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Episode 34: The Disability Vote - The Sleeping Giant Wakes Up!

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In this episode, Jim Dickson, the Co-Chair of the National Council on Independent Living (NCIL) Voting Rights Committee, will be discussing the disability vote and the importance full political participation for Americans with disabilities. This is a very exciting year with the Presidential election coming up in November. In addition, July 11- 15 is National Voter Registration Week. This episode focuses on the importance of the disability vote and how the disability voting behavior compares to the general population and other minority groups; changes in the process of voting and what the future of voting may look like; voting accessibility and what to do when issues arise and ; what people and communities with a strong interest in disability issues can do to improve voting access.?

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