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It's 2017, and two employees from Gallaudet University can cause the destruction of 20,000 free lectures, including some with nearly half a million views, becau
by Shank 10y ago
It's 2017, and two employees from Gallaudet University can cause the destruction of 20,000 free lectures, including some with nearly half a million views, because of ADA requirements?
Of all universities, I would've expected Berkeley to stand up for how blatantly this damages public access, but I guess not.
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- muninn_ 10y agoNope, regulations and compliance always end up trumping the public good. I think they should work to make the courses ADA compliant, but that doesn't mean they should remove all of the content in be meantime. Just replace them as they go.
- brudgers 10y agoADA became US civil rights law the same year Berners-Lee wrote the first browser. It was signed by the first president Bush. The reason this is happening in 2017 is that the Americans with Disabilities Act does not allow plaintiffs to collect damages (California state law is different). That means compliance comes solely when an affected individual has the time and financial resources and the will to pursue a long and drawn out case. Note the references to 2015 in the article suggest that UC Berkeley actively opposed compliance during the mediation period before DOJ issued an order. The DOJ issued specific guidance for web page accessibility in 2003 [1]. That's before Youtube. Before MOOCs. Before online course materials over the internet were a viable option. UC Berkeley had more than a decade to come up with a plan that met the intent of the law. [1]: https://www.ada.gov/websites2.htm https://www.ada.gov/websites2.htm
- aj7 10y agoAs a Berkeley graduate, I can say that this is PRECISELY how they would operate.
- aj7 10y agoAs a Berkeley graduate, I can say that this is PRECISELY how they would operate.