In an effort to inform individuals with disabilities about the 2020 presidential primary candidates twenty-four New Hampshire based organizations joined together and requested that each campaign answer five disability related questions. You can view candidate responses below, either by selecting a particular candidate or by selecting a particular question.
2020 Presidential Primary Candidate Survey on Disability
Responses by Candidate
Find out what each candidate has to say about disability, inclusion, and accessibility.
- Joe Biden – Video & survey
- Donald Trump – No response
No longer running for President (updated April 14, 2020)
- Michael Bennet – Video & survey
- Cory Booker – Video & survey
- Bill de Blasio – Video
- Michael Bloomberg – No response
- Steve Bullock – Video & survey
- Pete Buttigieg – Video & survey
- Julian Castro – Video & survey
- John Delaney – Video & survey
- Tulsi Gabbard – Video & survey
- Kirsten Gillibrand – Video & survey
- Kamala Harris – Video & survey
- John Hickenlooper – Video
- Jay Inslee – Survey
- Amy Klobuchar – Video & survey
- Wayne Messam – No response
- Seth Moulton – No response
- Deval Patrick – Video
- Beto O’Rourke – Video & survey
- Tim Ryan – Survey
- Bernie Sanders – Video & survey
- Mark Sanford – No response
- Joe Sestak – Survey
- Tom Steyer – Video & survey
- Eric Swalwell – Video & survey
- Joe Walsh – No response
- Elizabeth Warren – Video & survey
- Bill Weld – Video
- Marianne Williamson – Video & survey
- Andrew Yang – Video & survey
Responses by Question
Interested in a particular issue? Check out all candidate responses at the same time.
- Employment: What are your views on paying a subminimum wage based on disability?
- Assistive Technology: What do you plan to do to increase access to assistive technology for people with disabilities who need it to effectively and independently engage in their communities?
- Special Education: How would you propose to strengthen the IDEA when it is reauthorized so that it truly fulfills its stated purpose of preparing children with disabilities for post-secondary education, employment, and independent living, including children with the most significant disabilities?
- Mental Health Services: What is your vision for a system of services to support people with mental illness?
- Workforce Shortage: Please explain how you would address this immediate and growing workforce shortage?
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University of New Hampshire Institute on Disability
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New Hampshire Council on Developmental Disabilities
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North Country Independent Living
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Partner Organizations
The following twenty-four organizations advocate for the rights and full inclusion of people with disabilities. Together, we serve many of the over 280,000 people with disabilities in New Hampshire.