EAC Learning Lab - Accessible Elections- Information for Election Officials: Physical Considerations For Polling Places

The eighth video in this series, “Physical Considerations in the Polling Place,” explains the basic requirements for an accessible polling place and some recommendations to enhance accessibility. EAC polling place checklist https://www.eac.gov/best-practices-accessible-person-voting DOJ polling place checklist https://archive.ada.gov/votingchecklist.htm For more information guidance and training on accessibility contact your regional ADA Center: https://adata.org/find-your-region or local, city, county, or state accessibility office. When available Section 261 of HAVA, authorizes payments to states and units of local government to ensure access to the polls for individuals with disabilities. There may be additional funding available for disability access through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Image Credits: Title: “Maryland Developmental Disabilities Coalition” Creator: Jay Baker Date: 2/22/12 Institution: Maryland GovPics Note: Creative Commons License. Date of Access: 9/29/23 Source URL: Flickr https://www.flickr.com/photos/mdgovpics/6920866371/in/photostream/ Image Type: Photo Title: Untitled/stock Creator: Chona Kasinger Date: 7/19/2023 Institution: Disabled and Here Copyright date: 7/19/2023 Note: The Disabled And Here collection is published under Creative Commons attribution licensing Date of Access: 9/29/23 Source URL: Disabled and Here https://affecttheverb.com/gallery/disabledandhere/meetingportrait/ Image Type: Photo Title: “Accessible Parking” Creator: SmartSign Date: 1/13/2015 Copyright date: 1/13/2015 Note: Creative Commons by 2.0 Deed Date of Access: 9/29/23 Source URL: Flickr https://www.flickr.com/photos/smartsignbrooklyn/16085741928/in/photostream/ Image Type: Photo Title: “Accessible parking and access at Mauna Loa Lookout” Creator: Janice Wei Date: 1/3/2018 Institution: Hawaii Volcanoes National Park Copyright date: Public domain Date of Access: 9/29/23 Source URL: Flickr https://www.flickr.com/photos/144356245@N06/27702552089 Image Type: Photo Title: “Wheelchair Ramp Sign” Creator: Mark Buckawicki Date: 8/10/2015 Institution: Wikipedia Copyright date: 8/10/2015 Date of Access: 9/29/23 Source URL: Wikipedia https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Wheelchair_ramp_sign_.jpg Image Type: Photo Title: “Rampa” Creator: Daniel Lobo Date: 2/2/2007 Copyright date: Public domain Date of Access: 9/29/23 Source URL: Flickr https://www.flickr.com/photos/62518311@N00/377766377 Image Type: Photo Title: “Silla de ruedas” Creator: Daniel Lobo Date: 11/10/2006 Copyright date: Public domain Date of Access: 9/29/23 Source URL: Flickr https://www.flickr.com/photos/62518311@N00/296614289 Image Type: Photo Title: “Wheelchair Ramp” Creator: Chongkian Date: 7/25/2020 Institution: Wikimedia Commons Copyright date: 7/25/2020 Note: This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license. Date of Access: 9/29/23 Source URL: Wikimedia Commons https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:KOMTAR_JBCC_-_Wheelchair_Ramp.jpg Image Type: Photo Title: “Rimba Riang Park - Wheelchair Ramp” Creator: Wiki Farazi Date: 11/21/2021 Copyright date: Universal public domain Date of Access: 9/29/23 Source URL: Wikimedia Commons https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=112674381 Image Type: Photo Title: “Star Parade – Wheelchair Ramp” Creator: Chongkian Date: 4/13/2019 Institution: Wikimedia Commons Copyright date: 4/13/2019 Note: This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license. Date of Access: 9/29/23 Source URL: Wikimedia Commons https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Star_Parade_-_Wheelchair_Ramp.jpg Image Type: Photo Title: “Lisa – Door Greeter” Creator: The Compass News Date: 10/22/2015 Institution: The Compass News Copyright date: Public Domain Date of Access: 9/29/23 Source URL: Flickr https://www.flickr.com/photos/33063749@N02/22198947138 Image Type: Photo Title: “Residential wheelchair lift installed against raised deck.” Creator: Stlc2007 Date: 5/20/2021 Copyright date: 5/20/2021 Note: This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license. Date of Access: 9/29/23 Source URL: Wikimedia Commons https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Residential_Wheelchair_Lift_installed_against_raised_deck.jpg Image Type: Photo Title: “ThyssenKrupp wheelchair lift in Moscow” Creator: Stolbovsky Date: 11/15/2015 Institution: Wikimedia Commons Copyright date: 11/15/2015 Date of Access: 9/29/23 Source URL: Wikimedia Commons https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:ThyssenKrupp_wheelchair_lift_in_Moscow_03.jpg Image Type: Photo Title: “Woman in Wheelchair Moving Inside the Office” Creator: Marcus Aurelius Date: 4/9/2020 Copyright date: Free to use ● attribution not required but appreciated ● can be modified Date of Access: 9/29/23 Source URL: Pexels https://www.pexels.com/video/woman-in-wheelchair-moving-inside-the-office-4116138/ Image Type: Video