Tips to Empower Voters with Disabilities in the 2020 General Elections and COVID-19 Crisis">Tips for Empowering Voters with Disabilities in the 2020 General Elections and COVID-19 Crisis</a></p> </li> <li> <p><a href="/web/20230827001516/https://www.eac.gov/about/help-america-vote-act/" target="_blank">Help America Vote Act (HAVA)</a></p> </li> <li> <p><a href="/web/20230827001516/https://www.eac.gov/documents/2017/09/15/resolution---ensuring-accessibility-and-security/" target="_blank">Resolution - Ensuring Accessibility and Security</a></p> </li> <li> <p><a href="/web/20230827001516/https://www.eac.gov/sites/default/files/eac_assets/1/28/Your%20Federal%20Voting%20Rights%20Brochure%20Braille%20Final.pdf">Federal Voting Rights Card</a> <em>also available in Braille, to request them email <a href="/web/20230827001516/https://www.eac.gov/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection" class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="debdb2bbbfacb7b0b9b6b1abadbb9ebbbfbdf0b9b1a8">[email protected]</a></em> </p> </li> </ul><p><a href="#Top">Back to Top</a></p> <p> </p> <h2><a id="Research" name="Research">Research</a></h2> <h3>EAC and Rutgers Study on Disability and Voting Accessibility in the 2022 Elections</h3> <p>The EAC’s “Disability and Voting Accessibility in the 2022 Elections” study was completed under the clearinghouse and research mandates outlined in the Help America Vote Act (HAVA). The study aimed to analyze the 2022 election experience for voters with disabilities. Building on the EAC study conducted in 2020, the EAC collaborated with a team of experienced researchers from Rutgers University and launched the project immediately after the 2022 general election. </p> <ul><li><a data-entity-substitution="media" data-entity-type="media" data-entity-uuid="eda5d99e-90e8-461e-9762-3c3c83b3ba2e" href="/web/20230827001516/https://www.eac.gov/sites/default/files/2023-07/EAC_2023_Rutgers_Report_FINAL.pdf" rel="noopener" target="_blank" title="EAC_2023_Rutgers_Report_Final">Disability and Voting Accessibility in the 2022 Elections Report</a> <em>(PDF version)</em></li> <li><a data-entity-substitution="media" data-entity-type="media" data-entity-uuid="4de90c9b-5840-4e96-b499-331f66b4d99c" href="/web/20230827001516/https://www.eac.gov/sites/default/files/2023-07/EAC_2023_Rutgers_Report_1.docx" rel="noopener" target="_blank" title="EAC_2023_Rutgers_Report_word">Disability and Voting Accessibility in the 2022 Elections Report</a> <em>(Word version)</em></li> <li><a data-entity-substitution="media" data-entity-type="media" data-entity-uuid="c43c7899-6179-4699-98bd-40f971e6b6a6" href="/web/20230827001516/https://www.eac.gov/sites/default/files/2023-07/EAC_2023_Rutgers_Report_Supplement_FINAL.pdf" rel="noopener" target="_blank" title="EAC_2023_Rutgers_Report_Supplement_FINAL">Disability and Voter Turnout in the 2022 Elections: Supplemental Analysis of Census Voter Turnout Data</a> <em>(PDF version)</em></li> <li><a data-entity-substitution="media" data-entity-type="media" data-entity-uuid="363cf8f0-b9ed-4edb-8af5-e83d4854299d" href="/web/20230827001516/https://www.eac.gov/sites/default/files/2023-07/EAC_2023_Rutgers_Report_Supplement.docx" rel="noopener" target="_blank" title="EAC_2023_Rutgers_Report_Supplement_word">Disability and Voter Turnout in the 2022 Elections: Supplemental Analysis of Census Voter Turnout Data</a> <em>(Word version)</em></li> <li><a data-entity-substitution="media" data-entity-type="media" data-entity-uuid="50dfac32-86e1-45d8-8e74-0c8940748f0a" href="/web/20230827001516/https://www.eac.gov/sites/default/files/2023-07/EAC_2023_Rutgers_Report_One_Pager_FINAL.pdf" rel="noopener" target="_blank" title="EAC_2023_Rutgers_Report_One_Pager_FINAL">Report One-Pager</a></li> </ul><p> </p> <h3>EAC Disability and Voting Accessibility Surveys</h3> <p paraeid="{46a23eba-7ebf-44d0-88cc-ac08fa165eef}{220}" paraid="1130019168">“<a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20230827001516/https://www.eac.gov/election-officials/disability-voting-process-and-digital-divide" rel=" noopener" target="_blank">Disability, the Voting Process, and the Digital Divide</a>” was conducted through a national survey in March and April of 2022 to identify both the advancements and gaps in accessibility for voters with disabilities. The study was conducted with a focus on computer and internet use, sources of information on the voting process used in 2020, accessibility of information sources, preferred ways of receiving information about the voting process, trust in information sources, expectations about voting and information sources in 2022, and knowledge of rights for accessible information. Access to this data is critical for election officials who are continuously working to communicate and meet the needs of their jurisdictions. Understanding how to better communicate with voters with disabilities – regardless of access to the internet – is crucial to making elections more accessible.</p> <p>The EAC’s “<strong>Disability and Voting Accessibility in the 2020 Elections</strong>” study analyzes the 2020 election experience for voters with disabilities amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Building on a similar EAC study conducted in 2012, the EAC collaborated with a team of experienced researchers from Rutgers University and launched the project immediately after the 2020 general election.</p> <p>More information and the full report are available here:</p> <ul><li><a href="/web/20230827001516/https://www.eac.gov/election-officials/us-election-assistance-commission-study-disability-and-voting-accessibility-2020" target="_blank" title="EAC study on disability and voting accessibility webpage link (on voting accessibility webpage)">EAC Study on Disability and Voting Accessibility</a></li> </ul><p> </p> <h3>EAC and Rutgers Study on Disability and Voting Accessibility in the 2020 Elections</h3> <p>The EAC’s “Disability and Voting Accessibility in the 2020 Elections” study has been completed under the clearinghouse and research mandates outlined in the Help America Vote Act (HAVA). The study aimed to analyze the 2020 election experience for voters with disabilities amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. Building on a similar EAC study conducted in 2012, the EAC collaborated with a team of experienced researchers from Rutgers University and launched the project immediately after the 2020 general election. </p> <ul><li><a aria-label="Disability and Voting Accessibility in the 2020 Elections. Download PDF. 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(opens in new tab)" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20230827001516/https://www.eac.gov/sites/default/files/document_library/files/Fact_sheet_on_disability_and_voter_turnout_in_2020_0.pdf" role="link" tabindex="0" target="_blank" title="Study Fact Sheet">Study Fact Sheet</a> <em>(PDF version link)</em></li> <li><a aria-label="<span>Roundtable Discussion</span>" data-saferedirecturl="true" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20230827001516/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o4DyTSicfok" role="link" tabindex="0" target="_blank" title="Roundtable Discussion">Roundtable Discussion</a></li> </ul><p><a href="#Top">Back to Top</a></p> <p> </p> <h2><a id="Clearies" name="Clearies">Clearinghouse Awards for Accessibility </a></h2> <div class="election-toolkit-wrpr"> <div class="election-toolkit"> <div class="title"> <h3><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20230827001516/https://www.eac.gov/election-officials/eac-clearinghouse-award-winners-2022#Accessibility" rel="noopener" target="_blank">2022 Clearie Winners for Accessibility for Voters with Disabilities</a></h3> <ul><li aria-label="Dubuque County Auditor's Office, Iowa&nbsp;" aria-level="3" paraeid="{6569c97f-7539-4b04-aa70-4f0b3dd37e64}{74}" paraid="1249666205" role="heading" tabindex="0">Dubuque County Auditor's Office, Iowa</li> <li aria-label="Dubuque County Auditor's Office, Iowa&nbsp;" aria-level="3" paraeid="{6569c97f-7539-4b04-aa70-4f0b3dd37e64}{74}" paraid="1249666205" role="heading" tabindex="0">Franklin County Board of Elections, Ohio </li> </ul><h3>2021 Clearie Winners for Accessibility for Voters with Disabilities</h3> <ul><li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20230827001516/https://www.eac.gov/election-officials/michigan-secretary-state-2021-clearinghouse-award-winner" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Michigan Secretary of State</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20230827001516/https://www.eac.gov/election-officials/nebraska-secretary-state-2021-clearinghouse-award-winner" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Nebraska Secretary of State</a></li> </ul><h3>2020 Clearie Winners for Accessibility for Voters with Disabilities</h3> <ul><li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20230827001516/https://www.eac.gov/election-officials/iowa-secretary-state-2020-clearinghouse-award-winner" target="_blank">Iowa Secretary of State</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20230827001516/https://www.eac.gov/election-officials/los-angeles-county-registrar-recordercounty-clerk-ca-2020-clearinghouse-award" target="_blank">Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk (CA)</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20230827001516/https://www.eac.gov/election-officials/west-virginia-secretary-state-wv-2020-clearinghouse-award-winner" target="_blank">West Virginia Secretary of State</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20230827001516/https://www.eac.gov/election-officials/wisconsin-elections-commission-2020-clearinghouse-award-winner" target="_blank">Wisconsin Elections Commission</a></li> </ul><h3>2019 Clearie Winners for Accessibility for Voters with Disabilities:</h3> <ul><li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20230827001516/https://www.eac.gov/election-officials/merced-county-registrar-voters-office-2019-clearinghouse-award-winner" target="_blank">Merced County Registrar of Voters Office (CA)</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20230827001516/https://www.eac.gov/election-officials/national-council-independent-living-2019-clearinghouse-award-winner" target="_blank">National Council on Independent Living (NCIL)</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20230827001516/https://www.eac.gov/election-officials/board-elections-washington-dc-2019-clearinghouse-award-winner" target="_blank">Board of Elections, Washington DC</a></li> </ul><h3><strong>2018 Clearinghouse Winners for Accessibility for Voters with Disabilities:</strong></h3> </div> <div class="election-toolkit-item-wrpr"> <div class="election-toolkit-item"> <div class="item-title"> <ul><li><a href="/web/20230827001516/https://www.eac.gov/election-officials/iowa-secretary-of-state-2018-clearinghouse-award-winner/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Iowa Secretary of State</a></li> </ul></div> </div> <div class="election-toolkit-item"> <div class="item-title"> <ul><li><a href="/web/20230827001516/https://www.eac.gov/election-officials/martin-county-fl-2018-clearinghouse-award-winner/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Martin County, Florida</a></li> </ul></div> </div> <div class="election-toolkit-item"> <div class="item-title"> <ul><li><a href="/web/20230827001516/https://www.eac.gov/election-officials/contra-costa-county-ca-2018-clearinghouse-award-winner/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Contra Costa County, California</a></li> </ul></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="election-toolkit-wrpr"> <div class="election-toolkit"> <div class="title"> <h3><strong>2017 Clearinghouse Winners for Accessibility for Voters with Disabilities</strong></h3> </div> <div class="election-toolkit-item-wrpr"> <div class="election-toolkit-item"> <div class="item-title"> <ul><li><a href="/web/20230827001516/https://www.eac.gov/election-officials/washington-clearinghouse-award-2017/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Washington Secretary of State Office</a></li> </ul></div> </div> <div class="election-toolkit-item"> <div class="item-title"> <ul><li><a href="/web/20230827001516/https://www.eac.gov/election-officials/el-paso-colorado-clearinghouse-award-2017/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">El Paso County</a></li> </ul></div> </div> <div class="election-toolkit-item"> <div class="item-title"> <ul><li><a href="/web/20230827001516/https://www.eac.gov/election-officials/disability-rights-texas-collin-county-democrats-with-disabilities-clearinghouse-award-2017/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Disability Rights Texas and Collin County Democrats with Disabilities</a></li> </ul><p><a href="#Top">Back to Top</a></p> <p> </p> <h2><a id="General" name="General">General Resources</a></h2> <h3>EAC Language Accessibility Resources</h3> <p>As mandated by the Help America Vote Act, the EAC Language Accessibility Program studies and promotes accessibility in voting, registration, polling places and voting equipment. The materials we issue are the product of collaboration among working groups comprising election officials, advocacy groups and research and public policy organizations.</p> <p>The EAC's Language Accessibility Program has developed Glossaries of Election Terminology, Voter's Guides to Federal Elections and the National Mail Voter Registration Form. These resources are important in helping election officials provide translated voting materials at a lower cost. </p> <h4>1. Glossary of Election Terminology</h4> <p>Our glossaries are available in six languages: Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Spanish, Tagalog, and Vietnamese. The glossaries contain 1,843 terms and phrases used in the administration of elections in the United States. To ensure the translations were culturally and linguistically appropriate, terms were translated and reviewed by a multi-dialect team of translators representing the main regions of each language. For example, the Spanish to English Glossary was produced by teams represented from four of the main regions of origin of the Hispanic population living in the U.S: Mexico, Puerto Rico, Cuba, and Central America.</p> <ul><li><a href="/web/20230827001516/https://www.eac.gov/election-officials/glossaries-of-election-terminology/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Glossaries of Election Terminology<span class="visually-hidden">(opens in new tab)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/web/20230827001516/https://www.eac.gov/glossary/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Glossary of Election Term Database<span class="visually-hidden">(opens in new tab)</span></a></li> </ul><h4><span>2. Voter's Guide to Federal Elections</span></h4> <p>Our voter's guide is available in eleven languages: Cherokee, Chinese, Dakota, English, Japanese, Korean, Navajo, Spanish, Tagalog, Vietnamese, and Yupik. It is designed to help voters successfully navigate the federal elections process, from registering to vote to casting a ballot on Election Day. In addition to the basics of ballot-casting, it also includes information on eligibility and early voting, as well as the registration and voting process for military and civilians living abroad, and polling place services that make voting more accessible.</p> <ul><li> <p><a href="/web/20230827001516/https://www.eac.gov/voters/voters-guide-to-federal-elections/">Voter Guides in the Election Resource Library</a></p> </li> </ul><h4>3. Translating the National Mail Voter Registration Form</h4> <p>EAC has translated the National Mail Voter Registration form into Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Spanish, Tagalog and Vietnamese. The links below contain additional information about this work.</p> <ul><li> <p><a href="/web/20230827001516/https://www.eac.gov/voters/national-mail-voter-registration-form/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">National Mail Voter Registration Forms in the Election Resource Library<span class="visually-hidden">(opens in new tab)</span></a></p> </li> <li> <p><a href="/web/20230827001516/https://www.eac.gov/documents/2017/03/29/translations-of-nvra-form---technical-study-commissioned-by-eac-accessibility-election-official-national-voter-registration-national-voter-registration-act-nvra/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Translations of NVRA Form - Technical Study Commissioned by EAC</a></p> </li> </ul><h3 class="western"> </h3> <h3 class="western">EAC "Your Federal Voting Rights" Braille Card</h3> <p>As a Voter with a Disability, you have the right to: </p> <ul><li> <p>Vote privately and independently</p> </li> <li> <p>Have an accessible polling place with voting machines for voters with disabilities </p> </li> </ul><p>you may either:</p> <ol><li> <p>Seek assistance from workers at the polling place who have been trained to use the accessible voting machine, or</p> </li> <li> <p>Bring someone to help you vote </p> </li> </ol><p><img alt="" height="238" src="/web/20230827001516im_/https://www.eac.gov/sites/default/files/inline-images/braille_cards.jpg" style="float:left" width="409"/>You may request your local election officials to tell you about any voting aids, voting assistance, and absentee ballot procedures that are available. </p> <p>Ensure your right to accessible elections. For more information, contact the U.S. Election Assistance Commission By phone at 866-747-1471 or by email at <a href="/web/20230827001516/https://www.eac.gov/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection" class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="32515e5753405b5c555a5d474157725753511c555d44">[email protected]</a>.</p> <p class="eac-highlighted">The EAC has distributed more than 25,000 Braille Voting Rights cards over the past two years. To request, please email: <a href="/web/20230827001516/https://www.eac.gov/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#bcdfd0d9ddced5d2dbd4d3c9cfd9fcd9dddf92dbd3ca" target="_blank"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="92f1fef7f3e0fbfcf5fafde7e1f7d2f7f3f1bcf5fde4">[email protected]</span></a></p> <p class="eac-highlighted"><a href="#Top">Back to Top</a></p> <p class="eac-highlighted"> </p> <p class="eac-highlighted"> </p> <h2 class="eac-highlighted"><a id="Other" name="Other">Other Government Resources</a></h2> <h3>Department of Justice</h3> <ul><li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20230827001516/https://www.justice.gov/crt/help-america-vote-act-2002" target="_blank">DOJ Help America Vote Act of 2002</a></li> </ul><h3>ADA.gov </h3> <ul><li> <p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20230827001516/https://www.ada.gov/">ADA.gov</a></p> </li> <li> <p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20230827001516/https://www.ada.gov/ada_voting/voting_solutions_ta/polling_place_solutions.htm" target="_blank">ADA Polling Place Solutions</a></p> </li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20230827001516/https://www.ada.gov/votingck.htm" target="_blank">ADA Checklist for Polling Places</a> </li> <li> <p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20230827001516/https://www.ada.gov/" target="_blank">Americans with Disabilities Act</a></p> </li> <li> <p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20230827001516/https://www.ada.gov/emergencyprep.htm" target="_blank">Making Community Emergency Preparedness and Response Programs Accessible to People with Disabilities</a> </p> </li> <li> <p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20230827001516/https://www.ada.gov/pcatoolkit/toolkitmain.htm" target="_blank">ADA Best Practices Tool Kit for State and Local Governments</a> </p> </li> <li> <p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20230827001516/https://www.ada.gov/smtown.htm" target="_blank">ADA Guide for Small Towns</a> </p> </li> <li> <p> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20230827001516/https://www.ada.gov/websites2.htm" target="_blank">Accessibility of State and Local Government Websites to People with Disabilities</a></p> </li> </ul><ul><li> <p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20230827001516/http://www.abanet.org/aging/" target="_blank">American Bar Association, Commission on Law and Aging</a></p> </li> <li> <p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20230827001516/https://www.americanbar.org/content/dam/aba/administrative/law_aging/State_Provisions_Regarding_Voting.authcheckdam.pdf">State Provisions Regarding Voting: Constitutions, Election Laws and Guardianship Statutes</a> </p> </li> </ul><h3>United States Access Board</h3> <ul><li> <p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20230827001516/https://www.access-board.gov/" target="_blank">United States Access Board</a></p> </li> </ul><h3>Government Accountability Office</h3> <ul><li> <p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20230827001516/https://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-18-4" target="_blank">GAO REPORT (GAO-18-4): Observations on Polling Place Accessibility and Related Federal Guidelines</a></p> </li> <li> <p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20230827001516/http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d08442t.pdf" target="_blank">GAO REPORT (GAO-08-442T): Elderly Voters: Some Improvements in Voting Accessibility from 2000 to 2004 Elections, but Gaps in Policy and Implementation Remain</a> </p> </li> <li> <p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20230827001516/http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d02107.pdf" target="_blank">GAO REPORT (GAO-02-107): Voters with Disabilities: Access to Polling Places and Alternative Voting Methods</a> </p> </li> </ul><h3>Additional Resources</h3> <ul><li> <p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20230827001516/http://www.aarp.org/" target="_blank">AARP</a> </p> </li> <li> <p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20230827001516/http://www.ncoa.org/" target="_blank">National Council on Aging</a> </p> </li> <li> <p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20230827001516/http://www.nia.nih.gov/" target="_blank">National Institute on Aging (of the National Institutes of Health)</a> </p> </li> <li> <p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20230827001516/http://www.nimh.nih.gov/" target="_blank">National Institute of Mental Health (of the National Institutes of Health)</a> </p> </li> <li> <p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20230827001516/https://www.afb.org/" target="_blank">American Foundation for the Blind</a> </p> </li> <li> <p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20230827001516/http://www.aapd.com/" target="_blank">American Association of People with Disabilities</a> </p> </li> <li> <p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20230827001516/http://www.dredf.org/" target="_blank">Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund</a> </p> </li> <li> <p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20230827001516/http://www.usccr.gov/" 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