Topic: Americans With Disabilities Act

Harvard, MIT, and UC Berkeley are facing legal action for failing to make their free online course content compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The lawsuits primarily target the lack of closed captioning for the deaf and hard of hearing. There is concern that these legal pressures will force universities to remove free educational resources from the internet, benefiting paid educational platforms and government student loan programs.

A discussion regarding a New York Times editorial and Los Angeles talk radio debates concerning the classification of pedophilia as a disorder. The dialogue explores the legal and social implications of covering such conditions under the Americans with Disabilities Act or the Affordable Care Act.