Justin Dart, father of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA),
said it best: "Vote as if your life depended on it, because it does."

In 2020, over 35 million eligible voters will be people with disabilities, according to Rutgers University. That figure jumps to over 62 million eligible voters when you add in family members in the same household. Millions of others are connected to disability in work and community. AUCD is excited to join partners across the disability community working to increase the political power of people with disabilities by sharing resources and getting folks registered to vote. This National Disability Voter Registration Week is part of our plans to continuously share information and resources up to Election Day 2020.

Things to Do:

• Follow AUCD's social media accounts and share AUCD's posts on your own social media platforms. Find AUCD at:
  • Twitter: @aucdnews
  • Facebook: @AUCDnetwork
  • Instagram: @aucdpix
• Post local-/state-specific information on social media using #REVUP #DisabilityVote
• Subscribe to our weekly Disability Policy Newsletter, where we will regularly share voting information
• Share voting resources with AUCD to distribute

AUCD resources to share and support your efforts:

• Fact sheet on Voting
• Fact Sheet on Voting By Mail
• 2020 Registration deadlines by State

Tuesdays with Liz on Voting

• The ABCs of Voting
• Go Vote!
• Being an Educated Voter
• Overcoming Voting Barriers
• Election Day
• National Voter Registration Week
• Vote by Mail

Voting Resources from Disability Partners:

• AAPD Online Voter Registration Portal. The portal can be shared at the short url: weall.vote/aapdrevup.
• Your Vote Counts: A Self-Advocate's Guide to Voting in the U.S from the Autistic Self Advocacy Network The toolkit focuses on the process of voting, and understanding how to prepare to vote on election day.
• Voting Resources from The Arc
• Voting Resources from NDRN and the Protection and Advocacy (P&A) Network

Additional non-disability-specific sources of good voting engagement information:

• https://www.whenweallvote.org/
• https://www.aclu.org/know-your-rights/voting-rights/
• https://www.vote.org/
• https://www.lwv.org/
• https://www.spreadthevote.org/