After the National Association of the Deaf filed lawsuits against Harvard and MIT alleging that the universities' online content discriminates against the deaf and hard of hearing, some legal experts said they believe the suit has merit. Filed earlier this month, the complaint alleges that by not captioning its online content, including content on edX , a virtual education platform founded by Harvard and MIT in 2012, the schools violate the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, which requires that places of public accommodation are accessible to all.
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