About 2 of every 3 Chicago polling places aren’t fully accessible for people with disabilities

Voters casting ballots in March 2020 at the Chicago Public Library’s Little Village branch. That’s among the 36% of Chicago’s 900 polling places that are fully compliant with Americans with Disabilities Act accessibility standards, according to data from the Chicago Board of Election Commissioners. (Marc C. Monaghan / WBEZ)

Elections officials are making progress in providing fully accessible polling places throughout the city, but many Chicagoans with disabilities will still face barriers at their polling places when they vote Tuesday.

About one-third of the city’s election day polling places are fully compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act standards, according to new data.