[NFB-Idaho] FW: Justice Department Secures Agreement with University of California, Berkeley to Make Online Content Accessible to People with Disabilities

[Erin Olsen]

From: U.S. Department of Justice <usdoj at public.govdelivery.com>
Sent: Tuesday, November 22, 2022 7:01 AM
Subject: Justice Department Secures Agreement with University of California, Berkeley to Make Online Content Accessible to People with Disabilities


The Justice Department announced yesterday that it has filed a proposed consent decree in federal court to resolve allegations that the Regents of the University of California on behalf of the University of California, Berkeley (collectively, UC Berkeley) violated Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act because much of UC Berkeley's free online content is inaccessible to individuals with hearing, vision, and manual disabilities. The proposed consent decree was filed together with a complaint setting forth the allegations of discrimination. Under the consent decree, UC Berkeley will make all future and the vast majority of its existing online content accessible to people with disabilities. This includes BerkeleyX courses, university websites, and video and podcast content on its YouTube, Apple Podcasts, and other third-party platforms. UC Berkeley will also revise its policies, train relevant personnel, designate a web accessibility coordinator, conduct accessibility testing of its online content, and hire an independent auditor to evaluate the accessibility of its content. The press release is available here<https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDAsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsImJ1bGxldGluX2lkIjoiMjAyMjExMjIuNjcwNjAxODEiLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL3d3dy5qdXN0aWNlLmdvdi9vcGEvcHIvanVzdGljZS1kZXBhcnRtZW50LXNlY3VyZXMtYWdyZWVtZW50LXVuaXZlcnNpdHktY2FsaWZvcm5pYS1iZXJrZWxleS1tYWtlLW9ubGluZS1jb250ZW50In0.iX6gHX8ja3FyCPXIfeL1tWnuk3o_L7X2a5S5CrCD4nk/s/1148937365/br/148707612191-l>.

For more information on the ADA, please call the department's toll-free ADA information line at 1-800-514-0301 (TTY 833-610-1264) or visit ada.gov<https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDEsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsImJ1bGxldGluX2lkIjoiMjAyMjExMjIuNjcwNjAxODEiLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL3d3dy5hZGEuZ292LyJ9.heIsIQwxFfaWIYyr5PbsoSVDZpUbll4NKthaa2htp78/s/1148937365/br/148707612191-l>. For more information on the Civil Rights Division, please visit justice.gov/crt<https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDIsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsImJ1bGxldGluX2lkIjoiMjAyMjExMjIuNjcwNjAxODEiLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL3d3dy5qdXN0aWNlLmdvdi9jcnQifQ.WnpggxszmlrggBcJXKMp452QOcPba4pDYrPtNm-4tdo/s/1148937365/br/148707612191-l>. Complaints about disability-based discrimination may be reported to the Civil Rights Division through the online reporting portal<https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDMsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsImJ1bGxldGluX2lkIjoiMjAyMjExMjIuNjcwNjAxODEiLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL2NpdmlscmlnaHRzLmp1c3RpY2UuZ292L3JlcG9ydC8ifQ.xOloevbYbddww8j0oF-ywyIFqn8KoeJUXUkD0syinoA/s/1148937365/br/148707612191-l>.