Julia Métraux

Bio

Julia Métraux is a health and culture writer whose work has appeared in Narratively, The Tempest, BUST, and Poynter. You can follow her on Twitter at @metraux_julia and read more of her work at https://juliasmetraux.journoportfolio.com/

As A Young, Disabled Voter, My Life Is On The Ballot — Why Is It So Hard For Me To Vote?

By Julia Métraux

On Election Day 2018, I was lying on my bed in my New York City apartment, in pain and wondering how I was going to vote. I had applied for a mail-in ballot, but it never arrived. Prior to my flare, I had told myself I would just deal and vote in…