Statement of Accessibility
The Northern District of New York does not discriminate on the basis of religion, age, race, color, national origin, gender, marital or parental status, or disability.
In order to further our commitment to nondiscrimination, we are working to ensure our site conforms to level Double-A World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0. Such guidelines detail best practices for ensuring assistive technology users can access the site. The guidelines also make the site more user friendly for all people.
Should you find information or functionality which is inaccessible, please contact accommodations@nynd.uscourts.gov. We will make every reasonable effort to accommodate.
The Court does not provide devices that are personal or individually prescribed, such as wheelchairs, prescription eyeglasses, and hearing aids, or services of a personal nature, such as the pushing of wheelchairs.
Questions/Disability Access & Accommodations Coordinators
Services to the Hearing Impaired and Others with Communication Disabilities:
Under Judicial Conference policy, the court must provide sign language interpreters or other auxiliary aids and services to participants in federal judicial proceedings who are deaf, hearing impaired, or have other communication disabilities and may provide these services to spectators when the court deems appropriate.
Accommodations for Individuals with Other Disabilities:
The federal courts are not subject to the Americans with Disabilities Act, however, if a person with a disability makes a request for a reasonable accommodation, the Court may consider the request.
Requests for sign language interpreters, other auxiliary aids and services, or other accommodations should be made by completing the online form and submitting it to the Court’s Accommodations Coordinator. If you cannot use the online form, please print the PDF, complete it, and email it to accommodations@nynd.uscourts.gov or mail it to the Court at this address:
Accommodations Coordinator
United States District Court
Northern District of New York
100 S. Clinton St.
Syracuse, New York 13261
For all prospective jurors, District-wide contact the Jury Administration Office, (866) 213-JURY (5879) or jury@nynd.uscourts.gov.
For all parties and attorneys, District-wide please work through your contacts with the Court chambers handling your case.
Private Rooms for Lactation-Related Needs:
Private rooms are available, upon request, for nursing mothers in the Albany, Binghamton, Syracuse, and Utica courthouses. If you have business in the courthouse and need an accommodation, please complete the online form or mail the printable form in advance the Accommodations Coordinator.
Building Access Information for Each Courthouse
Albany
The main entrance to the Albany Courthouse is wheelchair accessible.
Binghamton
The main entrance to the Binghamton Courthouse is wheelchair accessible.
Plattsburgh
The main entrance to the Plattsburgh building is wheelchair accessible.
Syracuse
The main entrance to the Syracuse Federal Building is wheelchair accessible.
Utica
The back entrance to the Utica Courthouse is wheelchair accessible. It is located on the Catherine St. side of the Utica Courthouse.