Ongoing Trend? Video and Audio Players Without Volume Control

National Public Radio First Listen audio player controls for The Jawhawks Proust album

I was stumped this morning when I read my friend Tim Nekritz’s tweet:

https://twitter.com/TimNekritz/status/724621615774965761

At first, I assumed Tim was referring to audio or video autoplay on a website, a practice that annoys users who don’ appreciate being surprised by a video or audio they starts automatically. Continue reading Ongoing Trend? Video and Audio Players Without Volume Control

Harvard University and M.I.T. Sued Over Failure to Caption Online Content

An advocacy group for the deaf, along with four deaf and hard of hearing individuals, filed two federal class action lawsuits today against Harvard University and Massachusetts Institute for Technology (MIT), claiming discrimination under the Americans for Disabilities Act and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. Continue reading Harvard University and M.I.T. Sued Over Failure to Caption Online Content