Voting with a Disability

Every voter should be able to cast a ballot, but the accessibility of poll sites and election systems sometimes make voting much harder than it should be especially for people with disabilities.

Advocacy and Non-Partisan Voting Resources:

• https://jewishmiami.org/2024_Election_Tool_Kit.pdf
• https://vote.gov/
• https://www.ndrn.org/voting/

REV UP’s mission is to build the power of the disability vote through increasing civic engagement in the disability community and improving the accessibility of elections. REV UP stands for “Register, Educate, Vote, Use your Power!” Learn about REV UP’s 2024 Goals. This national coalition for change includes people with disabilities, allies, Supervisors of Elections, poll workers, and elected officials. Please see Florida’s page here.

Florida laws provide that voting methods (whether voting at the polls or voting-by-mail) be fully accessible to all voters, including persons with a disability.  Options are available to allow voters to cast a ballot with or without assistance: Voters with disabilities have multiple voting options that meet the Americans with Disability Act (ADA) standards in Miami-Dade County. All voting locations offer a paper-based voting system with a touchscreen, audio technology, and sip-and-puff capabilities to assist voters with special needs. There is also an accessible vote-by-mail option that provides the voter more independence when casting a vote-by-mail ballot from home.

Miami Dade County Office of Disability Services

Voters with disabilities have multiple voting options that meet the Americans with Disability Act (ADA) standards in Miami-Dade County. All voting locations offer a paper-based voting system with a touchscreen, audio technology, and sip-and-puff capabilities to assist voters with special needs. There is also an accessible vote-by-mail option that provides the voter more independence when casting a vote-by-mail ballot from home.