Enlightened Ones
The lawsuit against Capella University has been gaining international attention since a story about it first appeared in the Chronicle of Higher Education. While those criticizing it range from the uniformed to the out-and-out bigoted (for example, a white supremacist group came out in support of Capella's positions), there are also those who have exhibited very enlightened views. Interestingly, many of these are coming from outside of the United States. (Now what does that say about disability rights in the US?)
Two of the most enlightened posts that we have found, so far, include:
FLOSSE Posse (Finland)
Non-accessible e-learning: lawsuit against an institution using WebCT
"The technology used in the Capella was WebCT.
I think the student has a point in here. I am not an expert of WebCT, but colleague of mine was lately using it and wrote pretty good review about the poor support for web standards in the WebCT. The use of JavaScript and frames seems to be a hack to “protect” the content inside WebCT, so saving it locally would be more difficult. Read the content and remember it!"
Teach and Learn Online (Australia)
Lawsuit forces Web2 learning strategies
"Hardly surprising news, but very significant in my view. . .Surely it is only a matter of time before the same activism happens here in Australia. Many of us have argued til blue in the face that Learning Management Systems are unusable and inaccessible, and place unnecessary pressure on a student."