Resources on Disability and Young Voters

View the recording from the April 22 webinar, and access slides, curriculum and other resources below. 

For teachers, student leaders, school administrators and community leaders. 

 

Resources from the April 22 Webinar and Beyond

• Webinar recording. (58:51 minutes). 
• Webinar unedited transcript. 

 

I was registered to vote coming out of HS in Ohio. One thing I wish I had learned was about accessible voting. We are taught how to vote, but are not able to access. - Saphire Murphy, Disability Activist 

 

Program for Disability Research, Rutgers University

• Lisa Schur and Doug Kruse's slides from the presentation. 

 

Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement (CIRCLE), Tisch College, Tufts University  

• Building Political Homes for Youth: Five key elements for organizations that want to support young people’s democratic belonging and civic engagement.
• Broadening Youth Voting. 
• “It's the Economy, Stupid”: Young People’s Financial Struggles Shape their Political Views and Engagement. 

 

New Voters

• Ashleigh McKenna's slides from the presentation. 

 

Other Resources on Civic Education and Voting 

Resources for Inclusive Civics Education - Emerging America. Curriculum, research, organizational links and a step-by-step guide to organizing student-led civics projects. 

Grades 6-8: Disability, Civic Engagement, and Government - Emerging America - Inclusive and accessible unit on disability and civic engagement, including history of disability rights activism. 

• Civic Learning Week. 
• League of Women Voters. 
• Plain Text Accessible Voting Guide. wmcleod@umich.edu.  

 

 Webinar Program

April 22 - 7pm Eastern Time - Explored the state of voting by people with disabilities and by young voters. Discussed strategies and programs for your school to register students with disabilities to vote and to prepare all students to make a successful plan to vote. (Originally part of National Civic Learning Week.) 

Learned about history of voting by people with disabilities, including barriers to voting, efforts to overcome those barriers and current trends in voting. Gained perspectives on youth voting. Accessed resources to support developing a program to prepare and support students with disabilities (and all students) to register and vote. Discussed the most important strategies to support the disabled youth vote going forward. 

• Lisa Schur, Co-Director, Program for Disability Research, Rutgers University 
• Doug Kruse, Co-Director, Program for Disability Research, Rutgers University
• Ashleigh McKenna, Chief of Staff, New Voters
• Noorya Hayat, Senior Researcher, Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement (CIRCLE), Tisch College, Tufts University 
• Rich Cairn, Emerging America - Moderator

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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