GR 33 - Requests for Accommodation by Persons with Disabilities

• Proposed Changes to GR 33 - Requests for Accommodation by Persons with Disabilities (in Word Format)
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Purpose: The proposed technical amendments to GR33 are intended to more perfectly reflect the requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). In 2007 the ATJ Board approved, and the Supreme Court adopted, GR33. The rule sets forth procedures for handling requests for accommodation from persons with disabilities. In 2011, after questions were raised by court clerks about the procedures for handling orders, the ATJ approved, and the Supreme Court adopted, an amended rule. In 2012 the Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) contacted the ATJ Board to express concerns, including that the bifurcated process in the 2011 amendment did not satisfy the ADA. The original drafters of GR 33 engaged with the DOJ in a series of meetings and drafts, resulting in the proposed amended rule. The amended rule was approved by the ATJ Board on November 15, 2014. The proposed amendments are technical in nature, as no substantive changes are proposed.