by Derrek Tipton — Bedford Times-Mail A Bedford woman is part of a fight to help make voting accessibility easier for blind and visually impaired Hoosiers. In Early December, a complaint was filed against the Indiana Election Commission, members of the election commission and Indiana Secretary of State Connie Lawson. The lawsuit was filed by …
Bedford woman joins fight for better voting access [ READ MORE… ]
To all ACB members, friends, allied organizations, and our fellow Americans: The women and men of the American Council of the Blind (ACB) condemn the lawless violence perpetrated by the seditious mob which stormed our nation’s Capitol on Wednesday, January 6, 2021. As an organization committed to freedom of speech, democratic values, the civil and …
ACB Statement Concerning Events of January 6, 2021 [ READ MORE… ]
Indiana has one of the most restrictive absentee voting systems in the country for blind voters because it only permits them to vote at home by appointment with a “traveling board of election officials. Hoosier voters who are blind or have low vision could easily vote privately and independently at home using electronic tools. Instead, …