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the ADA doesn't require that...that was Berkley's choice of response. They took their ball and went home
by avs733 7y ago
the ADA doesn't require that...that was Berkley's choice of response. They took their ball and went home
- kyboren 7y agoThe ADA may not require it, but the compliance costs it imposes are a strong disincentive for publishing. The ADA in that case turned an unmitigated public good from "Sure, why not publish them online?" into "We can't publish this content without paying a lot of money we don't have, so we just won't publish it.". In this case, the ADA has left society worse off.
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- michaelmrose 7y agoHere is an analysis of the cost difference between in house and outsourcing closes captioning. https://www.3playmedia.com/2019/02/04/closed-captioning-in-house/ https://www.3playmedia.com/2019/02/04/closed-captioning-in-h... Best case was $2.94 per minute, worst is $5.87 Arguably they can afford the 3.5 - 7 million dollars but if they aren't reusing the material for current students they may reasonably desire to spend the money elsewhere. I would argue that you shouldn't acquire an obligation by providing something for free without benefit to themselves.