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

[Treasurer NFB-Idaho]

Tangentially, I am part of this. I am transcribing materials for 
Colleges and Universities in the UC system! Maybe I will get online 
document remediation contracts also.

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On 2022-11-22 08:32 AM, Erin Olsen via NFB-Idaho wrote:

> 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>.
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