Wondering about preliminary elections? September has several preliminary elections across MA. DLC ED, Barbara I’talien and DLC Voting Advocate, Brianna ...

RevUpMA members attended this webinar and found it very helpful. One of the most compelling features was its attention to ...

The Museum of Science and Perkins School for the Blind team up for this program highlighting how end-to-end accessibility is ...

AAPD Explains Executive Order American Association of People with Disabilities, AAPD published a great article on March 25, 2025 titled ...

Be an Advocate for Accessible Polling Sites! The Disability Law Center is coordinating and collating surveys on Polling sites. If ...

This year's webinar on October 22, 2024, included information about preparing for the upcoming election, legal rights of Massachusetts voters, ...

ILC Statewide Conference, September 17th Best Western Royal Plaza Hotel Marlborough, DLC Table and voter registration BCIL Anniversary event, September ...

Your Right to Vote (Webinar 1 of 2) Wednesday, August 14 @ 12:00PM Voting is one of our most sacred ...

Preparation Providers Council has a CareVote page with lots of information and tools. Included is a checklist which has preparation ...

Press Release: August 2024 Stavros Center for Independent Living Advocates for Disabilities Voting Rights Week in Massachusetts** Amherst, MA — ...

From the American Association of People with Disabilities: This September we'll celebrate the 7th annual Disability Voting Rights Week (DVRW), ...

On Thursday, June 6 at 2:00 pm, Boston Center for Independent Living (BCIL) will host a one-hour virtual forum on ...

State Representative Frank Moran introduced amendment #1277 "Improving Voting Access" to H.4600 that would make voting more accessible in Massachusetts ...

The Disability Law Center and REV UP MA presented an on-line training session for volunteers interested in learning about how ...

In partnership with REV UP MA, The Election Modernization Coalition is hosting a Voting Access Town Hall Series! Join us ...

REV UP MA and the Disability Law Center are looking for volunteers willing to testify about the importance of polling ...

MA has decent accessibility laws, but right now, it is up to volunteers to ensure our polling sites are accessible ...

September 20, 2023 In her first year as the Voting Rights Advocate at Disability Law Center, Emily Almeda-Lopez assembled an ...

November 3, 2022 | Atlanta and Decatur, Ga. The Christian Science Monitor People with disabilities have faced access challenges at ...

Who: Youth/young adults with disabilities, ages 16-26 When: June 25 –June 30, 2022 Where: Virtually via an online format. Why: ...

July 21, 2022 Download the full agenda (pdf). Videos Panel 1 - 2022 Midterm Elections & The Disability Community Panel ...

(updated 4/4/2022) Organize for Justice - with the Midwest Academy April 11-14, 11:30-4pm EST Midwest Academy will be hosting a ...

Please Read! AAPD submitted comments that provide feedback in response to the public draft of the National Institute of Standards ...

The National Disability Rights Network and the American Association of People with Disabilities will be hosting the 2021 Disability Vote ...

In case you missed it, you can finally see the video from the AAPD Event: The Disability Vote in 2020 ...

From Nonprofit VOTE: America Goes to the Polls 2020.pdf America Goes to the Polls 2020 is based on the final ...

From the White House - March 7, 2021 Visit whitehouse.gov for this expansive Executive Order, from President Joe Biden, on ...

The Disability Vote in 2020 A record number of voters overcame many different barriers to cast their ballot in the ...

We All Have A Right To Be Engaged Marlene Sallo, ED of Disability Law Center, was interviewed by WGBH on ...

Let's hope this is in place in Massachusetts for 2022! NCAM, an accessibility consulting unit of GBH, which made its ...

Under the agreement, the voter will have to request an electronic ballot via email or phone, with specific information provided ...

September 11, 2020 COVID, the 2020 Election and Accommodations – Current Protections and What we need to do moving forward ...

Reprinted from the Disability Policy Consortium Weekly Newsletter on July 27, 2020 by Colin Killick, Executive Director. The changes he ...

Tuesday, July 1, the Massachusetts House of Representatives voted in favor of the conference committee report that was agreed to ...

The national, non-partison Disability and Election Virtual Summit hosted by AAPD (Annual Association of People with Disabilities) on June 22 ...

Register for this free, virtual summit on June 22 and June 23. WASHINGTON, DC – Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the ...

February 20, 2020 in Washington, D.C. As the 2020 elections rapidly approach, the US Election Assistance Commission (EAC) has designed ...

The census has been translated to over 50 languages, and is available in Braille and Large Print. To download the ...

How to Watch Tonight's Debates: https://www.cnn.com/2019/11/20/politics/how-to-watch-democratic-debate/index.html Who is debating? Former Vice President Joe BidenNew Jersey Sen. Cory BookerSouth Bend, Indiana, ...

Census 2020Download The Census is Coming: How Nonprofits Can Make Sure That Everyone Counts—and Why They Should. From Massachusetts Nonprofit ...

People with disabilities are increasing their ranks in elected office. But they’re still underrepresented. www.inquirer.com From the Philadelphia Inquirer by ...

Democracy Diverted - Polling Place Closures and the Right to Vote - September 2019 This report from The Leadership Conference ...

Disabled People and Civic Engagement Brandeis University in partnership with the Ford Foundation and the Sillerman Center for the Advancement ...

Free Webinar from NonProfitVote.org As part of the "Summer VOTEcation Series," this last webinar will give you TEN strategies for ...

During the upcoming presidential debates, the REV UP network would like to further promote policies that the presidential candidates should ...

Nonprofit VOTE is offering a free Voter Engagement Crash Course on September 9 - 13, 2019. " You know what ...

from AAPD on August 1: 2020 Presidential Questionnaire on Disability Policies   Washington, D.C. –  The 2020 Presidential elections will ...

We can do better!  Read this new analysis from the Philadelphia Inquirer of the Rutgers Report on the Disability Vote ...

When:      July 31 at 2 p.m. ET Register Online:      cc.readytalk.com/registration Speaker:      David Levitt of Adler & Colvin ...

Voter Turnout Surged Among People With Disabilities Last Year. Activists Want to Make Sure That Continues in 2020 Time Magazine ...

From Non Profit Vote - This report is especially interesting in that it tries to indicate what policies could be ...

Majority of disabled voters in U.S. faced obstacles in casting ballots in ’16 ...

From the Digital Journal and Newswire.com.  October 1, 2018 This article confirms what REV UP stands for - the disability ...

For more information, or to register online (free), visit disabilityorganizing.net. When:  September 21, 2018 at 2 p.m ET Join this ...

Launched by the Center for American Progress (CAP), a liberal think tank in Washington, D.C.,  the new project intends to ...

Vote Together is a crowdsourcing effort to bring neighbors together to plan local celebrations at polling places. " From backyard ...

Data Shows Nonprofits Can Be Real Power Hitters When It Comes to Voter Engagement by Greg Cameron, Nonprofit Vote  (JohnsonCenter.org/nonprofit-voters) ...

Feds direct city to improve access to polls Published in the Eagle Tribune May 4, 2018 by Keith Eddings We ...

Updated May 21 The conference was very well attended with people from a wide variety of organizations.    We will be ...

Editorial from the March 19, 2018 Disability Policy Consortium Weekly Update: Lead On, ADAPT! ADAPT is at it again.  They ...

From RespectAbility.org Washington, D.C., Feb. 13, 2018 – A new national phone poll of registered voters shows the size, scope, ...

Being Nonpartisan: Voter Engagement Dos and Don'ts for 501(c)(3) Nonprofits From NonProfitVote.org Thursday, March 8, 2018 - 2 p.m. - ...

ADAPT Activists were recently in Washington, trying to prevent passage of House Bill 620 which significantly weakens the ADA. The ...

Great article on some of the amazing advocacy and actions this year by women with disabilities, including local Rev Up ...

by Ted Jackson "There are 59 million Americans with disabilities and nearly 36 million of them are eligible to vote ...

From The Advocacy Monitor November 21, 2017 Over the past two years, the media and the country have taken note ...

The Bay State Council of the Blind conducted a survey seeking information on the accessibility of voting in the Presidential ...

The Ruderman Foundation recently published a paper on Voting Accessibility for people with disabilities, along with a video which explains ...

Florida Access the Vote - Disability Rights Florida Texas Austin Chronicle - REV Up the Vote Maine Disability Rights Maine ...

Read this blog by Andrew Imparato - ED of Association of University Centers on Disability.  Continuing support for the ADA ...

Huffington Post - Video on the Disability Vote ...

The disabled face significant obstacles to voting in America’s political system, Stanford expert finds by Rick Schmitt - From the ...

The REV UP Forum was held on April 27 in Boston, and hosted by the Disability Law Center.  The Election ...

Washington Post, March 15, 2016 A while back, someone at a conference told me that intellectually disabled people with guardians ...

Charlie Carr's Blog from February 22, 2016 As people with disabilities we have an opportunity change the outcome of the ...

The New York Times reported on the Massachusetts primary results from March 1.  Did you vote?  Are these results in ...

How the disability voting bloc could swing the 2016 election Published Monday, February 15 in The Guardian, this article describes ...

From Disability Policy Consortium: "Washington, Jan. 30 - RespectAbility has released the first-ever #PwDsVote 2016 Campaign Scorecard for people with ...