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Information Alert: NCIL to Participate in Al Jazeera Program on the Disability Vote

Tune in today, October 31, 2016, at 3:30 p.m. Eastern to Al Jazeera’s live stream of their program “Able to Vote: Part 1,” which will feature NCIL Voting Rights Subcommittee Co-Chair Jim Dickson. In addition, the program will feature a distinguished and diverse panel of disability rights advocates, including Lawrence Carter-Long of the National Council on Disability, Vilissa Thompson of the blog Ramp Your Voice, Thomas Coleman of the Spectrum Institute, and Alice Wong and Andrew Pulrang of #CriptheVote.

At 2:30 p.m. Eastern, Al Jazeera will be hosting a Twitter chat along with #CripTheVote on the disability vote. Join in by following @AJStream on Twitter and using the hashtags #CripTheVote and #StreamElex. Make your voice heard on the disability policy priorities and concerns that are important to you in this election, and get ready to get out the disability vote!