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From: John E Brandt
Date: Mar 21, 2011 2:48PM

I don't think I saw this one come up in this list.



Summary:



Last week, amid the news surrounding various world crises, the National
Federation of the Blind (NFB) posted a press release indicating that they
had "requested that the United States Department of Justice, Civil Rights
Division, investigate civil rights violations committed by" two major
universities for using Google Apps for Education. They state that this is
"because the schools have adopted technology that is not accessible to the
blind." A similar request for investigation has been filed against four
Oregon public school districts that are using Google Apps.



The press release cites the fact that "United States Department of Justice
and the United States Department of Education have specifically warned all
university presidents against the adoption of inaccessible technology."



Here is a short link to the press release: http://bit.ly/ffPyeZv



Here's my take on it - my blog - http://bit.ly/hc57ji



~j



John E. Brandt

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