“Vote as if your life depends on it. Because it does.” – Justin Dart
“Vote as if your life depends on it. Because it does.” – Justin Dart
In an effort to inform individuals with disabilities about the 2020 presidential primary candidates, organizations throughout New Hampshire that advocate for the rights and full inclusion of people with disabilities surveyed 2020 Presidential Primary Candidates on key issues relating to disability. This year’s non-partisan, five question survey was endorsed by 24 organizations serving many of the over 280,000 people with disabilities in our state.
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During this presidential primary season, staff at Disability Rights Center – New Hampshire (DRC-NH) are birddogging candidates on issues relating to disability, campaign inclusion and accessibility. In Disability Unscripted: 2020 Candidates on Inclusion & Accessibility viewers can watch candidates’ candid, unscripted video responses to questions on these critical issues.
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) [1] => Array ( [resource] =>Creating an Accessible Political Campaign: Practical Tips for Reaching Voters who have Disabilities
) [2] => Array ( [resource] => ) [3] => Array ( [resource] =>Time.com: None of the 2020 Presidential Candidates’ Websites Are Fully Accessible to Disabled Voters
) [4] => Array ( [resource] => ) [5] => Array ( [resource] => ) [6] => Array ( [resource] =>The Hill: 2020 Democrats put spotlight on disabilities issues
) [7] => Array ( [resource] =>Candidate Tweets on the ADA Anniversary (compiled by #CripTheVote’s @AndrewPulrang)
) [8] => Array ( [resource] =>Keene Sentinel: Candidates tout inclusiveness, court all voters … except these
) [9] => Array ( [resource] => ) [10] => Array ( [resource] =>Andrew Pulrang: Here’s Some Free Advice for Presidential Candidates on How to Talk About Disability
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Do you want to ask a candidate a disability-related question but don’t know where to start?
With one in five Americans, including nineteen percent of likely voters, experiencing a disability…
Provide a short fact or statistic about the issue and then follow it with a short, specific question.
Although we would like to question/survey every candidate, with hundreds already registered to run, we simply do not have the resources to do so. Therefore, we are focusing our efforts on candidates who appear on the NYT’s Whose Running for President in 2020? list. Our focus on these candidates is not related to the candidacy or campaign of any individual candidate. It is a process that allows us to set reasonable limits given our limited resources.
For more information about our voting rights work and funding, visit our voting rights page.
The Disability Rights Center-NH is recognized as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization and any videos and/or survey responses posted here are not intended to endorse or oppose any candidate for elected public office. Our goal is to make nonpartisan, impartial information available to New Hampshire voters with disabilities.
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