The Americans with Disabilities Act Turns 25 in July!
Please join the Virginia Commonwealth University community as we celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act with an afternoon of reflection and discussion of our progress and challenges in ensuring ADA compliance. We encourage students and employees of the university to attend as well as any local community partners. Friday, July 17 […]
edX to Improve Access to MOOCs for People with Disabilities
The Chronicle of Higher Education posted this story about the U.S. Department of Justice settlement with edX regarding making its offerings more accessible to people with disabilities.Harvard and M.I.T. were sued because advocates for the deaf filed federal lawsuits saying both universities violated antidiscrimination laws.
Harvard and M.I.T. Are Sued Over Lack of Closed Captions
According to this article in the New York Times, advocates for the deaf file federal lawsuits against Harvard and MIT, saying both universities violated antidiscrimination laws by failing to provide closed captioning in their online lectures, courses, podcasts and other educational materials. The last standard in the Quality Matters rubric concerns addressing accessibility within your […]