We were shown several pictures and overhead projections today. I may be showing my ignorance here. Is it possible to covert images to braille systems?
Couldn’t people with limited sight impairment be given some type of optics or electronics to overcome this? I don’t see any other impediment, so far.
A number of states make mention to either hearing or visual impairments in regards to Jury Duty. It appears this may be a Federal Requirement (ie - ADA) which is implemented by the States using various approaches. (As opposed to the ADA dictating the precise mechanism to be used in all places.)
As an example, the State of Hawaii has a “sight interpreter” as a possible option for somebody with a visual impairment.
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That’s great! I’ve never served on a jury. I always got a medical letter due to my back and neck problems and chronic pain. I can’t sit for that long etc. don’t think I could do it with D either-much worse because I can’t focus well at all when Bg is too high or low etc. Right after my first accident I was called to a federal grand jury selection I think in Brooklyn. No way I would want to do that even without all my issues. It was hours of driving to be there at 8am 
now I think they have rules that you can only be called to a region closer to where you live.
I was on a jury a few years ago that lasted three weeks. I guess I’m much more casual than you guys, but I didn’t tell the court I had diabetes. I did think about it, but I guess I figured the only treatment needed would be for a low, and I’m pretty good at digging through my purse surreptitiously and retrieving my sugar, through long years of practice. Anyway, there were never any issues. We never sat in court longer than two hours without a break. I’m T1 using Humalog in a pump and wearing a Dexcom (I did peek at that through the day). You could probably get out of it, but if you’re interested, I say go for it.
Bottom line for me is that the courts NEED jurors. So they are willing to go to some lengths to be inclusive. If you have some illness or condition that might limit you, the court has likely encountered this multiple times before. And if there is any way they can deal with it, they will. On one of my jury calls, I had some important event that conflicted. I can’t recall now, but this was something a lot more critical than missing my wife’s birthday or some such. The court was quite agreeable to postponing my participation to a later date.
I’m all in favor of serving on a jury. If we were ever wrongly accused, we would want a jury of conscientious citizens hearing our case.
To answer @Terry4, I think interpreting a picture in Braille is probably not possible. It’s not a software or hardware issue though. Imagine you had a very skilled human who could look at a photo and attempt to turn that into braille. How would you convey the shape and color of a blood stain? There is too much nuance in a picture to be turned into braille, I think.
I don’t think you are pushing a limit. The court needs to make arrangements or dismiss you. And, as I consider jury duty a right as much as a duty, I feel that the court SHOULD make arrangements for you to be able to serve as a juror.
I sometimes ride on principles more than practicality advises – in this case I would stand on principle.
The judge agreed with your and my position. I’m happy to serve as I would want someone like me if the trial was for me.
I’ve served on a jury three times, once for a week, the other times the case was decided within one day. All three times, however, were before I became diabetic. A couple of years ago I was again called, but the judge reluctantly excused me when I said although I was available that day, I had an appointment for a biopsy the next day that had already had to be delayed for other reasons and I really didn’t want to postpone it further. It was expected to be a two day trial.
Then a couple of months ago, I got the written notice again. But in Washington state anyone over age 75 can opt out without a specific reason. I opted out for all future duties. I feel I’ve done my civic duty and it is time for others whose brains are sharper and have fewer physical problems to do so.
I sat once for selection, in pre-pump days got released after 4 hrs (not needed). I remember BG was high and had to keep running to bathroom. Think the second time when I explained about the last time to judge he dismissed me.
It really is a lottery or numbers game. I’ve been chosen for voir dire at least three times and been on two juries. (The most recent time, the defendant was a no-show so they issued a bench warrant for him and sent us all home.)
There’s a saying among lawyers, which is that juries are so dumb because the only people serving on them are those too stupid to find an excuse from jury duty! Courts are quite generous in granting exemption from jury duty, and if you cite a health reason like diabetes, which requires intensive management and regular eating and injection times, which often cannot be accommodated by court schedules, you can be easily excused.
Interesting. In my decades as a practicing lawyer I’ve never heard any lawyer say anything similar even in jest. In my geographical area, we tend to talk about how smart certain jury pools are given the types of industries our area attracts.
This is a great strategy!
There are tactile graphics, but as of today they require a braille transcriber to produce and can take a great deal of turnaround time. They also don’t convey the same kind of detail as visual images.
For me, getting information in electronic format allows me to manipulate that information however I want. I can zoom in on images however much I need and can choose to read using large print, braille, or audio. I just wasn’t sure if a court could do this for a juror.
This is great! I think this, maybe in combination with an enlarged image for those who could see it, would be a great solution. We don’t have the ADA in Canada, but we probably have similar arrangements. And certainly there are lawyers and judges with visual impairments. I’ve just never heard of a juror with such, so wasn’t sure if it was because it wasn’t possible to arrange for accommodations or simply because I haven’t heard of it.
I don’t doubt that it’s a saying. Facile one-liners like that have obvious comic appeal and are found in every walk of life. I don’t believe, however, that it’s either accurate or descriptive. The two juries on which I’ve served comprised bright, thoughtful and conscientious people. Not that it’s really relevant, but one of them included the vet who cares for our animals. 
So bright, they let OJ off???
If you want to know why he got off, read Vincent Bugliosi’s book. He regards it as one of the most incompetent prosecutions ever conducted, and he has the credentials to speak to the matter. During his entire career as a DA he only lost 2 or possibly 3 cases, and never a capital case.
Yes, it was incompetent!! No question about the fact the prosecutors blew it. If the guy that prosecuted Michael Jackson’s doctor was the lead prosecutor, I think it would have been a slam dunk on OJ
First thing they did wrong: they didn’t seek a change of venue. It was all downhill from there…and then there’s Mark Furhman, the gloves, the jury makeup…