[NFBF-Tampa] [NFBF-L] DOJ investigation of the University of California at Berkeley

[marion.gwizdala at verizon.net]

Dear Federation Family,

 

                I received the below correspondence from a colleague of mine
at the Department of Justice concerning a consent decree against the
University of California, Berkeley (UCB) affecting blind, deaf, and mobility
impaired visitors to their website.

 

Fraternally yours,

Marion Gwizdala

The Justice Department announced today 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
<https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-secures-agreement-univers
ity-california-berkeley-make-online-content> here. 

 

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