Advocates: Boost voter turnout among people with disabilities
October 4th, 2008From ABC7 News, WLS-TV in Chicago:
Disability rights advocates in Chicago say organizations across the country are actively working to improve voter turnout among people with disabilities on election day. Approximately 40 million Americans with disabilities are eligible to vote.
Leaders of the Chicago group Access Living want voters to be aware of challenges facing people with disabilities, including:
- Lack of employment (an estimated seventy percent of people with disabilities of employment age do not have jobs);
- Lack of accessible housing; and
- Lack of funding for special education services.
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