Freyja Haraldsdóttir has had a leading role in Iceland’s political life as an activist, political party member and temporary member of parliament. As a woman with a disability, Freyja has advocated for solutions to the intersectional barriers faced by persons with multiple social identities in Iceland. The interview with Freyja is lightly edited below.
In 2016, Rooted in Rights, a network of digital storytellers that produces videos and social media campaigns on disability rights issues, partnered with the organizers of #CripTheVote, a nonpartisan campaign to engage voters and politicians in discussion about disability issues in the United States, to create a series of short videos featuring the disability community discussing the importance of voting. The videos include captions as well as ...
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Making Elections Around the World Inclusive of Deaf Communities
Want to know how the International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES) supports making elections accessible and inclusive through access to sign language?
Join IFES experts and Gallaudet faculty for an interactive discussion on electoral sign language lexicon projects around the world.
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