October 23, 2018
For millions of people with disabilities in the United States, exercising the basic right to vote remains a challenge. Over the last few decades, the U.S. government has passed several policies to make voting easier for individuals with disabilities. However, people may still struggle to vote because of barriers they face from the government, caregivers, and family members. This webinar will review barriers people may face when voting and will explore solutions to break down these barriers for people with IDD so that everyone can exercise their right to vote.
Speaker Bio
Michelle Bishop
Michelle Bishop is the Voting Rights Specialist at the National Disability Rights Network, where she provides training and technical assistance to the Protection & Advocacy network on voting rights and access to the vote for people with disabilities. Michelle also works in coalition with the civil rights community in Washington, DC to ensure strong federal policy regarding voting rights and election administration. She received a Master of Social Work in Social and Economic Development from The Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis and a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology and English literature from the State University of New York at Geneseo. Follow her adventures on Twitter using @MichelleVotes.