Webinar: Mapping Access to Justice: Success Stories and Lessons Learned from the Field Featuring The Florida Bar Foundation (SRLN 2017)
NOTE: This video can be viewed at any time by registering at the link below.
Year published:
2017
Suzanne Wade
Suzanne Wade has been part of the SRLN Geographic Information Systems (GIS) team since July 2017. She is a GIS Specialist whose interest in mapping began with her job as a Helicopter Instructor Pilot for the US Army. After serving in the military, she obtained her Master’s degree in Resource Management, specializing in GIS and remote sensing. Suzanne has taught GIS classes at the university level, and paired her students with local organizations so that they could understand real world applications of GIS.
Maps from the States
Below are examples of our GIS and mapping work including online Story Maps, interactive mapping applications, and static maps from a select number of states. For a national picture down to the county level, please see America's Civil Courts: Whom Do We Serve?
Alaska
Alaska’s Justice Ecosystem: Building a Partnership of Providers
Year published:
2018
Document Author:
SRLN
Conference: Nonprofit Technology Conference (New Orleans 2018)
The 2018 Nonprofit Technology Network will hold its conference (18NTC) from April 11 to April 13, 2018 in New Orleans, LA.
For more information, please visit the Nonprofit Technology Network's event page:
https://www.nten.org/ntc/
News: Illinois Supreme Court Commission on Access to Justice Uses SRLN Maps for Statewide Strategic Planning (Illinois Supreme Court 2017)
The Illinois Supreme Court Commission on Access to Justice has started using the SRLN demographics maps for presentations to circuit clerks, circuit court judges, civil legal aid and pro bono practitioners. “The maps helped provide context for why access to justice is so necessary by broadening our scope of focus onto statewide demographics,” states Danielle Hirsch, Assistant Director of the Civil Justice Division of Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts.
Year published:
2017
Document Author:
Alison Davis-Holland
Presentation: What’s In It For Me? How to Use Geospatial Data Visualization to Inform and Engage Decision Makers (EJC 2017)
At the 2017 American Bar Association (ABA) Equal Justice Conference and the National Meeting of State Access to Justice Chairs, Nancy Kinnally and Alison Davis-Holland shared their story of how they used geospatial data visualization and strategic messaging to inform and engage decision makers as part of ABA Day in Washington.
Year published:
2017
Document Author:
Alison Davis-Holland
Report: Remote Appearances of Parties, Attorneys and Witnesses, A Review of Current Court Rules and Practices (SRLN 2017)
The Remote Appearances of Parties, Attorneys and Witnesses, A Review of Current Court Rules and Practices report is a follow up report to Serving Self-Represented Litigants Remotely – A Resource Guide.
Year published:
2017
Document Author:
John Greacen
Report: Survey of Social Workers in Massachusetts (Rosie's Place 2015)
Rosie's Place, www.rosiesplace.org, a women's shelter in Boston, conducted a survey in 2015 of social services workers in Massachusetts and found that 1) social workers are providing a very significant amount of legal information to their clients, and 2) social workers want a mechanism by which they can get answers from legal aid experts about legal issues that arise during their interaction with clients. Please see the survey attached.
Year published:
2015
Document Author:
Rosie's Place
Conference: 2017 LAAC/Judicial Council Family Law and Self-Help Conference (Los Angeles 2017)
The 2017 Family Law and Self-Help Conference co-sponsored by the Legal Aid Association of California (LAAC) and the Judicial Council of California will take place July 24, 2017, in Los Angeles California. For more information, please visit the LAAC website.
Conference: 2018 Technology Initiative Grants (TIG) Conference (New Orleans 2018)
The 2018 Technology Initiative Grants (TIG) Conference will be held January 10-12, 2018 in New Orleans, LA.
For more information, visit the TIG event page:
http://www.lsc.gov/meetings-and-events/tig-conference