On 3 December, the Central Electoral Commission (CEC) of Armenia presented an interactive map of polling station accessible for voters with disabilities. The map was developed by the ‘AGATE– Rights Defense Center for Women with Disabilities’ NGO with the support of the Electoral Support Project in Armenia-3 (ESPA-3), funded by the European Union and other stakeholders.
“Accessibility of the electoral process is one of the central pillars for the inclusivity of the elections, founding a basis for equal participation of voters with disabilities and without disabilities. This is the choice that Armenia has made in recent years, of an inclusive and participatory democratic transition and the EU is proud to accompany it,” said EU Ambassador Andrea Wiktorin on a special event on the International Day of Persons with Disabilities.
Persons with different types of disabilities had the opportunity to test the accessibility of the polling stations.
“Accessibility of the electoral process is one of the central pillars for the inclusivity of the elections, founding a basis for equal participation of voters with disabilities and without disabilities. This is the choice that Armenia has made in recent years, of an inclusive and participatory democratic transition and the EU is proud to accompany it,” mentioned Ambassador Andrea Wiktorin when addressing the participants of a special event on the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, dedicated to the accessibility of the electoral process.
During the event, organized in the framework of the co-funded EU project the CEC presented an interactive map of the accessible polling station on the CEC website, compiled and prepared by AGATE– Rights Defense Center for Women with Disabilities NGO providing comprehensive information on the accessibility of the polling stations for persons with different types of disabilities.
Persons with disabilities, as direct beneficiaries, international and national stakeholders had the opportunity to test the accessibility of the polling stations as voters with different types of disabilities.
The event was organized by the Central Electoral Commission (CEC) of Armenia with the support of the Electoral Support Project in Armenia-3 (ESPA-3), funded by the European Union, the Federal Republic of Germany, the Kingdom of the Netherlands, the Kingdom of Sweden, the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and the UNDP as implementing partner, and the International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES), funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).
Photo credit: UNDP in Armenia
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