Drop-off ballot boxes are not always accessible to voters with physical disabilities

TikTok user Mackenzie Thursh, who has a rare form of dwarfism called spondyloepimetaphyseal dysplasia, shared her experience trying to drop off her ballot and vote in New Jersey:

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♬ original sound – Mackenzie Trush

Thrush has gotten some attention for her TikToks, where she points out both the ways her home is cleverly accessible … and the surprising ways the rest of the world is not so considerate or accommodating for people like her. — Read the rest

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