Dr. Aoife Price:

I was also going to make the point that the paper-based procedure for standing for election was also brought up as a limitation by one of our participants, who thought it would be better online and that it currently is a difficulty and a barrier.

To go back to voting, we must acknowledge that for people with disabilities, there is often an additional divide. Often, it can be more of a challenge for people with intellectual disabilities. Sometimes, if the digital technology is not of a particular kind, it can have an impact on people's privacy or the secrecy of the ballot. These are all things we need to be cognisant of when supporting people in using technology to vote.