United States

Population Statistics

321,368,864

Total Population

48,205,330

Population with a disability

according to World Health Organization’s 15% estimate

Election Dates

30 July 2009

Signed the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

Help America Vote Act (2002)

Updated: May 2019
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Voting Accessibility for the Elderly and Handicapped Act (1983, last amended 2013)

Updated: June 2015
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Constitution of the United States (1778, last amended 1992)

Updated: June 2015
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Americans with Disabilities Act (1990, last amended 2008)

Updated: June 2015
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Interview with Michelle Bishop (NDRN)

Interview with Michelle Bishop (NDRN)

Updated: November 2020
In October 2020, Senior Global Inclusion Advisor for the International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES), Virginia Atkinson, interviewed Michelle Bishop, the Voter Access & Engagement Manager of the National Disability ...
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Civic Engagement Toolkit for Self-Advocates

Civic Engagement Toolkit for Self-Advocates

Updated: July 2019
The Autistic Self Advocacy Network (ASAN) is a grassroots disability rights organization run by and for autistic people which works to advance civil rights, support self-advocacy in all its forms, ...
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American Association of People with Disabilities Election Accessibility Toolkit

American Association of People with Disabilities Election Accessibility Toolkit

Updated: October 2018
The REV UP Campaign, launched by the American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD) in 2016, is a nonpartisan initiative that coordinates with national, state, and local disability organizations to ...
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American Association of People with Disabilities 2018 Issue Guide

American Association of People with Disabilities 2018 Issue Guide

Updated: August 2018
The Anerican Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD) published the REV UP Issues Guide for the 2018 United States Elections. The Guide provides a comprehensive, yet concise overview of the ...
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Disability Sensitivity Training Video

Updated: August 2018
In 2014, the District of Columbia's Office of Disability Rights sponsored the production of a disability sensitivity training video. A transcript of the video is available below.    Male wheelchair ...
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Election Security

Election Security

Updated: May 2018
Have you ever wondered how elections are secured? The United States Election Assitance Commission provides a pamphlet with information on election workers, election night reporting, voter registration, mail ballots, election equipment ...
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