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National Voters' Day 2018 had 'accessible elections' as its theme. Major thrust was on making elections accessible to the differently able adults, who are often kept out of the electoral process for several reasons, consciously or even unconsciously. Election Commission of India, with support from the states and union territories, have been trying consistently to break the jinx and seamlessly integrate the people with different ability into the electoral process.  On 3-4 July 2018, Commission organised a national consultation on accessible elections. Proceedings of the national consultation are available on the website of the Election Commission of India.  On the concluding day of the Workshop, the Commission released a document containing the strategic framework for accessible elections . When the General Elections of the Indian Parliament 2019 is knocking at our door, the Commission initiated several measures to reach out to the differently able people with i...