The National Center for State Courts will present a webinar on “Digital Accessibility & the Courts” on Monday, March 9, from 2 to 3 p.m. via Zoom.
Digital accessibility ensures that everyone, including court users with disabilities, can access web-based court materials and resources. Attendees will learn how three states have made court websites and forms digitally accessible and planned for accessibility going forward in advance of the federal deadline for state and local government digital accessibility in April 2026.
This webinar will highlight tools and resources from NCSC and panel discussion from court staff in Illinois, Massachusetts, and Minnesota.
Speaking at the webinar will be:
• Emily F. Deines, statewide manager of justice initiatives, Office of Access to Justice and Court User Experience, Massachusetts Executive Office of the Trial Court
• Melissa Giernoth, SRL resource attorney, Minnesota State Court Administrator's Office
• Carolyn Goodwin, director of justice initiatives and court user experience, Office of Access to Justice and Court User Experience, Massachusetts Executive Office of the Trial Court
• Kate Malmon, senior project manager, Minnesota State Court Administrator's Office
• Suzanne Mateffy, communications analyst, Minnesota State Court Administrator's Office
• Sarah Song, deputy director, Access to Justice Division, Administrative Office of the Illinois Court
• Moderator Grace Spulak, principal court management consultant, NCSC
To register for the webinar, visit www.ncsc.org and click on “Education &?events.”
Digital accessibility ensures that everyone, including court users with disabilities, can access web-based court materials and resources. Attendees will learn how three states have made court websites and forms digitally accessible and planned for accessibility going forward in advance of the federal deadline for state and local government digital accessibility in April 2026.
This webinar will highlight tools and resources from NCSC and panel discussion from court staff in Illinois, Massachusetts, and Minnesota.
Speaking at the webinar will be:
• Emily F. Deines, statewide manager of justice initiatives, Office of Access to Justice and Court User Experience, Massachusetts Executive Office of the Trial Court
• Melissa Giernoth, SRL resource attorney, Minnesota State Court Administrator's Office
• Carolyn Goodwin, director of justice initiatives and court user experience, Office of Access to Justice and Court User Experience, Massachusetts Executive Office of the Trial Court
• Kate Malmon, senior project manager, Minnesota State Court Administrator's Office
• Suzanne Mateffy, communications analyst, Minnesota State Court Administrator's Office
• Sarah Song, deputy director, Access to Justice Division, Administrative Office of the Illinois Court
• Moderator Grace Spulak, principal court management consultant, NCSC
To register for the webinar, visit www.ncsc.org and click on “Education &?events.”
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