“I am registered at this station, and the members of the electoral commission know who my fellow voters are. When I came to vote, it turned out that there was no ramp at the stairs — only signs. So my friends had to lift me with my wheelchair,” he said.
Additional difficulties arose from the lack of a special voting booth, which violated the secrecy of the ballot.
“I was forced to vote standing at a regular booth. I also asked if they had a magnifying glass or ballots in Braille for people with visual impairments, but unfortunately, they had none of that,” Turdugulov added.According to the requirements of the Central Election Commission, polling places must meet accessibility standards for people with disabilities. This includes the presence of convenient access routes, parking, placement of polling stations on the ground floor or availability of elevators, wide doorways, ramps, and other necessary conditions.
In response to a request from Kaktus.media, representatives of the CEC confirmed the presence of a call button for assistance for people with disabilities, but acknowledged the existing problems and promised to address them by the next elections.
