A deaf woman excluded from serving on a jury because she required an Auslan interpreter is suing the Queensland Government for discrimination.

Gaye Lyons hopes a victory in the Queensland Court of Appeal will pave the way for deaf people to serve on juries across the country.

Disability campaigner Gaye Lyons outside the Queensland Court of Appeal on Wednesday. Credit:Kristian Silva

Ms Lyons, who can lip-read but requires an Auslan interpreter to communicate, was excluded from serving on a jury at the Ipswich District Court in 2012.

She has now taken her case to the Queensland Court of Appeal, having lost previous legal challenges.