Accessibility Audit of Polling Stations in NA-154
Accessibility Audit of Polling Stations in NA-154 By Pakistan Alliance for Inclusive Elections (PAIE) Only 27% of the Polling Stations in NA-154 Meet Essential Accessibility Criteria This report is issued by Pakistan Alliance for Inclusive Elections[1] (PAIE) to share findings of Accessibility Audit[2] of polling stations in NA-154. The exercise is conducted before Election Day to gauge the opportunities available for PWDs to access polling stations on voting day. A trained team of observers visited polling stations that were selected by a scientifically drawn sample. Accessibility audit of NA-154 polling stations shows distressing statistics as it appears that 73% of the sampled polling stations do not meet the essential accessibility criteria. This implies that persons with disabilities (PWDs), elderly and sick will not be able to make it to 73%…
Pakistan’s First Election Day Accessibility Audit of Polling Stations in PP-20 By Pakistan Alliance for Inclusive Elections (PAIE)
Pakistan’s First Election Day Accessibility Audit of Polling Stations in PP-20 By Pakistan Alliance for Inclusive Elections (PAIE) Only 16% of the polling stations in PP-20 meet essential accessibility criteria This report is issued by Pakistan Alliance for Inclusive Elections (PAIE) to share findings of Accessibility Audit of polling stations in PP-20. Accessibility audit is entirely based upon the internationally acclaimed essential accessibility criteria i.e. surface of the pathways is obstacle free, leveled access to the entrance, wide pathways and corridors , availability of ramps in polling stations, availability of light in polling stations, presence of protruding objects etc. The exercise is conducted on Election Day to make observations in real-time. A trained team of observers visited polling stations that were selected by a scientifically drawn sample. Accessibility audit of…
Pakistan’s First Accessibility Audit of Polling Stations in NA-4
Pakistan's First Accessibility Audit of Polling Stations in NA-4 By Pakistan Alliance for Inclusive Elections (PAIE) (Preliminary Report) Only 5% of the polling stations in NA-4 meet essential accessibility criteria This report is issued by Pakistan Alliance for Inclusive Elections (PAIE) to share findings of Accessibility Audit of polling stations in NA-4. The exercise has been conducted by PAIE during October 16-21, 2017. A trained team of observers visited polling stations that were selected by a scientifically drawn sample. Accessibility audit of NA-4 polling stations rings alarms, as 95% do not meet the essential accessibility criteria. This implies that persons with disabilities (PWDs), elderly and sick will not be able to make it to 95% of the polling stations on October 26 by-election in Peshawar. The team started by observing…