Today’s icy conditions are making it difficult for some people with disabilities to vote. “I’m not able to get there,” said Annie White Croford, who has severe arthritis and emphysema. “I sure would like my vote to count.” Croford, who lives on the West Side, said she has trouble getting up and down stairs. She drives, but not in this weather. “I’m scared if I get out there I’ll fall,” she said. “There’s so much snow and ice.” The sidewalks outside of Gordon Commons, a polling place for UW-Madison students, were particularly slick, said Adam Young, chief inspector. “I can’t imagine a student in a wheelchair getting here on this snow and ice,” he said. UW-Madison has a snow removal service on campus, in which physical plant employees clear sidewalks on request.
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