Additional Resources

Additional resources on the voting rights of people with disabilities under the ADA and the NVRA can be found in our detailed analysis of legal strategies and an article by Jennifer Mathis, Voting Rights of Older Adults with Cognitive Impairments, by Jennifer Mathis, first published in 42 Clearinghouse Review: Journal of Poverty Law and Policy 292 (September-October 2008);  © 2008 Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law. Also see resources on the following sites:

• Americans with Disabilities for Democracy–an online get-out-the-vote manual
• National Organization on Disability
• A review of Motor Voter implementation by state voc rehab agencies
• Voter registration deadlines by state, on UCPnet
• National Association of Protection & Advocacy Systems
• The National Mental Health Voter Empowerment Project
• A New York State Mental Health Voter Empowerment Project
• Voting Rights and the ADA

Useful links for registration, candidates' positions and voting include:

• A national online registration form
• Registration and absentee ballot requests at Rock the Vote
• Links to your states's election resources
• Project Vote Smart includes a searchable database of candidates' public statements and positions on issues, incumbents' voting records and and state-by-state registration information.
• Project on Disability Politics at the University of Arkansas, conducts research on voting rights of people with disabilities.
• On Mental Health Issues, a policy paper, fact sheet and questionnaire developed by the Bazelon Center and other national advocates.