<p>With just two weeks until the US election, access to the ballot has never been more important. But disabled people continue to face accessibility barriers when attempting to vote. </p>
<p>This episode dives deep into the realm of voting access with Dessa Cosma and Kenia Flores of Detroit Disability Power. </p>
<p>Dessa and Kenia walk Qudsiya through the process of conducting a polling place audit and how Detroit Disability Power is helping organizations across the country ensure that polling places are fully accessible.
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Down to the Struts

Qudsiya Naqui

Voting accessibly with Dessa Cosma and Kenia Flores

OCT 22, 202435 MIN
Down to the Struts

Voting accessibly with Dessa Cosma and Kenia Flores

OCT 22, 202435 MIN

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<p>With just two weeks until the US election, access to the ballot has never been more important. But disabled people continue to face accessibility barriers when attempting to vote. </p> <p>This episode dives deep into the realm of voting access with Dessa Cosma and Kenia Flores of Detroit Disability Power. </p> <p>Dessa and Kenia walk Qudsiya through the process of conducting a polling place audit and how Detroit Disability Power is helping organizations across the country ensure that polling places are fully accessible. </p> <p><a href="https://www.downtothestruts.com/episodes/season-3-episode-2-voting-rights" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Visit our website⁠ ⁠for transcripts.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p> <p>--</p> <ul> <li>Subscribe to Qudsiya's Substack, <a href="https://gettingdowntoit.substack.com/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Getting Down To It⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></li> <li>Support the team behind the podcast <a href="https://ko-fi.com/downtothestruts" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠with a donation⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></li> <li>Follow us on Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/downtothestruts/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@DownToTheStruts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></li> <li>Let us know what you think with a comment or review on <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/down-to-the-struts/id1534151379?uo=4" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple podcasts.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></li> </ul>