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