Guidance

Accessible voting for all

Videos created by the Electoral Commission offering valuable insights into how to improve the accessibility of elections for everyone.

What do the accessibility videos include?

  • Charlotte from Harrow tells us shares her experience of voting in a polling station and how she thinks this can be improved for people with a learning disability
  • Harry from Mencap shares his experience of voting in a polling station and how he thinks this can be improved for people with a learning disability
  • Hugh from the Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) shares his experience of voting in a polling station and how he thinks this can be improved for people with sight loss

Who can use it?

The videos are intended for polling station staff to ensure people with a disability can exercise their right to vote independently, in secret and as simply as possible. The videos can also be used by civil society organisations to understand what help can be offered to people with a disability when at the polling station on election day.

How do I use the videos?

The videos contain useful insights on what measures can be put in place to help those with a disability vote in elections.

Videos

Charlotte’s Story

Charlotte’s story

Harry’s Story

Harry’s story

Hugh’s Story

Hugh’s story

Share your experiences

If you use these videos we would like to hear about your experience. Please send feedback to [email protected].

Updates to this page

Published 9 September 2019

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