disabilities

There have been numerous lawsuits in Wisconsin that have put the concerns of voters with disabilities front and center. Barbara Beckert, director of external advocacy at Disability Rights Wisconsin, shares more on the subject.

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Last week, Republican legislators struck down a rule allowing Wisconsin election clerks to fix minor issues in witness addresses listed on absentee ballots. The move is in stark contrast with a recent ruling from the Wisconsin Election Commission allowing Republican candidate Tim Michels to remain on the ballot, despite an incomplete address listed on his paperwork.

More than 1.6 million voters in Wisconsin have already submitted absentee ballots — either by mailing in their ballot or voting in person during the early…

Thousands of people with disabilities are hoping to vote in Wisconsin on Aug. 11, in November, and in many other elections in the years ahead. But…

Thirty years ago this summer, the landscape slowly started to change for people with disabilities in the U.S. The change in 1990 came through the passage…

Wisconsin residents who receive disability benefits and who had been denied additional unemployment benefits made available due to the coronavirus…

It's been 30 years since the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) became law. Some community activists say there are similarities between the battle for…

Updated Aug. 13 at 12:22 p.m. CT Some Wisconsin people with disabilities are raising concerns about their health during the COVID-19 pandemic. But the…

A UW-Milwaukee center that works on disability issues is developing an online way to inform people about access to public buildings like restaurants. It's…