Over 87 million persons with disabilities live in the European Union. However, most election campaigns still do not consider their accessibility needs.
Persons with disabilities are deprived of their right to stand as a candidate and to cast an informed vote due to accessibility barriers in all parts of the electoral process – including in accessing information about political and electoral campaigns.
These checklist is intended to provide persons working in elections and political campaigns with an easy-to-check and implement process to ensure that their messages and events will reach persons with disabilities.
The checklists are divided into sections corresponding to different formats and means of communication. This way, the reader can easily take steps to ensure their materials can be accessed and understood by everyone.
Communications checklist
- Communications Checklist: Making campaign communications accessible for persons with disabilities in PDF
- Communications Checklist: Making campaign communications accessible for persons with disabilities in Word
Events Checklist
- Events Checklist: Making campaign events accessible for persons with disabilities in PDF
- Events Checklist: Making campaign events accessible for persons with disabilities in Word
Contacts
André Félix – Communications Coordinator