Berkeley College Joins Rev Up Westchester to Connect Polling Place Access and Voter Registration among Residents with Disabilities

 
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WEDNESDAY, JULY 31, 2019
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BERKELEY COLLEGE JOINS REV UP WESTCHESTER TO CONNECT POLLING PLACE ACCESS AND VOTER REGISTRATION AMONG RESIDENTS WITH DISABILITIES

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Photo Caption: Berkeley College representatives from its Office of Disability Services joined Westchester Disabled on the Move, Inc., and other organizations to Rev Up Westchester, a nonpartisan coalition focused on polling place accessibility and voter registration among residents with disabilities. The volunteers conducted a voter registration drive as part of Westchester County Disability Awareness activities on July 26, 2019, at Playland Park in Rye, NY. Standing, left to right, are: Vincent Mas, Assistant to the Director of Disability Services, and Sharon McLennon-Wier, PhD, CRC, LMHC, Director of Disability Services, both of Berkeley College; George Lattimore, Westchester County Executive; Jim and Colleen Kiernan with Nicholas, in front, Jim’s and Colleen’s grandson and son, respectively, all Rev Up Westchester 2019 Volunteers. You can read a Q&A with Sharon McLennon-Wier, on the 29th anniversary of the American with Disabilities Act and the Right to Vote here.

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