RSI is pleased to announce we have added two new Special Topics to our Resource Center. One is about Restorative Justice and its relationship to court ADR and the other is about Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility in court ADR. RSI develops Special Topics from time to time to respond to issues people who work with court ADR are facing. These latest Special Topics join others on subjects such as eviction mediation, online dispute resolution and child protection mediation.
Both these Special Topics were made possible by a grant from the American Arbitration Association – International Centre for Dispute Resolution Foundation. Thank you to the AAA-ICDR Foundation!
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Two New RSI Special Topics Available
Susan M. Yates, December 21st, 2021New Eviction Mediation Special Topic Offers Courts Guidance in Midst of Housing Crisis
Just Court ADR, June 25th, 2021This article is part of a series of perspectives on eviction mediation program development that is being supported by the American Arbitration Association-International Centre of Dispute Resolution Foundation. The AAA-ICDR’s grant is enabling RSI to expand our outreach to other court ADR colleagues working in the fast-evolving eviction field, and we are tremendously grateful to the Foundation for their support.
Those of you familiar with Resolution Systems Institute will know that over the past year, we have been heavily focused on the rise in eviction cases in the aftermath of COVID-19. This evolving eviction crisis has begun to, and will continue to, test the capacity of our court systems in a way likely not seen since the foreclosure wave of the last decade. RSI’s mission is to strengthen access to justice through court ADR, and with many courts looking at diversion efforts to address a surge in eviction cases, we see both significant opportunities and challenges ahead to ensure that participants receive due process.
We are thus very proud to share with you our new Eviction Mediation Special Topic. In the past, we have shared with you our Special Topics collections on subjects such as Child Protection Mediation, Community Mediation and Online Dispute Resolution, to name a few. These resources provide background on how court ADR programs address these cases, share insight into how to evaluate such programs and share relevant resources such as articles, evaluations and sample materials.
The Eviction Mediation Special Topic contains all of this information, with a slight twist. Due to the topical nature of this subject, we have prepared this resource in the context of the current crisis. Background information and certain resources are therefore presented with current events in mind, and we also have a section about key considerations we have learned thus far into the eviction crisis. Additionally, we have done our best to collect information on active court ADR eviction programs, captured in our Eviction ADR Across the Country database. We plan to update the Special Topic regularly as developments unfold, and new collective knowledge becomes available to the field.
We are sincerely grateful to the American Arbitration Association-International Centre for Dispute Resolution Foundation, whose generous funding has enabled us to create and share this resource.
New to RSI’s Resource Center
Nicole Wilmet, May 7th, 2021Did you know that RSI’s Resource Center is the most comprehensive and respected source of information on court ADR anywhere? Housed within the Resource Center is the Research Library which has an extensive annotated collection of court ADR resources such as articles, studies, court rules, statutes and court forms.
RSI’s Resource Center Director Nicole Wilmet regularly adds new resources to the Research Library. The following list highlights a few of the resources that have recently been added.
- ABA State Court Accessibility Resources by the American Bar Association Commission on Disability Rights
- Virtual Meetings: Accessibility Checklist & Best Practices by the American Bar Association
- Zoom: Accessibility for Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing by the American Bar Association Commission on Disability Rights
- Effective Communications and Practical Accommodations for Persons with Disabilities by Linda McCulloh
- Website Accessibility Under Title II of the ADA by the United States Department of Justice Civil Rights Division
- ADA Best Practices Toolkit for State and Local Governments by the United States Department of Justice Civil Rights Division
We hope these resources are helpful to you in your work!
New to RSI’s Resource Center
Nicole Wilmet, March 3rd, 2021
Did you know that RSI’s Resource Center is the most comprehensive and respected source of information on court ADR anywhere? Housed within the Resource Center is the Research Library which has an extensive collection of court ADR resources such as articles, studies, court rules, statutes and court forms.
RSI’s Resource Center Director Nicole Wilmet regularly adds new resources to the Research Library. The following list highlights a few of the resources that have recently been added.
- Fostering Diversity in ADR: Lessons from the Mansfield Rule by the Hon. Judith K. Fitzgerald
- Helping Courts Address Implicit Bias by the National Center for State Courts
- Implicit Bias and the Case for Testing and Redress Prior to Mediation by Shadeequa M. Smith
- Mitigating Power Imbalance in Eviction Mediation: A Model for Minnesota by Rebecca Hare
We hope these resources are helpful in your work!