Accessible Voting Focus Groups

Interested in making voting more accessible? The Electoral Commission has launched a consultation on its Guidance for Returning Officers on assistance with voting for disabled voters, and we need to respond. Blind and partially sighted people have the same right as everyone else to vote independently and in secret but too many are still denied this right. RNIB research shows that only a quarter of blind voters could vote independently and in secret at the last General Election, and 73 per cent of blind and partially sighted people did not know that they could request reasonable adjustments.

Join our focus group to discuss your experience of voting. We’ll look at the challenges people are facing and the solutions the Electoral Commission need to consider. You’ll help us to call for a more accessible system, where every voter is guaranteed a secret and independent vote.  It’s evident from our research that blind and partially sighted people’s voting experiences will not improve without wholesale changes to the system.

When?

The dates and times for these sessions to be held are:

Monday 29 September 2-3.30pm – Online

Thursday 2 October: 5-6.30pm – Online

Tuesday 5 October: 10-11.30am – Online

Thursday 9 October:11am-1pm – In Person at the RNIB London Office, The Grimaldi Building. Tea, coffee and maybe biscuits provided, but you’ll have to wait until after the session to get your lunch.

To register your interest in a session please contact the Campaigns Mailbox on Campaign.Mailbox@rnib.org.uk

The online sessions will be held on Microsoft Teams and a link will be sent to you after you have registered for a session.