Judge Megan Goldish was first elected to the Circuit Court of Cook County in 2014. She was re-elected in 2020 and will serve until December 2026. Outside her role in the Circuit Court, Judge Megan Goldish is a co-chair of The Chicago Lighthouse Junior Board.
The Chicago Lighthouse is a social service organization dedicated to helping the visually impaired and the blind. The Chicago Lighthouse Junior Board is a group of young professionals seeking to help the Chicago community. Walkers who are visually impaired in Chicago petitioned the court for access to signalized crosswalks based on the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The walkers received a favorable ruling from a federal court saying the lack of accessible pedestrian signals (APS) in Chicago violates the ADA. Throughout Chicago, fewer than three dozen intersections are equipped with APS, including the intersection outside The Chicago Lighthouse. Newer APS models have audible cues that say “walk” and “don’t walk.” Most Chicago APS still have chirps or beeps to tell walkers who are visually impaired when to cross. Future court proceedings will decide how many Chicago intersections will receive new APS. The Chicago Department of Transportation said 35 intersections have been equipped with new APS, and over 150 more will be equipped soon.
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