A courtroom is public, but reaching it costs money, requires English, and assumes a body that can climb stairs and a schedule that can absorb a weekday morning. This article explains the three barriers that keep people out of court — cost, language, and disability — and the legal machinery built to lower each. It covers filing fee waivers in state and federal court, what happens to service and transcript costs when fees are waived, the constitutional floor beneath access in a narrow class of cases, and the screening rules that apply when a case proceeds without prepayment. It explains who is entitled to a court interpreter and who is not, why the answer differs between criminal and civil cases, and what a party must do to get one. It covers disability accommodations, from ramps to remote appearance to extended time, and the request process that actually works. Readers finish knowing what to ask for, of whom, on what form, and what to do when the answer is no.