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Who is served are people with disabilities that get quality educational content instead of half-baked educational content.
by gonmf 10y ago
Who is served are people with disabilities that get quality educational content instead of half-baked educational content.
- mattnewton 10y agoWell in this case they are getting nothing, like the rest of us, no?
- quickben 10y agoBut you got born in a civilization with access ramps, accessibility washrooms, semaphores with audio feedback , etc, just in case one day you may be incapacitated in some fashion. If such tragedy strikes, you can still be productive and somewhat happy/content. You can live, and occasionally, if you happen to be called Hawking, turn physics university upside down for benefits of the masses. If it was left to the companies,they'd maximize profit and streets will look like 15 century London. So, the society, in the current incarnation, will stongarm the misbehaving entities to ensure that the overall civilization benefits. Most in this thread are not seeing this because they aren't looking at the big picture of what a society really is, and what values it upholds (sometimes even by force).
- mattnewton 10y agoI'm not arguing against the ADA. I think disability benefits are important. But I think it isn't having the intended effect- getting UC Berkeley to improve the accessibility of these videos. I understand what the law is trying to accomplish and agree that we should optimize for that, but the practical effects might need a few edge cases hammered out. I think everyone can agree the better outcome would be one where somehow UC Berkeley is in a position to improve the accessibility of these existing videos.
- jeroenhd 10y agoExcept that in this case the blind will no longer be able to listen to the audio recordings and the deaf will no longer be able to use the animations and automated closed captions. They should have struck a deal where all new content will be ADA compliant and all courses will never depend/actively refer to the old material, but keep the old material still online for further research. Of course UC needs to stay compliant. But that doesn't mean forcing it to take down old material will help anyone.
- Turing_Machine 10y agoHarrison Bergeron.
- 1_2__3 10y agoSo if something isn't offered in every language, transcribed, sign language overlay, CC, and let's say color blind mode... it's half baked educational content? I'm asking honest where you draw the line.