VOTING STORIES

Angry Enough to Stay Politically Active
Juliet Salih, a schoolteacher with cerebral palsy, discusses her lifelong goal to teach children and to eliminate the barriers people with disabilities face.

I Became A Poll Worker
Diana Mairose shares her experience in working as a poll worker and discusses why being involved is important to her.

We Can Make Something Better
Disability policy researcher and mental and chronic illness advocate Valerie Novack speaks to the ways in which local elections often determine who is in charge of how people with disabilities are treated by the criminal justice system.

My iPhone is Better than Your Expensive Voting System
In this video, tech-consultant and pioneering computer programmer and disability advocate Curtis Chong discusses the current shortfalls of accessible voting technology.

You Cannot Stop Me
Watch disability activist, blogger, and Director of Communications at Disability Rights Pennsylvania Imani Barbarin discuss police brutality, the importance of political candidates reaching out to the disability community, and the power of our vote.

We Can’t Wait
Watch activist, former congressional campaign staffer, and current Disability Rights New York staff member Zach Borodkin discuss what drives him as a person with cerebral palsy to be politically active.