CAJT Launches A2J Author® 2.0
A2J Author® 2.0 can be downloaded free from the A2J
Author® Community website.
CHICAGO — April 5, 2008 — On April 5,
2008 the years of hard work by the Center for Access to
Justice & Technology (CAJT), in partnership with the
Center for Computer-Assisted Legal Instruction (CALI), culminated
in the release of A2J Author® 2.0. The much awaited
second release of the software is available for free on
the A2J
Author® Community website to anyone using the software
for non-commercial purposes.
A2J Author® 2.0 features several exciting enhancements,
many of which were suggested by A2J Author® users. While
some of the improvements in 2.0 enhance the end-user experience,
most of the improvements are aimed at making the A2J Guided
Interview® authoring process more intuitive and efficient.
For example, new menu enhancements allow developers to move
much easier between development screens in the program.
In addition, the new software makes it easier for authors
to replicate A2J Guided Interview® by allowing the author
to clear all the audio files with a one-button click instead
of deleting the individual files from within each question
in the interview.
The new version also delivers the capability to exchange
the traditional courthouse graphic for an alternative graphic
designated by the author. With the increasing popularity
of the program as a means to conduct online web intake,
authors are able to designate a graphic more suitable with
the purpose of the A2J Guided Interview®.
In addition, A2J Author® 2.0 allows A2J Guided Interview®
authors to integrate their interviews with “live help”
vis-à-vis a Live Help™ selection mechanism
which will exist on the National Server. Live Help™
allows A2J Guided Interview® users to receive personalized
help from their local legal aid organization while completing
the A2J Guided Interview®.
The Center for Access to Justice & Technology kicked
off the release of the software via a web-based advertising
campaign encouraging people to download the new version
and attend a video conference which highlights improvements
to the software. The campaign will reflect the exciting
and new ways that A2J Author® can help improve delivery
of legal services to self-represented litigants.
A2J Author® is a software tool that enables non-technical
authors from the courts, clerk’s offices, legal services
programs, and website editors to rapidly build and implement
customer friendly web-based interfaces for document assembly.
The A2J Guided Interviews® created with A2J Author®
remove many of the barriers faced by self-represented litigants,
allowing them to easily complete court documents that are
ready to be filed with the court.
Currently, A2J Author® is used in 22 states, the U.S.
Virgin Islands, and Ontario, Canada.
For more information please contact:
Rachel R. Medina
A2J Author Project Manager
Center for Access to Justice & Technology
Chicago-Kent College of Law
565 W. Adams Street, Suite 775
Chicago, IL 60651
www.kentlaw.edu/cajt
rmedina@kentlaw.edu
Ph: (312) 906-5328
Fx: (312) 906-5165 |
