The Disability Vote Coalition is pleased to release a new document, Voting Rights Are Human Rights: In Our Own Voices.  This document shares the voices of voters with disabilities and their allies who are concerned about voting bills recently approved by the Wisconsin State Legislature.  The bills will create new barriers and impact the voting rights of hundreds of thousands of Wisconsinites with a disability, older adults and other voters. We release this document on the 31st Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), which is one of America’s most comprehensive pieces of civil rights legislation.  This anniversary provides

MADISON, Wis.—University of Wisconsin System President Tommy Thompson today announced a new incentive program that provides an opportunity for UW students vaccinated against COVID-19 to win a $7,000 scholarship. Under the “70 for 70” campaign, vaccinated students who attend universities that achieve at least 70 percent vaccination rates will be eligible for one of 70 scholarships valued at $7,000 each. Students at all UW System universities except UW-Madison are eligible for the drawing. “As we welcome students back to campus this fall, we want their experience to be as normal and safe as we can make it,” Thompson said. “That