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Voting Accessibility
Resources for Voters with
Disabilities
This comprehensive list of
resources for voters with disabilities includes links
to voting accessibility laws and regulations and the
latest best practices and research pertaining to voters
with disabilities and elderly voters.
Language Accessibility
Resources
As mandated by the Help
America Vote Act, the EAC Language Accessibility Program
studies and promotes accessibility in voting,
registration, polling places and voting equipment. The
materials we issue are the product of collaboration among
working groups comprising election officials, advocacy
groups and research and public policy organizations.
The EAC's Language
Accessibility Program has developed Glossaries of Election
Terminology, Voter's Guides to Federal Elections and the
National Mail Voter Registration Form. These resources
are important in helping election officials
provide translated voting materials at a lower cost.
Glossary of Election
Terminology
Our glossaries are
available in six languages: Chinese, Japanese, Korean,
Spanish, Tagalog, and Vietnamese. The glossaries contain
1,843 terms and phrases used in the administration of
elections in the United States. To ensure the translations
were culturally and linguistically appropriate, terms were
translated and reviewed by a multi-dialect team of
translators representing the main regions of each
language. For example, the Spanish to English Glossary was
produced by teams represented from four of the main
regions of origin of the Hispanic population living in the
U.S: Mexico, Puerto Rico, Cuba, and Central America.
Voter's Guide to Federal
Elections
Our voter's guide is
available in eleven languages: Cherokee, Chinese, Dakota,
English, Japanese, Korean, Navajo, Spanish, Tagalog,
Vietnamese, and Yupik. It is designed to help voters
successfully navigate the federal elections process, from
registering to vote to casting a ballot on Election Day.
In addition to the basics of ballot-casting, it also
includes information on eligibility and early voting, as
well as the registration and voting process for military
and civilians living abroad, and polling place services
that make voting more accessible.
Translating the National
Mail Voter Registration Form
EAC has translated the
National Mail Voter Registration form into Chinese,
Japanese, Korean, Spanish, Tagalog and Vietnamese. The
links below contain additional information about this
work.
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Voter
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