Poll Finds Disability Community Politically Engaged

In what’s believed to be the first national look at the political views of the disability community, a new poll finds that those touched by special needs are turning out to vote in high numbers and care deeply about candidate views on supports and services.

Some 72 percent of caregivers and people with disabilities polled said they voted in the 2012 presidential election. What’s more, over 60 percent indicated that they plan to cast a ballot in next year’s midterm election, according to findings released Friday.

Poll Finds Disability Community Politically Engaged - Disability Scoop