The JURIST Project sought to identify the disability-specific barriers that persons with disabilities face and build the capacity of judicial officers to strategically address barriers by creating an accessible courtroom and court services in the Caribbean.

Qualitative research methods were employed to understand the lived experiences of persons with disabilities (PWDs) with the justice system in the Co-operative Republic of Guyana, the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, and Jamaica via focus groups and elite interviews with PWDs and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) for persons with disabilities.

Quantitative research was deployed via an online survey to glean baseline understanding of the professional experiences of Caribbean judicial officers with PWDs. This was achieved through partnership with the CAJO, who facilitated distribution to approximately 900 judicial contacts (email addresses of judicial officers across the region, including the civil-law jurisdictions). The research was conducted during September 2022.

Disability and Inclusion Awareness Research Report