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Accessibility
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Privacy and Cybersecurity
UC Berkeley To Remove More Than 20,000 Online Videos From Public Access In Response To DOJ Captioning Demand
By Minh N. Vu
Seyfarth Synopsis: Fewer online videos from UC Berkeley will be available to the public as a result of a DOJ demand that the videos have closed captioning. Starting March 15, 2017,…
The Right Coast
Berkeley Removes 20,000* Free Online Videos to Comply with Insane Department of Justice Ruling – Hit & Run : Reason.com
Berkeley had two choices: spend a fortune adding closed captioning to the videos, or remove them from public view. Cost-conscious administrators chose the latter option.via reason.com[ASL for] this is stupid.
Workforce Bulletin
Long-Awaited Accessibility Standards for Medical Diagnostic Equipment Are Released
By Epstein Becker Green, Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Our colleagues Joshua A. Stein and Frank C. Morris, Jr., at Epstein Becker Green have a post on the Health Employment And Labor blog that will be of interest to…
Health Care and Life Sciences
Long-Awaited Accessibility Standards for Medical Diagnostic Equipment Are Released
Our colleagues Joshua A. Stein and Frank C. Morris, Jr., at Epstein Becker Green have a post on the Health Employment And Labor blog that will be of interest to…
Workforce Bulletin
U.S. Access Board Releases Information and Communication Technology Standards and Guidelines
By Frank C. Morris Jr., Joshua A. Stein
Earlier this month, in the waning moments of the Obama Administration, the U.S. Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board (the “Access Board”) took the long-anticipated step of requiring websites of…
Other
Google Maps App Now Tells Users If Locations Are Accessible, But Is It Accurate and Reliable?
By Kevin Fritz
Seyfarth Synopsis: Google Maps now provides information on accessibility, but the information may not be particularly reliable or useful to gauge accessibility. The Google Maps app now indicates if a…
Employment & Human Rights Law in Canada
New AODA Requirements Effective January 1, 2017
By Lisa Stam
As of January 1, 2017, several new requirements have taken effect under the disability law regime in Ontario. The Integrated Accessibility Standards (IAS) made under the Accessibility of Ontarians with…
Business and Commercial
Smithsonian American Art Museum Offers America InSight Tours For Blind And Visually Impaired Art Enthusiasts
I was very inspired after reading this recent online NPR article on blind and visually impaired art enthusiasts being able to “see” and experience works of art at the Smithsonian…
Elder Law Prof Blog
Apple Enhances Accessibility in Products
By rmorgan
Disability Scoop ran an article on November 1, 2016, Apple Doubling Down On Accessibility. Check this out:Apple kicked off an event last week to unveil its latest lineup of MacBook…
Reproductive Rights Prof Blog
Dad-in-chief signs law bringing diaper-changing stations to more men’s rooms
CNN (Oct. 12, 2016): Dad-in-chief signs law bringing diaper-changing stations to more men's rooms, by Hailey Middlebrow:President Obama recently signed the Bathrooms Accessible in Every Situation Act which requires diaper-changing…