Disability Vote Summit:

Understanding the Disability Vote

The National Disability Rights Network and the American Association of People with Disabilities hosted the 2021 Disability Vote Summit on Tuesday, September 14, 2021 from 12:00 – 4:00 PM EST. At the virtual Summit, we explored:

  • The power of the disability vote
  • Lessons learned from 2020 turnout
  • How to use data to mobilize the disability vote  

View the event materials below:

ASL and CART in English and Spanish were provided during the Summit. If you have any questions, please contact Lilian Aluri at laluri@aapd.com or Jack Rosen at jack.rosen@ndrn.org.

View the Event Recording

Check out the line-up of speakers for the Disability Vote Summit below! To learn more about each speaker, you can read their bios in our Speaker Bio Packet.

Welcome & Closing Speakers

  • Headshot of Curt Decker smiling at the camera, an older white man with short hair, black framed glasses, and wearing a grey triped suit with a blue collared shirt and blue and red striped tie.
    Curt Decker
    Executive Director, National Disability Rights Network
  • A headshot of Maria Town, a white woman with shoulder-length brown hair and wearing red lipstick, a green top, and a gray blazer in front of a green hedge in the background.
    Maria Town
    President & CEO, American Association of People with Disabilities
  • Curt Decker, Executive Director, National Disability Rights Network
  • Maria Town, President & CEO, American Association of People with Disabilities

Panelists and Moderators

  • Headshot of Sarah Blahovec, a young white woman with brown hair pulled back and wearing a green blazer over a black shirt with a statement necklace.
    Sarah Blahovec
    National Council on Independent Living
  • Light skinned bearded black man with glasses wearing a grey suit jacket a blue and white stripped collared shirt and a blue and white paisley patterned tie.
    Ben Jackson
    Election Assistance Commission
  • Terry Ao Minnis stares at the camera with a closed smile. She is an Asian American female with long black hair. She is wearing a black pinstripe blazer with a blue cowl-neck top. She is sitting on a gray couch and in the background are trees in black planter boxes in front of lattice-style background of her office building.
    Terry Ao Minnis
    Asian Americans Advancing Justice
  • Kriston is smiling facing towards the camera slightly tilted to the side with white background. He is a brown man wearing gray with navy, pink and hint of green plaid button up shirt.
    Kriston Pumphrey
    Communication Service for the Deaf
  • Photo of Marlene Sallo, a light-skinned Latina woman woth short curly hair, wearing a purple shirt and a silver necklace and standing in frond of trees.
    Marlene Sallo
    Disability Law Center
  • Headshot of Cedric Lawson, a light-skinned Black man wearing a blue collared shirt in front of a light colored background.
    Cedric Lawson
    The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights and The Leadership Conference Education Fund
  • Headshot of Teresa Moore, a white woman with long blond hair, wearing glasses and a red polo shirt.
    Teresa Moore
    Self Advocates Becoming Empowered (SABE)
  • Headshot of Gaylon Tootle, a black man wearing black glasses and a pink striped polo shirt.
    Gaylon Tootle
    Walton Options
  • Sarah Blahovec (Moderator), National Council on Independent Living
  • Ben Jackson, Election Assistance Commission
  • Terry Ao Minnis, Asian Americans Advancing Justice
  • Kriston Pumphrey, Communication Service for the Deaf
  • Marlene Sallo, Disability Law Center, Massachussetts
  • Cedric Lawson, The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights and The Leadership Conference Education Fund
  • Teresa Moore, Self Advocates Becoming Empowered (SABE)
  • Gaylon Tootle, Walton Options

Presenters

  • Headshot of Jeff Kaloc, a white man with brown hair in front of a brick building and a tree and wearing a black suit and a blue shirt and tie.
    Jeff Kaloc
    National Federation of the Blind
  • Headshot of Lou Ann Blake, an older white woman with shoulder-length gray hair, glasses, and wearing a tan jacket and a dark colored shirt.
    Lou Ann Blake
    National Federation of the Blind
  • Headshot of Essie Pederson, an older white woman with short hair and wearing a red shirt that says "I shape history every time I vote."
    Esther Lee “Essie” Pederson
    Self Advocates Becoming Empowered (SABE) GoVoter Project
  • Diana Mairose, a white woman with short red hair and glasses looks to the left of the photo while sitting at a chair and holding a pen. She's wearing a white sweater over a red shirt and necklace.
    Diana Mairose
    Hamilton County Developmental Disability Services
  • Headshot of Douglas Kruse, an older white man with short hair, wearing a gray suit and a white shirt with a red and blue striped tie.
    Dr. Douglas Kruse
    Rutgers University School of Labor Studies and Employment Relations
  • Headshot of Lisa Schur, a white woman with curly short brown hair and wearing a red collared shirt with a gold necklace.
    Dr. Lisa Schur
    Rutgers University School of Labor Studies and Employment Relations
  • Jack Rosen stares at the camera with a closed smile. He is a white man with brown hair and a short beard. He is wearing a blue blazer with a pink button down shirt. In the background is a tree and flowers and a blurred office building.
    Jack Rosen
    National Disability Rights Network
  • Jeff Kaloc, National Federation of the Blind
  • Lou Ann Blake, National Federation of the Blind
  • Esther Lee “Essie” Pederson, Self Advocates Becoming Empowered (SABE) GoVoter Project
  • Diana Mairose, Hamilton County Developmental Disability Services
  • Dr. Douglas Kruse, Rutgers University School of Labor Studies and Employment Relations
  • Dr. Lisa Schur, Rutgers University School of Labor Studies and Employment Relations
  • Jack Rosen, National Disability Rights Network

Additional Speakers

  • Rebecca Cokly is similing in front of a red background. She is a white woman with shoulder-length red hair and wearing gold hoop earings, a silver necklace, and a navy blazer.
    Rebecca Cokley
    Program Officer, President’s Office, Ford Foundation
  • Susan Diegelman, a white woman with short blond hair smiles at the camera wearing a grey blazer and in front of a blurry green background.
    Susan Diegelman
    Director Federal Public Affairs, AT&T, and Chair of the Board of Directors, American Association of People with Disabilities
  • Wade Henderson smiles at the camera. He is an older Black man with short hair wearing a Black blazer over a blue and white collared shirt with a red tie and is in front of a white background.
    Wade Henderson
    Interim President and CEO of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights and The Leadership Conference Education Fund
  • Headshot of a white man with short gray hairand a beard, wearing glasses and a black suit over a white collared shirt and a red striped tie. He is in front of a blue background with an American flag.
    Donald Palmer
    Chairman, U.S. Election Assistance Commission
  • Director Cedric Richmond looks at the camera in front of an American flag. Director Richman is a middle-aged medium-brown skinned Black man with buzz cut hair and wearing a black blazor, lapel pin, pocket square, white collared shirt, and blue tie.
    Cedric Richmond
    Senior Advisor to the President and Director, White House Office of Public Engagement
  • Kim Wyman smiles at the camera in front of a black background. Secretary Wyman is a middle-aged white woman with long red hair and wearing a black blazer over a blue top with a silver necklace.
    Kim Wyman
    Secretary of State, Washington
  • Rebecca Cokley, Program Officer, President’s Office, Ford Foundation
  • Susan Diegelman, Director Federal Public Affairs, AT&T, and Chair of the Board of Directors, American Association of People with DisabilitiesWade Henderson, Interim President and CEO of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights and The Leadership Conference Education Fund
  • Donald Palmer, Chairman, U.S. Election Assistance Commission
  • Cedric Richmond, Senior Advisor to the President and Director, White House Office of Public Engagement
  • Kim Wyman, Secretary of State, Washington

 

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