There is a difference between Title II and Title III mainly in the fact that Title III has a lower standard of burden (in the words of our school’s lawyer all of our online materials, for example, do not have to be ADA complaint, we just have to be prepared to provide alternative if there is a need). I personally think this is a disservice to people with disabilities. At the same time, small private schools like our just do not have financial or human resources to commit to such undertaking either. Should there be government incentives for little schools who cannot but would be willing to invest if help was available?
The age limit for IDEA qualified children is 3 to 21. What happens if the person is still in an educational system but just turned 22 which puts him/her outside of the age limit?
I always make it a point in any faculty training to emphasize the importance of taking steps towards accessibility in a technology-enhanced classroom and in creating online learning materials. However, as we all know too well, suggesting additional things to do does not bode well with already overloaded faculty. Does anyone in this class deal with a similar problem or has been a part of successful ADA compliance campus-wide effort? If so, what strategy outside of mentioning for example, that it is a good practice to add descriptions to your images would you suggest?