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Disability Research
Study results from H. Keeley et al provide new insights into disability research
April 26th, 2008
" International and UK legislation confirms and supports the right of adults with intellectual disabilities (ID) to vote. It is widely accepted, although not previously empirically confirmed, that citizens with ID are under-represented at the polls," researchers in Cambridge, the United Kingdom report. " To document the extent of their under-representation at the polls, the names and addresses of adults using services for people with ID in one county in the UK, were compared with the marked electoral register following the 2005 general election. Adults using services for people with ID were identified either as un-registered, as registered to vote but not having voted,...
Source: Law & Health Weekly (2008-04-26)
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