As part of the USAID Elections Support Program in Senegal—implemented by the Consortium for Elections and Political Process Strengthening (CEPPS)—the International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES) worked with election management bodies to enhance their communications practices to be more inclusive of traditionally underrepresented groups.
In April 2022, IFES convened representatives of the Deaf community in Senegal to develop a sign language lexicon of electoral terms. Closing this gap in accessible public information involved building a vocabulary with which sign language users could learn about key electoral processes and engage in discussions and debates around electoral issues.