Voting if you have a disability
Taking someone with you
If you have a disability, you can take someone with you into the polling station to help you vote. The person helping you must be legally eligible to vote.
Equipment and adjustments in polling stations
Polling stations aim to meet accessibility needs as far as reasonably practicable. Adjustments and equipment may include:
- disabled parking and ramps for easy access
- wheelchair-accessible booths and voting booths positioned for best lighting
- chairs for people who cannot stand for long periods
- accessibility voting packs, which may include:
- pencil grips
- large print copies of the ballot paper
- tactile voting devices for people with visual impairments
- large magnifiers
- other equipment to support accessibility
- any disability aids you normally use, such as a mobile phone app, may also be used to assist with voting
Read more about accessibility support in polling stations
Requesting additional support
If you need additional support or reasonable adjustments not listed above, contact the Election Office before polling day:
Accessibility resources
Simple guides are available from My Computer My Way to help make your device easier to use.
Easy read guides for voters with a learning disability
You can view easy read guides about:
- what your vote does
- your rights
- registering to vote
- how to register to vote
- voter ID and how to apply for a Voter Authority Certificate
- how to vote in person
- how to register for postal voting
- how to register for proxy voting
British Sign Language (BSL) videos
You can view BSL videos about:
- how to register to vote
- which forms of ID you can use to vote
- applying for a Voter Authority Certificate
- what will happen at the polling station
Scotland’s national British Sign Language video interpreting relay service is called Contact Scotland BSL. It is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week for all Scottish callers.