The Derby City Chapter of the National Spinal Cord Injury Association Network- Serving Kentuckiana.
Message From the President
Dear Members & Friends-
November 's meeting will be held in the 10th floor dining room at Frazier Institute. Our speaker will be. Pam Person,. Ms. Person will speak about steps in preventing skin ulcers, and the new techniques available for the treatment of skin ulcers that do occur. Refreshments will be provided.
We will host our annual Christmas party next month in lieu of December's meeting. See December's newsletter for more details.
January's meeting will be held at Frazier Institute, 220 Abraham Flexnor Way, Louisville, in the 10th floor dining room at 6:30 p.m.
People with disabilities are the largest minority in America (54 million).
There are 35 million Americans with disabilities of voting age, and 25 million are registered to vote.
Over the past twenty-four years, 85% of all registered voters turned out for presidential elections.
1984 Voting Accessibility Act:
This act says that all polling places are required to be physically accessible. If a polling place is not accessible, then it should be moved to another location, or be made temporarily accessible. It is only when this is not possible that your local election officials can require you to vote by an alternative method, such as curbside voting.
The organization, Justice for All, has heard that the Voting Rights Section of the U.S. Department of Justice will begin enforcing the 1984 Voting Accessibility for the Elderly and Handicapped Act, which contains stricter requirements than the ADA.
To Be Eligible to Vote in the state of Kentucky you must:
Be a U.S. citizen and a Kentucky resident for at least 28 days.
Be at least 18 years old by the date of the next general election. If you will be 18 by the November general election, then you can vote in the prior May primary election.
Not be a convicted felon or, if you have been convicted of a felony, your civil rights have been restored
Not have been judged ìmentally incompetentî by a court of law.
