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Disabled voter secures legal settlement over polling station discrimination

By John Pring on 22nd June 2017 Category: Independent Living

Disabled voter secures legal settlement over polling station discrimination
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A council will have to carry out an audit of disability access at every one of its polling stations, after agreeing to pay compensation to a wheelchair-user who was prevented from voting at elections in 2014. Adam Lotun (pictured) said the […]

Polling station ‘discrimination’ fuels calls for online voting

By John Pring on 15th June 2017 Category: Human Rights

Polling station ‘discrimination’ fuels calls for online voting
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The experience of a partially-sighted voter who believes he was discriminated against at a general election polling station last week has added to calls for disabled people to be allowed to vote online. Dan Williams, director of Visualise Training and Consultancy […]

Early election access reports ‘positive’, despite voting privacy concerns

By John Pring on 15th May 2015 Category: Human Rights

Early election access reports ‘positive’, despite voting privacy concerns
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Last week’s general election appears to have seen an improvement in access to polling stations for disabled voters, at least according to early reports. Disability charities have been highlighting the access barriers faced by disabled voters for more than 20 years. […]

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