Program for Disability Research News

WBUR Radio’s Here & Now explores how to improve voting accessibility, citing multiple studies by the Program for Disability Research.

Nashville Post reports Tennessee is lagging behind most of the nation on voter turnout among people with disabilities, citing a report by the Program for Disability Research.

NPR cites a report by the Program for Disability Research, which estimates 38.3 million Americans – or 16.3% of all eligible voters – have a disability.

Stateline, a publication of The Pew Charitable Trusts, interviews Douglas Kruse and Lisa Schur of the Program for Disability Research. | USA Today republishes the story

Kaiser Health News reports on a glaring hole in the absentee and mail-in voting systems, citing a report by the Program for Disability Research. | The Mighty, Physician’s Weekly, and several newspapers republish the story.

WBFO Radio interviews Western New York voters with disabilities and cites a report by the Program for Disability Research.

Medical News Today cites a report by the Program for Disability Research, which estimates more than a quarter of American voters either have a disability or live with someone who does.

WPDE-TV interviews voters with disabilities in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina and cites a report by the Program for Disability Research.

KLKN-TV reports Nebraska voters with disabilities are still struggling with inaccessible polling places, citing turnout data from the Program for Disability Research.

Mad in America explores the legal and practical barriers facing voters with a psychiatric diagnosis, quoting Douglas Kruse and Lisa Schur of the Program for Disability Research.