Videos

In advance of local elections in 2016 in the United Kingdom, Mencap created an introductory video for friends or family members on how to provide appropriate support for voters with learning disabilities.    Transcript   Narrator (woman): It’s election time and it’s all everyone’s talking about. You might have decided who ...

In July 2012, the United Nations produced and aired a short video about election observers with disabilities working in the capital of Dili and elsewhere to monitor the elections and how accessible they were for persons with disabilities.    Transcript   Narrator (woman): It’s parliamentary Election Day in Timor-Leste. Joel ...

A civic education video was produced by the National Election Commission (CNE) in 2012 to support elections in Timor-Leste. It shows the scenery of the island nation and includes different citizens speaking up in support of voting, including a man using a wheelchair.    Transcript   (singing and speaking in ...

This video for the 2011 Guatemalan general elections reminds voters with disabilities that nothing impedes them from casting their ballot and guiding their country's future as the Tribunal Supremo Electoral (TSE), Guatemala's electoral commission, implemented unprecedented measures to ensure access for all citizens.   Man: I don’t see the road, ...

Ensuring all citizens have access to the electoral process is a cornerstone of a vibrant democracy. With this in mind, many countries have ratified the U.N. Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities; however, some continue to struggle with its implementation. The International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES) works ...

To support voters with disabilities for the 2014 presidential elections, the Independent High Authority for Elections in Tunisia created a 15-minute educational film explaining how to vote and how results are calculated to determine who wins a seat in Parliament and as the President of Tunisia.    Transcript   (voiceover in ...

Jacqueline Mutere is a Kenyan disability rights advocate who participated in a training in January 2016, in the city of Nairobi. The training was developed through the RightsNow!: Strong Communities through Enforcing the Rights of Persons with Disabilities project by members of the RightsNow! consortium, including Mobility International USA (MIUSA), the Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund (DREDF), the U.S. ...

Habel Ouma is a Kenyan disability rights advocate who participated in a training in January 2016, in the city of Nairobi. The training was developed through the RightsNow!: Strong Communities through Enforcing the Rights of Persons with Disabilities project by members of the RightsNow! consortium, including Mobility International USA (MIUSA), the Disability Rights Education and ...

In 2016, Icelandic Member of Parliament Freyja Haraldsdóttir spoke on a panel to celebrate the one hundred year anniversary of women's suffrage in Iceland and to discuss better methods for engaging women in political life. The transcript of her speech begins below.   Transcript   Panelist: Welcome Freyja Haraldsdóttir to the ...

Elections Saskatchewan developed this video to train poll workers on how best to assist voters with disabilities on Election Day. The video explains the different poll workers who contribute to running the polling station and provides practical guidance on providing assistance to voters with who have Deaf or hard-of-hearing, who ...

In advance of Cameroon's presidential elections in October 2011, this video was produced by the Election Commission of Cameroon (ELECAM) to provide citizens with disabilities with additional information on their right to political participation as protected by the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) and to encourage them to vote in ...

In this 2015 video, which was produced by Inclusion International with support from the United Nations Democracy Fund (UNDEF) as part of the My Voice Matters! campaign, a self-advocate from Peru who has an intellectual disability speaks up about her disagreement at disenfranchising citizens because they are under guardianship.     Transcript   (music plays)   Maria Alejandra: I ...

In this 2015 video, which was produced by Inclusion International with support from the United Nations Democracy Fund (UNDEF) as part of the My Voice Matters! campaign, a self-advocate from Lebanon who has an intellectual disability speaks up about her frustration at not being able to register as a voter or contribute her voice to her community as ...

In this 2015 video, which was produced by Inclusion International with support from the United Nations Democracy Fund (UNDEF) as part of the My Voice Matters! campaign, a self-advocate from Lebanon who has an intellectual disability describes her determination to register and vote independently as an equal citizen.     Transcript   (music plays) Woman: I wanted to vote, ...

In this 2015 video, which was produced by Inclusion International with support from the United Nations Democracy Fund (UNDEF) as part of the My Voice Matters! campaign, a self-advocate from Lebanon who has an intellectual disability speaks up about his experience when trying to vote at the polling station, and his determination to vote despite resistance from people there.    ...

In this 2015 video, which was produced by Inclusion International with support from the United Nations Democracy Fund (UNDEF) as part of the My Voice Matters! campaign, self-advocates from Cambodia who have intellectual disabilities speak up for their right to vote and participate in political processes, emphasizing that they are eager to be recognized as full citizens ...

In this 2015 video, which was produced by Inclusion International with support from the United Nations Democracy Fund (UNDEF) as part of the My Voice Matters! campaign, interviewee and former Inclusion International intern Dianah Msipa from Zimbabwe talks about her work to support and increase political participation by persons with intellectual disabilities.    Transcript   (music plays) ...

In this 2015 video, which was produced by Inclusion International with support from the United Nations Democracy Fund (UNDEF) as part of the My Voice Matters! campaign, interviewee Fadia Farah from Lebanon talks about recent initiatives in Lebanon to support political participation by all Lebanese citizens, as well as some of the challenges that are encountered.   Transcript   ...