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Overcoming the barriers to voting experienced by people with learning disabilities
Author(s) -
Bell Dorothy M.,
McKay Colin,
Phillips Kathryn J.
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
british journal of learning disabilities
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.633
H-Index - 39
eISSN - 1468-3156
pISSN - 1354-4187
DOI - 10.1046/j.1468-3156.2001.00127.x
Subject(s) - voting , franchise , sign (mathematics) , democracy , learning disability , representation (politics) , process (computing) , psychology , political science , public relations , internet privacy , law and economics , social psychology , computer science , business , law , sociology , developmental psychology , marketing , mathematics , mathematical analysis , operating system , politics
Summary The present paper clarifies the legal situation with respect to people with a learning disability who wish to vote. It also considers other barriers to full participation in the voting franchise, which is a right that many of us see as a sign of our full participation in the democratic process and one that ensures that we have proper representation at the highest level. This paper also considers how many of the obstacles may be overcome.