<![CDATA[This article explores the experiences and interpretations of several individuals with disabilities regarding accessibility barriers, lack of information, and social support and affirmative justice policies during the election. We employed a qualitative research method with a phenomenological approach. The results indicate that the main obstacles faced by individuals with disabilities include a lack of disability-friendly facilities at polling stations (TPS), minimal inclusive election outreach, and social stigma that reduces their confidence in participating. Furthermore, limited transportation and dependence on guardians also impact their ability to vote independently. This study recommends that election organizers improve inclusive political education, provide accessible facilities, and train election officials to understand the needs of individuals with disabilities. This will increase voter participation for individuals with disabilities and support the realization of an inclusive and equitable democracy. The novelty of this study lies in application of Creswell’s transcendental phenomenology, to explore the lived sxperiences of voters with disabilities in Cilegon City. This sudy integrating theoretical framework of group differentiated justice, more nuanced copceptualization of how disabled individuals perceive fairnesss, accessibility and political agency. This research contributes original empirical insights by demonstrating barriers to electoral participation not solely structural, but deeply shaped by subjective experiences, tahat remain underexplored in existing Indonesial political behavior research.]]>
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