General Election Accessibility in the COVID-19 Pandemic: Democracy’s Responsibility to People with Disabilities

Eka Yulyana, Nelly Martini, Arip Solehudin and Delila Putri Sadayi

SAGE Open, 2024, vol. 14, issue 4, 21582440241298345

Abstract: This study aims to analyze accessibility for people with disabilities in general elections during the COVID-19 pandemic. The case study for this research was conducted in the East Karawang District, Karawang Regency because the region has a relatively high number of voters with disabilities. The study’s findings indicate the following: (1) a lack of maximum socialization of people with disabilities; (2) inadequate provision of assistive devices and ease of access at polling stations; and (3) very few people with disabilities participated in regional head elections in East Karawang District, Karawang Regency. (4) Inconsistency and a lack of synergy among general election organizers in providing accessibility to people with disabilities.

Keywords: accessibility; COVID-19 pandemic; democracy; general election; disability (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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DOI: 10.1177/21582440241298345

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