Defending Your Rights

Disability Rights:
Opening the Bench and Bar to People with Disabilities

This manual is intended to assist judges in making the legal system in Illinois more accessible to people with disabilities.

Interested judges who preside over courts outside of Illinois are encouraged to download the manual. Administrators and educators of law schools in Illinois may also download this information.

Opening the Bench and Bar to People with Disabilities 

Instructions for downloading this manual:
1. Click the above link with the RIGHT mouse button
2. Choose "Save Target As..." (Internet Explorer) OR "Save Link As..." (Netscape)
3. Select the folder to which you would like to save the PDF manual

Contact the Disability Rights Bureau at 217-524-2660 or 1-877-844-5461 (TTY) to order Opening the Bench and Bar to People with Disabilities if you are unable to download this manual.

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