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UC may eliminate noncompliant free content
Author(s) -
Sutton Halley
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
disability compliance for higher education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1943-8001
pISSN - 1086-1335
DOI - 10.1002/dhe.30251
Subject(s) - statement (logic) , economic justice , compliance (psychology) , content (measure theory) , political science , medical education , library science , engineering , psychology , medicine , computer science , law , mathematics , social psychology , mathematical analysis
The University of California, Berkeley may eliminate free online content, including resources used for massive open online courses hosted on edX, YouTube, and iTunes University, rather than comply with mandates from the U.S. Justice Department to make the content accessible for students with disabilities. The content in question, which was found to be out of compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, is available completely free and for the general public. According to a statement issued by Cathy Koshland, vice chancellor for undergraduate education, on behalf of the university, “The department's findings do not implicate the accessibility of educational opportunities provided to our enrolled students.”