Accessibility of elections for all
Facilitate access to information about the elections!
Voting is an act that allows people with disabilities to effectively exercise their political rights and to participate in the election of representatives to the assemblies responsible for decisions that may affect them. In practice, however, obstacles remain to the effective exercise of their rights. As stipulated in Article 29 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD), the State must ensure that access to elections is facilitated, among other things through procedures accessible to all.
Therefore, the Ministry of Family, Integration and the Greater Region has entrusted a working group created in 2017 with the mission of implementing the recommendations of the CRDPH expert committee concerning participation in political life. and more specifically the accessibility of elections for people with disabilities.
In order to make the voting material developed for the 2023 elections and access to the elections even more user-friendly, the support of all participants - voters as well as the municipalities responsible for organizing the elections - is required.
The project is divided into two phases:
- In a first phase - exclusively devoted to the municipalities - the municipalities are invited to take part in a survey.
- In a second phase, it is up to the general public to give their opinion on related aspects.
To conclude, the results as well as concrete measures concerning the accessibility of elections for people with disabilities will be presented.
Phases
Citizens' opinions
In order to be able to draw up an inventory of the arrangements in place at municipal level to make the elections more accessible, as well as to adapt, or even improve, the electoral material intended for people with disabilities which is drawn up by the working group for the elections in 2023 your support is required.
You can assist us by giving us your opinion and your suggestions on certain specific aspects related to the subject of accessibility related to elections.
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Opinião dos cidadãos
Para poder elaborar um inventário das instalações existentes a nível dos municípios para tornar as eleições mais acessíveis, bem como para adaptar ou mesmo melhorar o material eleitoral destinado às pessoas com deficiência, que está a ser preparado pelo grupo de trabalho para as eleições de 2023, o seu apoio é necessário.
Pode ajudar-nos dando-nos a sua opinião e sugestões sobre aspectos específicos relacionados com o assunto da acessibilidade nas eleições.
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