{"id":1252,"date":"2021-09-22T12:45:33","date_gmt":"2021-09-22T16:45:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cafc.uscourts.gov\/?page_id=1252"},"modified":"2023-05-31T08:54:30","modified_gmt":"2023-05-31T12:54:30","slug":"access-coordinator","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cafc.uscourts.gov\/home\/oral-argument\/access-coordinator\/","title":{"rendered":"Access Coordinator"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1252\" class=\"elementor elementor-1252\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4b86b54 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4b86b54\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element 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href=\"https:\/\/cafc.uscourts.gov\/home\/oral-argument\/access-coordinator\/\" class=\"elementor-item\">– Access Coordinator<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-514\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cafc.uscourts.gov\/home\/oral-argument\/attending-oral-arguments\/\" class=\"elementor-item\">– Attending Oral Arguments<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-515\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cafc.uscourts.gov\/home\/oral-argument\/calendar-of-sessions\/\" class=\"elementor-item\">– Calendar of Sessions<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-516\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cafc.uscourts.gov\/home\/oral-argument\/daily-schedule\/\" class=\"elementor-item\">– Daily Schedule<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-517\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cafc.uscourts.gov\/home\/oral-argument\/listen-to-oral-arguments\/\" class=\"elementor-item\">– Listen to Oral Arguments<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-518\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cafc.uscourts.gov\/home\/oral-argument\/scheduled-cases\/\" class=\"elementor-item\">– Scheduled Cases<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t<\/nav>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-toggle\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-label=\"Menu Toggle\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"elementor-menu-toggle__icon--open eicon-menu-bar\"><\/i><i aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"elementor-menu-toggle__icon--close eicon-close\"><\/i>\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Menu<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<nav class=\"elementor-nav-menu--dropdown elementor-nav-menu__container\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t<ul id=\"menu-2-3b9f2b5\" class=\"elementor-nav-menu sm-vertical\"><li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-513\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cafc.uscourts.gov\/home\/oral-argument\/\" class=\"elementor-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Oral Argument<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-1257\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cafc.uscourts.gov\/home\/oral-argument\/access-coordinator\/\" class=\"elementor-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">– Access Coordinator<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-514\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cafc.uscourts.gov\/home\/oral-argument\/attending-oral-arguments\/\" class=\"elementor-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">– Attending Oral Arguments<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-515\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cafc.uscourts.gov\/home\/oral-argument\/calendar-of-sessions\/\" class=\"elementor-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">– Calendar of Sessions<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-516\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cafc.uscourts.gov\/home\/oral-argument\/daily-schedule\/\" class=\"elementor-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">– Daily Schedule<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-517\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cafc.uscourts.gov\/home\/oral-argument\/listen-to-oral-arguments\/\" class=\"elementor-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">– Listen to Oral Arguments<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-518\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cafc.uscourts.gov\/home\/oral-argument\/scheduled-cases\/\" class=\"elementor-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">– Scheduled Cases<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t<\/nav>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-47936df elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"47936df\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3dc0873\" data-id=\"3dc0873\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{"background_background":"classic"}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc2a9f2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cc2a9f2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"padding-top: 10px;\">The federal judiciary provides sign language interpreters or other auxiliary aids and services to participants in court proceedings who are deaf, hearing-impaired, or have other communications disabilities.\u00a0 <em>See<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uscourts.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/guide_vol05.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Guide for Judiciary Policy, vol. 5. \u00a7 255.40 (pdf)<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9e594f6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9e594f6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Access Coordinators<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>John Paul, Interim Operations Manager<br>Frances M. McNulty, Chief Deputy Clerk<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>717 Madison Place, NW, Room 401<br>Washington, DC 20439 <br>(202) 275-8035<br><a href=\"\/contact-us\/\">Contact Us<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-900cfdb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"900cfdb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"font-family: 'Average Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 600; padding-top: 10px;\">Communication-Based Disabilities<\/h3><p style=\"padding-top: 10px;\">The Access Coordinators are responsible for coordinating sign language interpreters or other appropriate auxiliary aids and services to participants in federal court proceedings who are deaf, hearing-impaired, or have other communications disabilities.\u00a0 Counsel of record and parties participating in federal court proceedings who require the assistance of a qualified sign language interpreter or other similar auxiliary aides and services must submit requests for services at least two weeks before the court proceeding.<\/p><p style=\"padding-top: 10px;\">The Clerk\u2019s Office may not be able to accommodate requests received on shorter notice and, absent good cause shown, may require reimbursement of any expedited charges incurred.<\/p><p style=\"padding-top: 10px;\">Assistive auditory devices (\u201chearing loop\u201d) are available in each courtroom for participants and spectators during argument and do not require notice.<\/p><h3 style=\"font-family: 'Average Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 600; padding-top: 10px;\">Mobility-Based Disabilities<\/h3><p style=\"padding-top: 10px;\">While not required, case participants with mobility disabilities may wish to contact the Clerk\u2019s Office to coordinate access and any adjustment of court furniture, as needed, before the day of argument.\u00a0 All courtrooms either require no use of stairs to access or have accessible lifts.<\/p><p style=\"padding-top: 10px;\">The seating and counsel tables in Courtrooms 201 and 203 requires no use of stairs. The seating and counsel tables in Courtroom 402 require the use of stairs, and an access lift is available to access either the seating or counsel tables. A member of the courtroom or security staff can assist with lift access.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The federal judiciary provides sign language interpreters or other auxiliary aids and services to participants in court proceedings who are deaf, hearing-impaired, or have other communications disabilities.\u00a0 See The Guide for Judiciary Policy, vol. 5. \u00a7 255.40 (pdf). Access Coordinators John Paul, Interim Operations ManagerFrances M. 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