[NFB-Blind-Crafters] Knitting and jury duty

[carcione at access.net]

Hi Ramona. 

I appreciate the wisdom you’ve gained from all your experiences, and I appreciate your sharing it with us on any topic you care to chime in on.  It’s good to have elders around.

Tracy

 

 

From: NFB-Blind-Crafters <nfb-blind-crafters-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Ramona Walhof via NFB-Blind-Crafters
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Subject: Re: [NFB-Blind-Crafters] Knitting and jury duty

 

Jury duty can be a state law, but decisions are usually made locally.  Judges can be taught to ask.  Attorneys may not be teachable, but judges will matter more inthe long run.  After you have been eliminated from one case, you can still raise a complaint.  It will not affect the case you were dropped from, but it may give you another opportunity.  I have seen that happen.  When you have been around as long as I have, you have many experiences.  

Ramona

 

 

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States will do what they want to do and when I was kicked off right after all was said and done and we were going to final argguments and I asked about it I was told there was nothing I could do. I do believe there are some juries we should be on, but the case I heard was not one of them. The problem is, judges and attorney cannot conceive as to how we do what we do.

 

Jeanette

 

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Subject: Re: [NFB-Blind-Crafters] Knitting and jury duty

 

It is illegal in every State to reject a juror because of blindness.  That does not mean that all local court official or judges know that piece of the law.  If you contest a jury dismissal, you may need to contact your state president for support.  But if you are called and want to serve, you are definitely allowed to do so. I know many blind people who have served.  My brother served in two different states and was selected foreman for one jury.   

Best, 

Ramona

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Interesting you could do jury duty. I was told I was excused because I am blind and can’t see the information presented.

Lovette

 

 

On Jul 20, 2026, at 11:46 AM, Tracy Carcione via NFB-Blind-Crafters < <mailto:nfb-blind-crafters at nfbnet.org> nfb-blind-crafters at nfbnet.org> wrote:

 

I’m back!  They turned us loose around 11:30.  Guess all the potential trials were settled out of court.

 

They didn’t say a word about my knitting.  It was in my backpack, along with my eReader and my lunch.  I put the bag on the conveyor belt to be X-rayed and picked it up on the other side of the metal detector, no problem.  Thank goodness, too.  I got a lot of knitting done, waiting to see if I’d be called.

 

I remember Madame Defarge from Tale of Two Cities.  Kind of a hero of mine.  I occasionally attend town council meetings and knit, of course.  I amuse myself by thinking of Madame Defarge, looking out for bad behavior and taking names.

 

A friend of mine fought for the right in New Jersey for blind people to serve on juries.  We are as competent as anyone else who might serve.  I’m glad to hear that Becky, and maybe others, have done it, too.

Tracy

 

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