A Review of WA State Court Websites (2026)

This technical report evaluates the extent to which Washington State courts’ provide meaningful notice of the right to disability accommodation on their public facing websites, in alignment with aims of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Washington State Courts General Rule 33 (GR 33). This study, reviewed 171 municipal, district, and superior court websites over a four month period in early 2025, recording the presence of ADA-related content including contact information for disability access inquiries, instructions for requesting disability accommodation, description of appeal procedures, and accessible mechanisms for submitting requests (i.e., standardized forms related to accommodations.)

Findings show that the majority (64%) of Washington State court websites fail to provide meaningful public notice of the right to request disability accommodations at court. Moreover, few Washington State court websites provide practical information about how to exercise this right, such as who to contact with disability access inquiries, who qualifies for accommodations, or how to request them. The results also indicate that having a clearly designated ADA or Access Coordinator significantly increased the likelihood of posting essential ADA information on a court website. Accommodations are critical to ensuring disabled people’s access to state and local government services, including the court system. In order to access this fundamental right, disabled court users must have basic information about accommodations and the process for requesting them.

ADA Compliance & Disability Allyship in Healthcare Settings

Presented by Oregon Health Authority and Northwest ADA Center

In 2024, the Northwest ADA Center partnered with the Oregon Health Authority to deliver a 4-part webinar series on ADA compliance and disability allyship in healthcare. This free series aims to educate healthcare providers on their legal responsibilities and the rights of patients with disabilities, covering topics such as facility and telehealth access, effective communication, policy modifications, and concrete ways to practice disability allyship to foster more inclusive heatlhcare settings. The project also produced updated fact sheets, short educational videos, and we are offering OHA Cultural Competence Continuing Education credits on the recorded webinar series.

Learn more about accessible healthcare by exploring our project website: https://nwadacenter.org/oha-healthcare/