Deaf voter in Burnaby, B.C., highlights inaccessibility for voting in person [Video]

A deaf voter who recently moved to Burnaby, B.C., says Elections Canada should do more to accommodate those who need interpreters to cast their vote in person.

Yat Li has been deaf since birth, and says he tried to request an American Sign Language (ASL) interpreter to help him vote during advance voting for the federal election, which began on Friday.

But the Burnaby man says that, while he was heartened to see Elections Canada placing accessibility information prominently on its website, he faced a six-day wait to have an interpreter accompany him to cast his ballot.

Li says Elections Canada should do more to improve accessibility for those who are hard of hearing and need to vote in person.

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