Who is affected and how:

• People with disabilities: They are the primary beneficiaries; the law prevents automatic exclusion from federal jury duty when a reasonable accommodation would permit participation. This increases opportunities to serve as jurors and reduces categorical barriers tied to disability labels.

• Potential jurors generally: The eligible pool could expand, altering jury summons responses and the composition of juries in federal trials.

• Federal courts and court staff: Courts will need to evaluate accommodation requests, identify and provide reasonable accommodations (e.g., assistive listening devices, sign language interpreters, modified seating or materials, scheduling flexibility), and possibly adopt procedures and training for staff handling accommodations. These are administrative and operational changes rather than new programs.

• Trial participants and attorneys: Jury selection processes may take additional time to consider accommodation needs; courts will balance reasonable accommodation with maintaining juror impartiality and trial integrity.

• No explicit funding is provided in the text shown, so courts may need to absorb costs or seek existing administrative resources to implement accommodations.

Overall effect: The change removes categorical exclusions and shifts the focus to individualized assessments and reasonable accommodations, promoting access and inclusion while requiring modest administrative adjustments by the federal judiciary.