April 17, 2025
The Museum of Science and Perkins School for the Blind
Thursday, April 17, 2025, 7:00 p.m
Live at the Museum and streaming
Democracy is a Disability Issue
The Museum and Perkins School for the Blind team up for this program highlighting how end-to-end accessibility is crucial for civic engagement.
In a true democracy, everyone can participate equally. Explore how end-to-end accessibility — of media, voting processes and more — is essential for full civic participation of people with disabilities.
How might — and should — systems enable::
- People with blindness / low vision to engage with political information from maps/data visualizations?
- People with auditory and / or language processing issues to participate in community forums, town halls, and meetings with policymakers, amid the lack of standardized, real-time, high-quality captioning?
- People with neurocognitive disabilities to discern mis/disinformation, in order to make informed civic decisions?
Join the Museum of Science and Perkins for this vital evening of conversation examining how democracy truly is a disability issue.
Access Information: This event will have ASL interpretation and AI-generated live captioning. Seats will be reserved up front for those accessing interpretation/captions. The venue is wheelchair accessible. Virtual livestream tickets now available.
