Accessibility

The Circuit Court of Cook County is committed to providing persons with disabilities with reasonable and appropriate accommodations consistent with the requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and other state and federal laws.

All Circuit Court of Cook County court facilities are ADA compliant.

For information on ADA paratransit service in traveling to and from a courthouse, call the RTA Travel Information Center, 312.836.7000 or (TDD/TTY) 312.836.4949, or visit www.rtachicago.com and use the trip planner.

If you require an accommodation due to a disability, please select from the following:

HOW TO REQUEST ACCOMMODATIONS
FOR PERSONS WHO ARE
DEAF OR HARD OF HEARING

HOW TO REQUEST ACCOMMODATIONS
FOR PERSONS WITH ALL OTHER DISABILITIES


 



How to Request Accommodations for Persons Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing

If you are deaf or hard of hearing and are:

  • reporting for jury service
  • appearing as a witness, litigant, or an attorney in a court proceeding or
  • you wish to observe a court proceeding

contact:

Office of Interpreter Services
Circuit Court of Cook County
(TDD/TTY) 773.869.3213
Phone: 773.869.3210

Accommodations for the deaf or hard of hearing may include:

  • the services of a sign language interpreter
  • assistive listening devices
  • Computer Assisted Real-Time Captioning [CART]
  • oral interpreting

 

 



How to Request Accommodations For Persons With All Other Disabilities

Persons reporting for jury service

If you have received a summons for jury service and have a disability other than deafness or hard of hearing

contact:

Office of Jury Administration
Phone: 312.603.5879
juryadm@cookcountygov.com



Witnesses, litigants, or attorneys

If you are appearing in a court proceeding as a witness, litigant, or an attorney and have a disability other than deafness or hard of hearing

contact:

Court Disability Coordinator
Office of the Chief Judge
Circuit Court of Cook County
Phone: 312.603.1915
(TDD/TTY) 312.603.1914
ocjaccommodations@cookcountygov.com

 



 

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