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This section represents a listing of settlements and topics related to Information and Communication Technology (ICT) accessibility and the law.

Blind voters sue over access to absentee ballots in Ohio

Justice Department Reaches Settlement with EdX Inc.

About the ICT Refresh

Disabled Student Services in Higher Education - DSSHE-L

The purpose of the list is to facilitate the sharing of information among providers of services for students with disabilities in higher education. Issues discussed include: service delivery models, legal issues pertaining to the American's with Disabilities Act and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, publications of interest, assistive technology, counseling and career issues for students with disabilities, removing architectural and attitudinal barriers, grants and other funding sources, athletics/physical education, testing and other academic accommodations, disability awareness programming, available resources, student development theory, and other issues that relate to students with disabilities and to higher education service providers.

The DAISY Consortium

The DAISY Consortium is a global consortium of organizations committed to a common vision and mission, which pools and coordinates resources to deliver global change. We work towards creating the best way to read and publish. Join the DAISY Consortium today!

Assistive Technology Industry Association - ATiA

The Assistive Technology Industry Association (ATIA) is a not-for-profit membership organization of manufacturers, sellers and providers of technology-based assistive devices and/or services. The mission of ATIA is to serve as the collective voice of the assistive technology industry association so that the best products and services are delivered to people with disabilities.

International Association of Accessibility Professionals - IAAP

The International Association of Accessibility Professionals (IAAP) is a membership-based organization for individuals and organizations that are focused on accessibility or are in the process of building their accessibility skills and strategies. The objective of this association is to help accessibility professionals develop and advance their careers and to help organizations integrate accessibility into their products and infrastructure. The IAAP will provide a place for accessibility professionals around the world to gather, share experiences and enrich their knowledge of accessibility.

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-[http://us5.campaign-archive2.com/?u=c8be6d0b95d2e799aabd3f20f&id=db491c4f0a&e= March 2014]
+[http://us5.campaign-archive2.com/?u=c8be6d0b95d2e799aabd3f20f&id=1f0e8ea172&e=f240fd67ea March 2015: Leveling the ICT Playing Field]
-[http://us5.campaign-archive1.com/?u=c8be6d0b95d2e799aabd3f20f&id=6a7976b07b&e=6c7069e834 July 2014]
+[http://us5.campaign-archive2.com/?u=c8be6d0b95d2e799aabd3f20f&id=5196ce002a&e=f240fd67ea April 2015: Accessible Multimedia for All]
-[http://us5.campaign-archive1.com/?u=c8be6d0b95d2e799aabd3f20f&id=be51a024f9 September 2014]
+[http://us5.campaign-archive2.com/?u=c8be6d0b95d2e799aabd3f20f&id=a8349e0dab&e=f240fd67ea January 2016: Web Accessibility for All]
-[http://us5.campaign-archive1.com/?u=c8be6d0b95d2e799aabd3f20f&id=6f431e72c0 October 2014]
+[http://us5.campaign-archive2.com/?u=c8be6d0b95d2e799aabd3f20f&id=8c27b01d6f&e=f240fd67ea April 2016: Readily Achievable Web Accessibility Solutions]
-[http://us5.campaign-archive1.com/?u=c8be6d0b95d2e799aabd3f20f&id=88fe2157c3 November 2014]
+[http://us5.campaign-archive1.com/?u=c8be6d0b95d2e799aabd3f20f&id=75269f8dc8&e=8da49d4aff May 2016: The Importance of Assistive Technology]
-[http://us5.campaign-archive2.com/?u=c8be6d0b95d2e799aabd3f20f&id=92d5bece0e&e=f240fd67ea December 2014]
+[http://us5.campaign-archive2.com/?u=c8be6d0b95d2e799aabd3f20f&id=c67ece3681&e=f240fd67ea Fall 2016: Achieving Greater Web Accessibility with W3C-WAI]
-[http://us5.campaign-archive2.com/?u=c8be6d0b95d2e799aabd3f20f&id=f1fa1ffbec&e=f240fd67ea January 2015]
+[http://mailchi.mp/b1c3ae06f278/iaap-a-digital-treasure-chest-for-achieving-greater-accessibility?e=f240fd67ea Spring 2017: IAAP: A Digital Treasure Chest for Achieving Greater Web Accessibility]
-[http://us5.campaign-archive2.com/?u=c8be6d0b95d2e799aabd3f20f&id=1f0e8ea172&e=f240fd67ea March 2015]
+[https://mailchi.mp/e3574c96f468/iaap-a-digital-treasure-chest-for-achieving-greater-accessibility-1307801?e=f240fd67ea Winter 2017: Is it Time to Update Your Accessibility Policy?]
-[http://us5.campaign-archive2.com/?u=c8be6d0b95d2e799aabd3f20f&id=5196ce002a&e=f240fd67ea April 2015]
+[https://mailchi.mp/26c50b5fa402/iaap-a-digital-treasure-chest-for-achieving-greater-accessibility-1340289?e=46253820c8 Spring 2018: Multimedia Accessibility Through Audio Description]
-[http://us5.campaign-archive1.com/?u=c8be6d0b95d2e799aabd3f20f&id=7a882142b1&e=46253820c8 May 2015]
+[https://mailchi.mp/50a50898d37b/iaap-a-digital-treasure-chest-for-achieving-greater-accessibility-1381317?e=f240fd67ea Fall 2018: Captioning Services in Today's Evolving Digital Landscape]
-[http://us5.campaign-archive1.com/?u=c8be6d0b95d2e799aabd3f20f&id=dd02f08b33&e=f240fd67ea June/July 2015]
+[https://mailchi.mp/5bc7765fcfbb/free-webinar-audio-description-multimedia-strategies-that-benefit-everyone-1428873?e Spring 2019: Meeting and Exceeding WCAG Guidelines for Video Accessibility]
-[http://us5.campaign-archive2.com/?u=c8be6d0b95d2e799aabd3f20f&id=cf18772310&e=f240fd67ea July 2015]
-[http://us5.campaign-archive2.com/?u=c8be6d0b95d2e799aabd3f20f&id=188e3817e7&e=f240fd67ea August/September 2015]
-[http://us5.campaign-archive1.com/?u=c8be6d0b95d2e799aabd3f20f&id=a022bb130a&e=f240fd67ea October 2015]
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 [http://www.wlwt.com/news/Blind-voters-sue-over-access-to-absentee-ballots-in-Ohio/36847516 Blind voters sue over access to absentee ballots in Ohio]
-[http://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/13/education/harvard-and-mit-sued-over-failing-to-caption-online-courses.html?_r=0 Harvard and M.I.T. Are Sued Over Lack of Closed Captions]
 [http://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-reaches-settlement-edx-inc-provider-massive-open-online-courses-make-its Justice Department Reaches Settlement with EdX Inc.]
 [http://www.access-board.gov/guidelines-and-standards/communications-and-it/about-the-ict-refresh About the ICT Refresh]
-[http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2015/04/does-the-ada-apply-to-online-spaces-too/390654/?utm_content=buffer03728&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer Should Netflix Be Accessible to the Deaf? - The Atlantic]
-[http://www.zoodigital.com/itunes-movie-tv-content-without-closed-captions-removed-from-us-store/ iTunes Movie and TV content without closed captions to be removed from the US Store]
-[http://lflegal.com/2015/08/legal-update-summer15/ Digital Accessibility Legal Update by (Summer, 2015)]
-<span style="font-size:small"><span style="font-family: tahoma,geneva,sans-serif"><span style="top: 0.2em"></span></span></span>[http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/education/blind-parent-wins-battle-to-get-access-to-online-school-resources/ Blind parent wins battle for access to online Seattle school resources]
-[http://lflegal.com/2015/03/legal-update-csun15/ Digital Accessibility Legal Update from CSUN 2015 Conference]
-= <span style="font-size:medium">[http://atwiki.assistivetech.net/index.php/ATWiki_Home The ATWiki]</span><br/> =
-<span style="font-size:small"><span style="font-family: tahoma,geneva,sans-serif"><span style="top: 0.2em">An encyclopedia on assistive technology</span> maintained by CATEA (The Center for Assistive Technology and Environmental Access) at the Georgia Institute of Technology.</span></span>
-= <span style="font-size:medium">[http://accessibility.sc.gov/Pages/default.aspx SC ATAC]</span><br/> =
-<span style="font-size:small"><span style="font-family: tahoma,geneva,sans-serif">The South Carolina Assistive Technology Advisory Committee (ATAC) is a technology architecture committee with a primary focus on information technology accessibility. ATAC is composed of representatives from many of South Carolina's state agencies.</span></span>
-= <span style="font-size:medium">[http://g3ict.org/resource_center/toolkit G3ict]</span><br/> =
-<span style="font-size:medium"><span style="font-size:small"><span style="font-family: tahoma,geneva,sans-serif">The <span>Global Initiative for Inclusive Information and Communication Technologies is an advocacy initiative launched in December 2006 by the United Nations Global Alliance for ICT and Development, in cooperation with the Secretariat for the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities at UN DESA. Its [http://g3ict.org/about/mission mission] is to facilitate and support the implementation of the dispositions of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities on the accessibility of Information Communication Technologies (ICTs) and assistive technologies.</span></span></span></span>
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 = <span style="font-size:medium">[http://www.daisy.org/home The DAISY Consortium]</span><br/> =
-<span style="font-size:small"><span style="font-family: tahoma,geneva,sans-serif">The DAISY Consortium is a global consortium of [http://www.daisy.org/members organizations] committed to a common [http://www.daisy.org/mission vision and mission], which pools and coordinates resources to deliver global change. We work towards creating the best way to read and publish. [http://www.daisy.org/joining Join the DAISY Consortium today]! The December 2014 issue of the DAISY Planet newsletter is available at: [http://www.daisy.org/planet-2014-12 http://www.daisy.org/planet-2014-12] &nbsp;</span></span>
+<span style="font-size:small"><span style="font-family: tahoma,geneva,sans-serif">The DAISY Consortium is a global consortium of [http://www.daisy.org/members organizations] committed to a common [http://www.daisy.org/mission vision and mission], which pools and coordinates resources to deliver global change. We work towards creating the best way to read and publish. [http://www.daisy.org/joining Join the DAISY Consortium today]! &nbsp;</span></span>
-= <span style="font-size:medium">[http://www.atia.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=1 Assistive Technology Industry Association - ATiA]</span><br/> =
+= <span style="font-size:medium">[http://www.atia.org Assistive Technology Industry Association - ATiA]</span><br/> =
 <span style="font-size:small"><span style="font-family: tahoma,geneva,sans-serif">The Assistive Technology Industry Association (ATIA) is a not-for-profit membership organization&nbsp;of manufacturers, sellers and providers of technology-based assistive devices and/or services.&nbsp;The mission of ATIA is to serve as the collective voice of the assistive technology industry association so that the best products and services are delivered to people with disabilities.</span></span>
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 <span style="font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif">The International Association of Accessibility Professionals (IAAP) is a membership-based organization for individuals and organizations that are focused on accessibility or are in the process of building their accessibility skills and strategies. The objective of this association is to help accessibility professionals develop and advance their careers and to help organizations integrate accessibility into their products and infrastructure. The IAAP will provide a place for accessibility professionals around the world to gather, share experiences and enrich their knowledge of accessibility.</span>
-= <span style="font-size:medium">[http://www.afb.org/info/about-us/1 American Foundation for the Blind - AFB]</span><br/> =
-<span style="font-size:small"><span style="font-family: tahoma,geneva,sans-serif">The American Foundation for the Blind removes barriers, creates solutions, and expands possibilities so people with vision loss can achieve their full potential. Among several resources and services, AFB provides valuable information on the creation of accessible websites at the following link: [http://www.afb.org/info/accessibility/creating-accessible-websites/23 Creating Accessible Websites]</span></span>
-= <span style="font-size:medium">[http://info.ssbbartgroup.com/AdW-SSB-BART-Group.html?gclid=CjwKEAiAt4mlBRDXwt_m9ICU4DcSJAAS_X0WkLq8rhWWWzzJS16KAoddI5DuFRc2Y9aQLVLqyhAfBRoCsRzw_wcB SSB Bart Group]</span><br/> =
-<span style="font-size: 14px;  font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;  color: #333333">SSB BART Group recently premiered a new&nbsp;series of web accessibility videos on the <span class="Object" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT331_com_zimbra_url">[http://go.ssbbartgroup.com/o03di00e6000gB04KFKxtw0 SSB YouTube Channel]</span>. These short, introductory level videos created by SSB team members include demos of assistive technology and common accessibility challenges.</span>
-= <span style="font-size:medium">Events</span><br/> =
-<span style="font-size:medium">See [[Events|Events calendar]]</span> <span style="font-size:small"><span style="font-family: tahoma,geneva,sans-serif">for upcoming events and archived resources.</span></span>

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