Changes to Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act have left some UC Berkeley faculty feeling unsupported as they navigate course accessibility, with many concerned about needing to overhaul all online materials.
The changes will require more campus digital course materials to be web accessible by April 24. Web content accessibility standards for these materials have largely been reserved for public resources, with additional support being provided through accommodation requests.
In 2022, UC Berkeley was sued by the U.S. Department of Justice for failing to abide by these standards and given three and a half years to make the appropriate changes. Now, revisions to Title II of the ADA will apply these standards to password-protected course sites such as bCourses…