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Oklahoma’s Disability Voters Guide Released

Senate Candidates Have Yet to Complete #PwDsVote Disability Questionnaire Washington, Oct. 13 – As voters get ready to head to the polls in Oklahoma, Respectability is releasing its Oklahoma Disability Voter Guide. Democrat candidate Mike Workman is challenging Republican incumbent James Lankford for the senate seat. Unfortunately for the 594,417…

Georgia’s Disability Voters Guide Released

Senate Candidates Have Yet to Complete #PwDsVote Disability Questionnaire Washington, Oct. 13 – As voters get ready to head to the polls in Georgia, Respectability is releasing its Georgia Disability Voter Guide for the upcoming presidential and senate elections. Democrat candidate Jim Barksdale is challenging Republican incumbent Johnny Isakson for…

South Carolina’s Disability Voters Guide Released

Senate Candidates Have Yet to Complete #PwDsVote Disability Questionnaire Washington, Oct. 13 – As voters get ready to head to the polls in South Carolina, RespectAbility has released its South Carolina Disability Voter Guide. Democrat Thomas Dixon is challenging Republican incumbent Tim Scott for the senate seat. Unfortunately for the 680,038…

Indiana’s Disability Voters Guide Released

Gubernatorial and Senate Candidates Have Yet to Complete #PwDsVote Disability Questionnaire Washington, Oct. 13 – As voters get ready to head to the polls in Indiana, Respectability is releasing its Indiana Disability Voter Guide for the upcoming gubernatorial, senate and presidential elections. Both of Indiana’s gubernatorial and Senate elections are…

Connecticut’s Disability Voters Guide Released

Senate Candidates Have Yet to Complete #PwDsVote Disability Questionnaire Washington, Oct. 13 – As voters get ready to head to the polls in Connecticut, RespectAbility is releasing is Connecticut Disability Voter guide for the upcoming presidential and senate elections. Republican candidate Dan Carter is challenging Democratic incumbent Richard Blumenthal for…

Utah Senate and Gubernatorial Races Offer Opportunity to Highlight Disability Issues

Washington, Oct 13 – As voters get ready to head to the polls in Utah, RespectAbility has released its Utah Disability Voter Guide for the upcoming gubernatorial, senate and presidential races. Candidates from both major parties for all of these races were sent the #PwDsVote Disability Campaign Questionnaire for people with…

Wisconsin Candidates Address Disability Issues; Feingold uses questionnaire to draw sharp contrast with Johnson

Washington, Oct 12 – As voters get ready to head to the polls in Wisconsin, RespectAbility has released its Wisconsin Disability Voter Guide for the upcoming senate and presidential races. Democrat Russ Feingold and Republican Ron Johnson are seeking the open senate seat. So far only Feingold, as well as presidential…

South Dakota Voter Guide Highlights Disability Issues

Washington, Oct. 12 – As voters get ready to head to the polls in South Dakota, RespectAbility has released its South Dakota Disability Voter Guide for the upcoming senate and presidential races. Democrat Jay Williams, who is challenging incumbent Republican Sen. John Thune, as well as presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, has…

Missouri Senate and Gubernatorial Races Offer Opportunity to Highlight Disability Issues

Washington, Oct. 12 – As Missourians prepare for the upcoming presidential, senate and gubernatorial elections, RespectAbility is releasing its Missouri Disability Voter Guide. Missouri has an open gubernatorial seat in addition to a Senate race this year. Republican Lt. Comm. Eric Greitens is facing Democrat Atty. Gen. Chis Koster for…

Several Louisiana Senate Candidates Fight for Disability Rights

Washington, Oct. 12 – As Louisiana gets ready to hold the election for the open Senate seat, RespectAbility has released its Louisiana Disability Voter Guide. Louisiana’s race has a large number of contenders, several of whom have responded to the disability questionnaire. Democrats Foster Campbell and Caroline Fayard and Republican Abhay…

Candidates in Vermont’s Senate and Gubernatorial Races Are Pushing the Advancement of People with Disabilities

Washington, Oct. 11 – In addition to the upcoming presidential election, voters in Vermont also will be voting for candidates running for Senate and Governor. To help Vermonters prepare, Respectability is releasing its Vermont Disability Voter Guide. Democrat candidate Sue Minter and Republican Phil Scott, who are seeking the governorship,…

California Senate Candidates Speak Out Against Discrimination and For Disability Rights

Washington, Oct. 11 – As voters get ready to head to the polls in California, RespectAbility has released its California Disability Voter Guide. Democratic candidates Loretta Sanchez and Kamala Harris are seeking California’s open senate seat, and both of them, as well as presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, have completed the…

Nevada Senate Candidates Emphasize a Commitment to People with Disabilities

Washington, Oct. 11 – Following responses from Democrat Catherine Cortez Masto and Republican Joe Heck, who are both seeking the open Senate seat in Nevada, RespectAbility is releasing its Nevada Disability Voter guide for the upcoming presidential and senate elections. Both Heck and Masto, as well as presidential candidate Hillary…

New Hampshire Senate Candidates Have History of Working for People with Disabilities

Gubernatorial Candidates Have Yet to Complete #PwDsVote Disability Questionnaire Washington, Oct. 11 – Citizens of New Hampshire will soon be heading out to vote for not only the upcoming presidential election, but also the statewide senate and gubernatorial elections. In turn, RespectAbility is releasing its New Hampshire Disability Voter Guide.…

America: Land of Opportunity for People with Disabilities

Tammy Duckworth walking on stage with her prosthetic legs, wearing a black suit with American flag in background
U.S. Rep. Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) on the fourth day of the DNC (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Philadelphia, July 29 – Rep. Tammy Duckworth offered a simple but powerful message of the American spirit and inclusion on the last night of the Democratic National Convention.

“I worked hard, but I had a lot of help from my community and country,” she said. “My story is not unique. It’s a story about why this country is the greatest nation on earth.”

Duckworth represents multiple groups who often are overlooked in American politics. She is the first Thai American to be elected to U.S. Congress, as well as the first woman with a disability to become a member of the House of Representatives in 2012.