ID: A "Vote Here" sign outside a voting location in Michigan on Election Day.
“So we’re not only a large community, but we are all really different from each other in a lot of ways. So when we’re looking at what makes a poll site accessible, for example, there’s two things to keep in mind,” Cosma says. “One is we’re basing this on what’s required by law. So when a site is not accessible by the standards we measure, that doesn’t mean that it’s not convenient or pleasant for a disabled voter, it actually means that that site is not abiding by federal law. So it’s very serious, in addition to the fact that you know, voting should be easy and convenient for people. But secondly, it’s important to remember that accessibility looks different depending on a person’s disability.”
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