Jennifer Mathis

We don't expect that of voters without disabilities. We don't scrutinize the rationality of their choices, i think if you ask the average voter on the street some of the questions that people with disabilities get asked in these guardianship proceedings, they wouldn't be able to answer them.

Jennifer Mathis

Even though the laws evolve over time and they may get better in some ways, it takes a very long time to get away from these fundamental views of people with disabilities as incapable, that's the biggest stereotype of people with disabilities.

Jennifer Mathis

Our problem with those laws is that they hold people with disabilities to a higher standard than all other voters.

Jennifer Mathis

The consequence of that : The person is now living with the inability to make decisions about basic things for the rest of their life.

Jennifer Mathis

The way that we know that people are competent to vote is if they show up to vote and they want to make a choice.

Jennifer Mathis