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During a simulation, a participant experiences what it’s like to vote without the use of arms.
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IFES launched the General Election Network for Disability Access (AGENDA), a consortium to increase dialogue on disability access in the region. In 2012, AGENDA held the first annual conference. It attracted over 140 individuals representing disabled peop
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Maulani A. Rotinsulu, AGENDA Disability Rights Advisor; H.E.Wardana, Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia; and Dra Hj Ariani Soekanwo, Founder of the Centre for Election Access for Citizens with Disabilities, open the conference o
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Aung Ko Myint and Yu Ya Thu of the Myanmar Independent Living Initiative experiment with a tactile ballot. Havell Hardian
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Ibu Rosidah, a professional photographer and voter with disabilities, takes pictures of the speakers. Diffa Magazine
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The AGENDA team on the last day of the conference.
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Dr. Derrick L. Cogburn, Executive Director of the Institute on Disability and Public Policy (IDPP) speaks virtually from Washington, D.C. IDPP provided support to the AGENDA conference so that both speakers and participants could participate in the confer
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Conference participants engage in an election simulation that's allows people to feel what it is like to vote when you are blind.
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Yusdiana, Project Manager for the Indonesia Disabled People's Association, explained why participating in elections is important. She said, "as persons with disabilities, participating in elections is important since it will give us full participation in
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Conference participants learn about barriers persons with disabilities encounter when going to the polls.
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A poll worker demonstrates how to use a tactile ballot.
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Virginia Atkinson, IFES Inclusion Program Officer, and Yusdiana, Project Manager for the Indonesia Disabled People’s Association, pose in front of a banner featuring AGENDA’s work.