The US DOJ Civil Rights Division and the U.S. AOCDC secured an agreement with LA County to resolve the DOJ lawsuit alleging the County violated the ADA by denying voters with mobility and vision disabilities an equal opportunity to vote. Had the County taken the pro-active initiative to ensure the voting locations, policies and procedures were compliant with the ADA this legal proceeding could have been avoided and many voters living with disabilities could have exercised their rights as citizens in the United States.
Read MoreWhat should you do if you think your election polling place is not ADA accessible? You have several options. Contact your county Commissioner, the county election supervisor, or , if you are not sure that your election polling place is not ADA accessible, it may be wise to hire an ADA accessibility inspector to look at the voting site for you.
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