Blackhouse v. Doe, 2011 ME 86 (2011)

Citation: Blackhouse v. Doe, 2011 ME 86 (2011)
Parent Document: Blackhouse v. Doe, 2011 ME 86 (2011)
Jurisdiction: Maine (state)
Effective Date: 2011-08-04
Original Source: https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/2323812/blackhouse-v-doe/ ↗

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[¶ 8] An individual with a disability may request special accommodations to ensure an equal opportunity to participate in a court proceeding. See Me. Judicial Branch, Accommodation Request Procedure, http://www.courts.state.me.us/court_ info/ada/accommodation.html ("Accommodations may be initiated by court personnel or in response to a request from a person needing an accommodation."); see also 42 U.S.C.S. § 12101(a)(7); 5 M.R.S. § 4591 ("[T]he Nation's proper goals regarding individuals with disabilities are to assure equality of opportunity [and] full participation...."); Tennessee v. Lane, 541 U.S. 509, 532, 124 S.Ct. 1978, 158 L.Ed.2d 820 (2004) ("This duty to accommodate is perfectly consistent with the well-established due process principle that, within the limits of practicability, a State must afford to all individuals a meaningful opportunity to be heard in its courts." (quotation marks omitted)); Me. Judicial Branch, Policy on Access for People with Disabilities, http://www.courts.state.me.us/ court_info/ada/policy.html.

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