Event | Polling Place Accessibility: The 2022 Metro-Detroit Audit and Best Practices from Elected Officials (Monday, Sept. 11)

Monday, Sept. 11, 2023
12 – 3 p.m. EST

In celebration of Disability Voting Rights Week and the International Day of Democracy, please join The Carter Center, Detroit Disability Power, and The American Association of People with Disabilities for a workshop on Polling Place Accessibility: The 2022 Metro Detroit Audit and Best Practices from Election Officials. We will exchange valuable insights on best practices and challenges in administering accessible elections and provide an overview of how to collect and analyze data to ensure that the accessibility of our elections continues to improve.

This is a three-part workshop, and we invite you to participate in all of the sessions or only those most valuable to you.

12 – 1 p.m. EST
Part 1: Improving Voting for Detroit Voters with Disabilities

Learn about the key findings of our report Improving Voting for Detroit Voters with Disabilities and what it may mean for where you live from Dessa Cosma, Kenia Flores, Lia Merivaki, and Sarah Blahovec.

1 – 2 p.m. EST
Part 2: Best Practices in Administering Accessible Elections

Join a conversation with election officials as they share their successes and challenges in administering accessible elections.

• Judd Choate, Election Director of Colorado
• Heidi Burhans, Election Director of Iowa
• Grace Bannasch, Election Clerk of Shutesbury, Massachusetts
• Anthony Albence, State Election Commissioner of Delaware

2 – 3 p.m. EST
Part 3: Replicating Polling Site Accessibility Audits

Hear from experts Lia Merivaki and Sarah Blahovec about the methodology used to collect, analyze, and report the data from our audit of Metro Detroit Accessibility.

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