The civil justice system and the public : Communication and access barriers for those with disabilities

The Civil Justice System and the Public: Communication and Access Barriers for those with Disabilities January 2006 Cam Schwartz and Mary Stratton Canadian Forum on Civil Justice 110 Law Centre University of Alberta Edmonton AB T6G 2H5 mstratto@law.ualberta.ca (780) 492 9426 The Civil Justice System and the Public is, a collaborative research project funded by the Alberta Law Foundation and the S [...] An Overview of the Civil Justice System and the Public Project The Civil Justice System and the Public research is founded on the belief that a lack of effective communication, both within the system and between that system and the public, is a significant barrier interfering with access to justice. [...] This project is a collaborative and multi-disciplinary research alliance designed to involve both the public and the justice community in identifying changes in communication practice that will improve the civil justice system. [...] Researchers from the Canadian Forum on Civil Justice and the University of Alberta are joined by partners from across Canada in academia, the judiciary, the legal profession, court administration, public legal education agencies, community organizations, private consultants, and the public. [...] The goal of the project is to make specific and clear recommendations for effective change that will ultimately improve access to the civil justice system by increasing the ability of the system to hear, involve, and respond to the public.