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Increasingly online, more universities are being sued by students with disabilities – Ed Scoop

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With the majority of colleges moving online, several universities are now being sued for not making class materials, websites and services accessible to disabled students.

After the COVID-19 pandemic forced colleges and universities to move online in March, many institutions are now working out the kinks to make their curriculum resources and university services accessible in the new remote-learning environment. But for disabled students, the challenges of digital accessibility have been exacerbated, despite laws that prohibit discrimination against disabled people.

Over the summer, 35 disability lawsuits have been filed against universities related to online learning, according to accessibility software company AudioEye. And although universities have faced legal pushback for digital inaccessibility in the past, the pandemic has amplified accessibility issues for disabled students, said Heath Thompson, CEO of AudioEye.

“I think it clearly represents something going on relative to the prevalence now of online learning, and remote learning,” Thompson told EdScoop.

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