Radio

On September 1, 2020, Jamaicain radio show "Beyond the Headlines" held a conversation that discussed the challenges and barriers that persons with disabilities face at the polling station. Host Dionne Jackson-Miller interviewed Gloria Goffe, Executive Director of the Combined Disabilities Association, supported by the International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES), ...

With support from the International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES), the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) produced a series of voter education radio messages to promote peace and inclusion in the May 21, 2019 elections. One of the messages specifically encouraged persons who are blind to vote. The radio messages are ...

In 2017, the International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES), with the support of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) held a training on Media Empowering Disabilitiy Inclusion and Access. One of the participants of the training produced a series of radio spots to raise awareness of the rights of ...

This radio spot was aired on FM Radio Bagan in Myanmar several times in March 2012 to increase awareness on the political rights and electoral accessibility for persons with disabilities. The conversation takes place in a tea shop between two friends who are discussing voting rights and inclusion for persons ...

This radio spot reminds voters with disabilities that nothing impedes them from casting their ballot and guiding their country's future as the Tribunal Supremo Electoral, Guatemala's electoral commission, implemented unprecedented measures to ensure access for all citizens.Consejo Nacional para la Atención de las Personas con Disacapcidad (CONDAI) and the International ...

This radio spot was produced in both English and Nepali after an earthquake took place in April 2015 in Nepal. It encourages all national and international rescue and relief agencies to keep persons with disabilities in mind, as they are oftentimes overlooked during disaster relief efforts, and yet have great ...

In 2015, the International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES) and Consejo Nacional para la Atención de las Personas con Discapacidad (CONADI), with the support of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), produced a series of radio spots on election accessibility in Guatemala. Transcripts of the radio spots are available ...