Accessible Vienna Election 2025: The Offer for People with Disabilities

In the Vienna election on April 27, 2025, with few exceptions, all polling stations in Vienna are accessible. Additionally, all polling stations are equipped with accessible voting booths.

Accessible Access to Polling Stations in Vienna

The entrances to the polling stations are step-free or have ramps with a maximum slope of ten percent. Alternatively, stair or platform lifts are offered. The doors of the polling stations are designed to be easy to open, the door thresholds have a maximum height of three centimeters, and the doors are at least 80 centimeters wide. Additionally, it is ensured that there is a sufficiently large movement area in front of the doors.

If an elevator is necessary, the elevator cabin must have a width of at least 110 centimeters and a length of 140 centimeters. The controls are arranged at a height that is easily accessible for all users and can be felt.

An accessible voting booth is wider than a "normal" voting booth, has a desk area that can be rolled under, and can thus be comfortably used by wheelchair users.

Alternative Voting Options: Postal Voting and Mobile Election Commission

For voters who cannot appear at the polling station on election day, there are several options to cast their vote using the voting card. The voting card allows voting in any Vienna voting card polling station. People with limited mobility can also use the services of a mobile election commission that comes to their home.

Postal Voting as an Option in the Vienna Election 2025

In addition to regular voting, there is the option to participate in the election via postal voting. The signed voting card must be received by the responsible district election authority by 5 PM on election day, April 27, 2025. This can be done by mail, courier service, or personal delivery. The voting card can also be submitted at the polling station and at any Vienna district election authority until 5 PM on election day.

Special Assistance for Blind and Visually Impaired Voters

Special aids are available for blind and visually impaired individuals. In every Vienna polling station, there are ballot templates that make it easier to fill out the ballots. Citizens who wish to participate in postal voting can request voting cards and ballot templates directly with the voting card application. These can also be requested later from the responsible election office. During voting, blind and visually impaired individuals are allowed to bring a rehabilitation or guide dog into the voting booth.

Additional Information on the Vienna Election for the Visually and Hearing Impaired

For the first time, all information regarding the voting card for blind and visually impaired voters will also be provided in an accessible format on CD. This will be automatically sent with the application for a voting card. Additionally, all relevant information about the Vienna Election 2025 is also available as an audio file in mp3 format on the website wien.gv.at/wahlen.

For deaf individuals, five videos in Austrian sign language have been produced, which can be accessed at the same URL. An easy-to-understand version of the "Little Vienna Election Guide" has been created for people with learning difficulties and is also available online.

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