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Settlement Reached in Suit Over Video Captioning at Harvard University
The suit filed by the National Association of the Deaf alleged that many of Harvard’s online videos, courses and podcasts did not include captions or were inaccurately transcribed
By Collin Binkley •
Published November 27, 2019 •
Updated on November 27, 2019 at 4:01 pm
Harvard University agreed to make its website and online courses friendlier to those who are deaf or hard of hearing as part of a settlement announced Wednesday in a federal lawsuit.
The suit, filed in 2015 by the National Association of the Deaf, alleged that many of Harvard’s online videos, courses and podcasts did not include captions or were inaccurately transcribed. By offering the content to the public without captions, the suit alleged, Harvard was violating federal civil rights laws protecting those with disabilities.
“As Harvard learned through this lawsuit, universities and colleges are on notice that all aspects of their campus including their websites must be accessible to everyone,” Howard Rosenblum, CEO of the association, said in a statement.
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