Tiny Chats

Accessible court documents and web content ensure that everyone, including people with disabilities, can access important information and resources about the courts. Plus, according to a new U.S. Department of Justice rule, accessible web content is now required by law. This Tiny Chat (and the companion resources) were designed to help courts identify common accessibility problems with documents and web content and share tools that can help ensure documents and web content are accessible.

We are also here if you want to discuss the new WCAG 2.1 AA standards, how to get started with this work in your court, and/or to brainstorm about website structure and navigation capabilities under the new rule.

Professor Kathryne M. Young has written an important new article, entited "An Intersectional Examination of U.S. Civil Justice Problems" in the Utah Law Review, which fills a critical gap in our understanding of the factors associated with the most common civil justice problems in the United States. Professor Young and her co-author examine the scope of inequities in everyday legal experiences, point to key paths of legal and policy intervention, and show the importance of intersectional factors in understanding diverse needs for access to justice solutions.

Sateesh Nori has written an incredibly thoughtful, beautifully written, and important book—called Sheltered: Twenty Years in Housing Court— that details his experiences as a lawyer representing tenants in New York City housing court over a period of twenty years.

The book is equal parts memoir, policy brief, and series of beautifully told stories and is an important contribution to our understanding of and thinking about eviction courts. It examines the legal issues, the human stories underlying these cases, and the complexities that arise within the housing court, and how factors like race, poverty, and immigration status can impact tenant experiences in court.