Accessibility is a Voting Rights Issue

After three years of legal advocacy, a group of women with disabilities secured a federal settlement that will bring major accessibility improvements to Detroit’s public buildings, including the Coleman A. Young Municipal Center. These changes—impacting access to courts, public meetings, jury service, and voting—are not cosmetic; they are fundamental to democracy. The legacy of lead plaintiff Jill Babcock lives on in this reminder that access denied is democracy denied.