Resource: SRLN Forms & Tech Working Group (September 2021)
On September 13, 2021, the Forms & Tech Working Group discussed the complexity of adminstering effective forms initiatives and the challenges commonly encountered by court and legal aid project managers.
View the working group recording: SRLN Forms & Tech Working Group Call, September 13, 2021.
Resources shared:
- Transcend Web Accessibility Checklist
- Theory & Principle Youtube Channel: see Formtastic 2021 playlist
- LSNTAP Web Accessibility Toolkit
- LSNTAP 10 Great Tips on Accessibility
- CLEO Family Law Flowcharts (Canada)
- ABA Document Assembly Standards (2019)
- ABA Standing Committee on Legal Aid and Indigent Defense (SCLAID) Standards for the Provision of Civil Legal Aid (2021): They recommend document assembly--and they also ask lawyers to know how their client's data is being protected by vendors--what is happening to that data, how it is kept, what is being used for (in the case of AI) etc.
- Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) Overview
- WCAG Standard 3.2: Requires “clear words; common clear words”; making content usable for people with cognitive and learning disabilities.
- SRLN Article: The Case for Court-Based Document Assembly Programs: A review of the New York State Court System's DIY Forms, Rochelle Klempner