Education

Education is a rapidly growing area of Media Access Australia’s (MAA) work in promoting access to audiovisual media used in the classroom for students with sensory impairment.

The Classroom Access Project (CAP) and the Accessible Education Database (AED)  are at present two key projects that are propelling advocacy for Deaf and hearing impaired students. However, MAA’s work also extends to providing information and advocacy for students who are blind or have low vision. 

Primary access solutions include:

• Captioning: for students who are Deaf or hearing impaired.
• Audio Description: for those that are blind or vision impaired.
  

In this section, you will find information about:

Education news

From Australia and around the world.

Access in a classroom

The need for inclusion and assistive technology to help provide access for students who are Deaf or hearing impaired and those who are blind or vision impaired in classrooms.

The Classroom Access Project (CAP)

An overview of the CAP, a pilot project looking at the use of technology to assist students who are Deaf or hearing impaired.

Find captioned educational titles

Captioned educational titles can be sourced through our Accessible Education Database (AED).

Other accessible education resources

This section covers other education projects and programs in Australia and overseas.

Get involved

As a teacher or student using captioning in the classroom you can do more to expand the use of captions in Australia.