South Carolina - South Carolina State Election Commission
Program Title
Voter Education Videos with American Sign Language Subtitles
Program Summary
In collaboration with Disability Rights South Carolina, a nonprofit that works to protect and advance the needs of people with disabilities in the state, the South Carolina State Election Commission created a series of instructional videos on the voting process with American Sign Language captions. These videos cover accessibility in polling places and the absentee voting process, and have ASL captions and high-contrast text captions for individuals with visual impairments. This partnership, along with the final product, helps to spread critical voting information to all eligible voters, including those with low-vision or hearing needs. Disability Rights South Carolina provided fluent interpreters to create the ASL captions and worked with election staff to ensure the ASL captions correctly aligned with the video.