Voting has long had various obstacles for people with disabilities, from inaccessible locations to unusable paper ballots. People with disabilities often need special voting machines, equipped with earphones and other modifications that increase accessibility at the polls. However, as cybersecurity concerns have increased, many states and counties have switched back to paper ballots. obstacles include untrained poll workers and accessible machines that are not turned on. According to a 2016 survey, voter participation has decreased among people with disabilities over the last two elections. The study pointed out a number of contributing factors to this decrease, including lack of accessible voting machines, physical barriers at polling stations, voter I.D. laws, and other obstacles.

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