United States

Population Statistics

321,368,864

Total Population

48,205,330

Population with a disability

according to World Health Organization’s 15% estimate

Election Dates

30 July 2009

Signed the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

Pocket Guide for Voters

Pocket Guide for Voters

Updated: January 2017

In 2016, the Virginia Department of Elections created a Pocket Guide for Voters that explains their rights on Election Day. The guide notes that voters with disabilities have a right ...

Bazelon Center Guide to Voting Rights of People with Mental Disabilities

Bazelon Center Guide to Voting Rights of People with Mental Disabilities

Updated: October 2016

The Guide to Voting Rights of People with Mental Disabilities, published by the Bazelon Center in 2016, includes a review of the laws that protect or restrict voting rights of ...

Ruderman White Paper on Voting Accessibility for People with Disabilities

Updated: October 2016

The Ruderman Foundation released this video in 2016 to accompany a recently published "White Paper on Voting Accessibility for People with Disabilities" in the United States. A transcript follows. ...

Ruderman White Paper on Voting Accessibility for People with Disabilities

Ruderman White Paper on Voting Accessibility for People with Disabilities

Updated: September 2016

In 2016, the Ruderman Foundation published a white paper on the barriers that exist to electoral access of persons with disabilities in the United States, including: Insufficient poll worker training ...

National Campaign Supporting Voters with Disabilities: REV UP!

National Campaign Supporting Voters with Disabilities: REV UP!

Updated: July 2016

In advance of the 2016 presidential election in the United States, the American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD) is leading a new voter registration and mobilization campaign called "Register, ...

Voter's Bill of Rights

Voter's Bill of Rights

Updated: April 2016

The United States Election Assistance Commission (EAC) developed cards with a "bill of rights" for voters with disabilities. This card was distributed among voters to carry with them to the ...

Election Day Checklist

Election Day Checklist

Updated: February 2016

This checklist, developed in the United States by Disability Rights Wisconsin, provides poll workers with questions for determining the accessibility of their polling stations.

Quick Start Management Guide to Accessibility

Quick Start Management Guide to Accessibility

Updated: February 2016

In 2010, the United States Election Commission produced a brochure in collaboration with disability rights organizations on making elections more accessible. The brochure includes information for elections officials on multiple ...

Case of Doe v. Rowe

Case of Doe v. Rowe

Updated: September 2015

In the state of Maine, a 2001 court case raised the argument that persons with psychosocial disabilities and under guardianship should still keep their right to vote, even though the ...

Are You Planning to Vote?

Are You Planning to Vote?

Updated: January 2016

Different advocates with disabilities talk about the right to vote in the United States, why it is important that people with disabilities cast their vote, and how they can register ...