How accessible is voting for people with disabilities?

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For some people, voting isn’t as simple as showing up to the polls on election day and casting a ballot. 

From getting voter information to upholding the privacy of a ballot, there are barriers that exist in the voting process for people with disabilities.

CBC News readers have been asking us about them and the accessibility of the federal election in general.

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