{"id":6238,"date":"2020-09-21T07:18:35","date_gmt":"2020-09-21T12:18:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blindabilities.com\/?p=6238"},"modified":"2020-09-24T16:41:29","modified_gmt":"2020-09-24T21:41:29","slug":"into-adulthood-voting-rights-for-youth-with-disabilities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/?p=6238","title":{"rendered":"Into Adulthood: Voting Rights for Youth with Disabilities"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_4715\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-6238-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/blindabilities\/IntoAdulthoodVoting.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/blindabilities\/IntoAdulthoodVoting.mp3\">https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/blindabilities\/IntoAdulthoodVoting.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/?page_id=6253\">Full Transcript<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Show Summary:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Justin and Cindy from the Minnesota Disability Law Center joined Jeff Thompson in the Blind Abilities studio for a discussion on voting rights for youth with disabilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We also get to talk to Nate and Nikki, 2 young adults, about their experiences voting accessibly using the Auto-Mark device and completing an absentee ballot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>How do you find the information on where to vote and how to get your absentee ballot?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can go to the Minnesota&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sos.state.mn.us\/elections-voting\/\">Secretary of State Elections and Voting website<\/a>&nbsp;and get all the information about registering online, election dates, voting by mail and where to cast your ballot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Into Adulthood is A Project for Youth with Disabilities from the Minnesota Disability Law Center.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can find out more about the Into Adulthood Project&nbsp;&nbsp;at&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/mylegalaid.org\/\">https:\/\/mylegalaid.org\/<\/a>, email at&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:IntoAdulthood@MyLegalAid.org\">IntoAdulthood@MyLegalAid.org<\/a>&nbsp;and by calling 1-800-292-4150. You can read our&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lawhelpmn.org\/self-help-library\/fact-sheet\/voting-during-covid-19-pandemic\">voting rights factsheet<\/a><a>&nbsp;for more information.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Contact Your State Services<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>If you reside in Minnesota, and you would like to know more about Transition Services from State Services contact Transition Coordinator Sheila Koenig by&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:Sheila.Koenig@state.mn.us\">email<\/a>&nbsp;or contact her via phone at 651-539-2361.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Contact:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><br>You can follow us on Twitter&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/blindabilities\">@BlindAbilities<\/a><br>On the web at&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/\">www.BlindAbilities.com<\/a><br>Send us an&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:info@BlindAbilities.com\">email<\/a><br>Get the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/app\/blind-abilities\/id1085849859?l=es&amp;mt=8\">Free Blind Abilities App&nbsp;on the App Store<\/a>and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.blindabilities.android.blind&amp;hl=en_US\">Google Play Store<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Check out the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/607027582712671\/\">Blind Abilities Community<\/a>on Facebook, the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BlindAbilities\/\">Blind Abilities Page<\/a>, and the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/jobinsightsgroup\">Career Resources for the Blind and Visually Impaired<\/a>&nbsp;group<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_4717\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-6238-3\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/blindabilities\/IntoAdulthoodVoting.mp3?_=3\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/blindabilities\/IntoAdulthoodVoting.mp3\">https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/blindabilities\/IntoAdulthoodVoting.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p>https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/blindabilities\/IntoAdulthoodVoting.mp3 Full Transcript Show Summary: Justin and Cindy from the Minnesota Disability Law Center joined Jeff Thompson in the Blind Abilities studio for a discussion on voting rights for youth with disabilities. We also get to talk to Nate and Nikki, 2 young adults, about their experiences voting accessibly using the Auto-Mark device and completing [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[17,514,512],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6238","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bapresents","category-transcribed","category-tvitoolbox"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Blind-Abilities-Logo.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p6rcRg-1CC","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":6586,"url":"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/?p=6586","url_meta":{"origin":6238,"position":0},"title":"Racial Disparities in School Discipline of Students with Disabilities.","author":"Blind Abilities Team","date":"March 12, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"Show Summary: Japricia shares her experience from Elementary school with discipline, race, and her Individual Education Plan (IEP) that inspired the goals she has for college. 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