Cramped booths bar access at polling stationsNONTHABURI: A social worker has raised concerns over persistent accessibility problems at polling stations, saying cramped voting booths continue to hinder wheelchair users and voters with disabilities despite improvements by the Election Commission (EC). Ban Nonthaphoom Home, under the Department of Empowerment of People with Disabilities, is in Bang Talad subdistrict of Pak Kret district. Ms Asama said the facility has 228 eligible voters, but only 95 were able to vote this year as many residents are bedridden. Voters included people with hearing, visual and mobility impairments, as well as those with multiple disabilities, who cast ballots at a nearby polling station. She said further adjustments were needed to ensure equal access to voting, particularly for people with physical disabilities, so they could vote and take part in the election day process like everyone else.

Source: Bangkok Post February 09, 2026 00:30 UTC