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News related to the inclusion of persons with disabilities in elections and other political processes, such as research, technological advancements, and inclusive efforts for upcoming elections.
Nepal
Nepali Disability Rights Champion Empowers Persons with Disabilities to Participate
Updated: August 2017
Persons with disabilities are among the most excluded and marginalized in Nepal. Thousands of individuals with disabilities have no access to any form of government service and are therefore unable to exercise their civic, social, cultural, economic, electoral, and political rights. The International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES) Strengthening Political Party, Electoral ...
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Sri Lanka
How Establishing Partnerships with Multiple Types of Stakeholders Helps to Increase Access to the Political ...
Updated: June 2017
On June 15, the Sri Lankan Mission to the United Nations and the International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES) will co-host a side event at the Conference of States Parties for the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD). Collaboration of disabled people’s organizations with multiple types of stakeholders, such ...
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Indonesia
Indonesia EMB Adopts New AGENDA Inclusion Tool
Updated: May 2017
Komisi Pemilihan Umum (KPU), the election management body (EMB) in Indonesia, continues to expand its disability inclusion in elections. In April, the KPU launched Election Innovation: To Overcome the Challenges and to Use the Opportunity, a publication that compiles innovative practices employed over the past five years. One of the ...
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Indonesia
AGENDA Media Competition Highlights Inclusive Reporting: Winners
Updated: April 2017
In 2017, the General Election Network for Disability Access (AGENDA), with the support of the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) recognized inclusive reporting. Winners were selected from submissions across Indonesia in five categories: (1) News reporting for TV and radio; (2) News reporting for print and online ...
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Indonesia
AGENDA Media Competition Highlights Inclusive Reporting: First Runners-up
Updated: April 2017
In 2017, the General Election Network for Disability Access (AGENDA), with the support of the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) recognized inclusive reporting. Winners were selected from submissions across Indonesia in five categories: (1) News reporting for TV and radio; (2) News reporting for print and online media; ...
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Indonesia
AGENDA Media Competition Highlights Inclusive Report: Second Runners-up
Updated: April 2017
In 2017, the General Election Network for Disability Access (AGENDA), with the support of the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) recognized inclusive reporting. Winners were selected from submissions across Indonesia in five categories: (1) News reporting for TV and radio; (2) News reporting for print and online media; ...
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Sri Lanka
Increasing Access through Elected Office
Updated: December 2016
Politicians have the opportunity to pass legislation and promote new policies that make a difference in the lives of persons with disabilities. Their engagement can provide an avenue for greater inclusion in political life, as well as in areas such as education and healthcare. Senarath Attanayake, the first person with ...
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Pakistan
Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) Recognizes Inclusive Elections on International Day of Persons with Disabilities
Updated: December 2016
To mark International Day of Persons with Disabilities (IDPD), the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) and the International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES) held a seminar on the inclusion of persons with disabilities in the electoral process on December 2 in Islamabad. Chief Election Commissioner Justice Sardar Muhammad Raza, Secretary of ...
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Asia and the Pacific
Two New Apps Empower Voters with Disabilities in South Asia
Updated: November 2016
Two new mobile apps have been developed that expand resources for voters with disabilities in South Asia. These apps break down informational barriers and provide opportunities to participate in the election process. DIVE The Special Talent Exchange Program (STEP), a disability rights organization in Pakistan committed to mainstreaming ...
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Indonesia
Constitutional Court Upholds Right to Vote of Persons with Psychosocial or Intellectual Disabilities in Indonesia
Updated: November 2016
Image of Constitutional Court from Human Rights Watch The Indonesian Constitutional Court issued a decision on October 13 on a case brought by civil society and the disability community to challenge a provision in the Law on Regional Head Elections that denies the right to vote to citizens who ...
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Asia and the Pacific
Virtual Roundtable on Advocacy for Participation of South Asian Citizens with Disabilities
Updated: October 2016
Participants of the South Asia Regional Disability Rights Dialogue on Political Participation (SARDRD), organized by the International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES) and supported by the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT), provided insights into barriers and advocacy efforts a year after SARDRD. Responses were collected via email ...
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Asia and the Pacific
Political Participation of Persons with Disabilities in Remote and Rural Areas
Updated: October 2016
Persons with disabilities living in areas that are rural or remote encounter additional barriers to participating in public life. According to the World Health Organization’s 2011 World Report on Disability, persons with disabilities are affected by poor coordination of service delivery and inadequate resources. Persons with disabilities in remote and ...
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Asia and the Pacific
Virtual Roundtable on Disability-Inclusive Participation in the Pacific
Updated: September 2016
Members of the Pacific Disability Forum (PDF), a regional disabled persons’ organization (DPO) provided insights on political participation in the Asia-Pacific region through a virtual roundtable. Participants, who took part in the Pacific Regional Disability Rights Dialogue organized by the International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES) and supported by the ...
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Georgia
Georgia Election Commission Pilots New Tactile Guides
Updated: August 2016
On August 10, the Central Election Commission of Georgia (CEC) conducted pilot testing for a new tactile ballot guide for the upcoming October elections. The CEC met with approximately 25 voters with visual disabilities to test a potential new guide ahead of the elections. The tactile ballot guide, which is a ...
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United States
Celebrating 26 Years of the American with Disabilities Act (ADA)
Updated: July 2016
On July 26, 1990, the United States passed the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), a landmark law increasing access to basic rights for persons with disabilities in the country. The ADA’s passage was the result of decades of advocacy by citizens with disabilities, following other successful legal reforms such as ...
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Libya
Libyan Electoral Sign Language Lexicon Facilitates Deaf Empowerment
Updated: July 2016
For Deaf Libyans, language barriers are a profound challenge to full participation in political life. In Libyan elections – as in many elections worldwide – speeches, voting materials and other essential electoral information are not translated into sign language. This creates an alarming gap in access to information for Libyan ...
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Guinea
Q&A with Fatoumata Camara
Updated: July 2016
Fatoumata Camara, a Guinean with a physical disability, is the Deputy Coordinator for the Association of Persons Living with a Disability of Mamou, Guinea. A brief Q&A with her is available below. What has been your role in the disability rights community and how long have you been involved in this ...
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India
Disability Rights Alliance Advocates for Accessible Elections in India
Updated: July 2016
Disability Rights Alliance, India (DRA), a collective of disabled persons’ organizations (DPOs) in India, has taken significant steps to increase access to the political process, recently drafting a 12-point charter on the rights of persons with disabilities to participate politically. The charter highlights availability of personal assistance while voting and ...
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