"UC Berkeley will restrict public access to much of its online course content for a variety of practical reasons, Vice Chancellor Cathy Koshland announced this week. …
… The action by the campus is supposed to partially address a recent investigation by the U.S. Department of Justice that found the university in violation of Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act." …
Maybe Berkeley just doesn’t want us to know what is being taught in their classrooms?!
Or maybe, @gmfreedom, it costs way too much to make the resources universally accessible and if they don’t, they risk ADA lawsuits. It’s a no-win situation. Then again, you signed up for this website to add your commentary to the Berkeley riots, so I guess I’m not surprised. Sad! Bad (or sick) guy!
This is a case of unintended consequences. I understand the ADA’s mission, but giving equal access to all is not always going to be easy or cheap (or even possible). A public institution with known budgetary issues is just not going to be able to afford to bring these videos and podcasts up to ADA standards. And now they rest of the public - outside of the university - loses out. Yay?
@Undercrackers Well, there are other online videos by other universities as well.
@Desiree2 True - but, what will make them immune if their content doesn’t meet ADA standards either? If they can afford to comply, more power to them. It feels like Cal was targeted because it is a well-known and well-respected large public institution that could be used to send a message. Note that I have zero evidence for this.
When grievance politics meets an eager SJW lawyer…this is what you get. Priceless.