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Wisconsin Coalition for Advocacy(WCA)has received funding through the Help America Vote Act (HAVA) to advocate for individuals with disabilities on their voting rights. This includes polling site accessibility, voting accessibility, voting registration, and other voting issues related to individuals with disabilities. Our mission is to support people with disabilities to have equal access to the voting process. As part of this effort, we are able to advise individuals about their rights and assist them with complaints and the administrative hearing process. Individuals with disabilities have many barriers to casting their ballots on election day. Factors that discourage people with disabilities from voting include: physical barriers to entering the poll site, inability to cast a ballot due to inaccessible machines, lack of transportation to the polling location, and lack of information about their voting rights. All of these factors lead to low voter turnout among individuals with disabilities. WCA plans to address these issues through education, training, and involvement with the State’s implementation of HAVA. Select this link to learn about your voting rights Select this link to view a summary of WCA's FY 2005 HAVA activities Select this link to for other voting information and resources Select this link to previous page