Enjoying snuggle time with my Callie-girl

[conuly]

I think she's missed hanging out with me as much as I've missed hanging out with her. The dogs are nice, but they're not cats, and they're not Callie-cat.

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Comments

[isis]

I was going to be proud about what Colorado has done for disabled voters, then I clicked on the article, and when I saw Colorado in the tags I started to feel snitty, but then I actually read it, and hah, they mention how accommodating my state is, so yay!

I used to be an election judge back when we had to vote at polling places (our elections are now mostly by mail, though for the big ones there is a long in-person availability plus no-reason-required mail ballot availability) and even then, a few years back, we were required to have ADA accessible polling places and allow people with disabilities to have a companion help them, or be available to help them ourselves. We also have electronic voting machines that will read out the options for blind voters through a headset. We have at least one quadriplegic voter who uses a motorized chair and has limited hand mobility, and two blind voters, in my precinct, and so I felt very pleased and proud that they are able to exercise their voting rights here.

(I wish my cat would snuggle with me! She prefers my husband.)