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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. </div>
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<div id="divRplyFwdMsg" dir="ltr"><font face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size:11pt" color="#000000"><b>From:</b> NFB-Blind-Crafters <nfb-blind-crafters-bounces@nfbnet.org> on behalf of Lovette Yewchan via NFB-Blind-Crafters <nfb-blind-crafters@nfbnet.org><br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, July 20, 2026 6:06 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> List for Blind Crafters and Artists <nfb-blind-crafters@nfbnet.org><br>
<b>Cc:</b> Lovette Yewchan <lyewchan@gmail.com><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [NFB-Blind-Crafters] Knitting and jury duty</font>
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<div style="line-break:after-white-space">Interesting you could do jury duty. I was told I was excused because I am blind and can\u2019t see the information presented.
<div>Lovette</div>
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<div>On Jul 20, 2026, at 11:46\u202fAM, Tracy Carcione via NFB-Blind-Crafters <nfb-blind-crafters@nfbnet.org> wrote:</div>
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<div class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">I\u2019m back! They turned us loose around 11:30. Guess all the potential trials were settled out of court.</span></div>
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<div class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">They didn\u2019t 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\u2019d be called.</span></div>
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<div class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">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.</span></div>
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<div class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">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\u2019m glad to hear that Becky, and maybe others, have done it,
too.</span></div>
<div class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Tracy</span></div>
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