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Apparently the US Department of Justice told them they were in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act. [1]

"The Justice Department, following an investigation, in August determined that the university was violating the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990. The department reached that conclusion after receiving complaints from two employees of Gallaudet University, saying Berkeley’s free online educational content was inaccessible to blind and deaf people because of a lack of captions, screen reader compatibility and other issues."

The ADA does not apply in Europe but I have no idea what Belgian/EU laws there are.

[1] https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2017/03/06/u-california-...




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