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Blind campaigners welcome trials for making voting more accessible
A woman arrives to cast her vote at the polling station in Westward Community Centre, Bridgend.
“At local level, it’s different."
CAMPAIGNERS for blind people in Wales today welcomed an initiative to make polling stations more accessible.
The Royal National Institute of Blind People Cymru (RNIB Cymru) found that only a quarter of blind people felt the current system allows them to vote independently and in secret.
Welsh government minister Jayne Bryant has announced £25,000 for trials of ways to make polling stations more accessible ahead of the 2026 Senedd election.
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