Enabling Democracy: Disability and Voter Turnout

• Published in: Political research quarterly Vol. 55; no. 1; pp. 167 - 190
• Main Authors: Schur, Lisa, Shields, Todd, Kruse, Douglas, Schriner, Kay
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: 260 SO. CENTRAL CAMPUS DRIVE, RM. 252, SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH 84112-9153, USA University of Utah 01.03.2002; SAGE Publications; SAGE PUBLICATIONS, INC
• Subjects: Absentee voting; Age; Cultural Capital; Democracy; Demography; Disabilities; Disability; Elderly; Elections; Handicapped; Handicapped people; Mobility; Physically Handicapped; Political Participation; Political psychology; Political science; Polls & surveys; Social psychology; Voter registration; Voter turnout; Voters; Voting; Voting Behavior; Voting behaviour; Voting turnout

How likely are the millions of Americans with disabilities to participate in politics? What insights do their experiences provide into overall participation levels and determinants? This article reports the results of a nationally representative household telephone survey of 1,240 people-stratified...