Blind campaigners welcome trials for making voting more accessible
A woman arrives to cast her vote at the polling station in Westward Community Centre, Bridgend.
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CAMPAIGNERS for blind people in Wales today welcomed an initiative to make polling stations more accessible.
The Royal National Institute of Blind People Cymru (RNIB Cymru) found that only a quarter of blind people felt the current system allows them to vote independently and in secret.
Welsh government minister Jayne Bryant has announced £25,000 for trials of ways to make polling stations more accessible ahead of the 2026 Senedd election.
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