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    New US National Education Technology Plan criticised by disability groups

    The United States draft National Education Technology Plan 2010 has been criticised by disability groups for not ... resources through mainstream technologies, rather than access through special, expensive assistive technology”. MAA’s Classroom Access Project is seeking to address such issues with its second ...

    21 Mar 2011 - 5:28pm

    US project to improve web access for low-income Deaf and hearing impaired

    ... the Deaf (CSD), a US not-for-profit organisation promoting access for Deaf and hearing impaired Americans, has been awarded US$14.9 million towards a project to improve access to Internet-based services for people who are Deaf ...

    1 Jul 2011 - 3:23pm

    Q&A with Robert Kingett: motivational speaker, author and video-on-demand accessibility advocate

    Media Access Australia spoke to Robert Kingett, accessibility advocate, motivational ... the Internet” and creator of the Accessible Netflix Project – most recently successfully advocating for audio description on ... Robert shares with us his motivation to improve access to media, discusses how the Accessible Netflix Project began, provides ...

    4 May 2015 - 3:59pm

    3D printers to improve classroom access

    ... media, 3D printers are emerging as a new way for students to access learning and information. Increasingly affordable ... promising in its potential to increase access to education for students with vision impairment. From a practical standpoint ... learners and visual learners and creates engaging classroom learning opportunities for all. For those interested, online ...

    27 Nov 2014 - 1:18pm

    How does captioning help with inclusive education?

    Inclusive education is an expectation for any student enrolled in a mainstream school, ... In a recent article in The Conversation on inclusive education , Kathy Cologon, who is a senior lecturer at the Institute of Early ... videos.  This is a simple process that can be done in the classroom or at home. A final key comment from Cologon is, “It is ...

    13 Aug 2015 - 6:09pm

    Term 2 shows positive move forward for Deaf and hearing impaired students

    At the end of Term 2, the Media Access Australia Education Team reflects on education access developments for students who are ... are Deaf or hearing impaired. Our initiatives such as the Classroom Access Project and the upcoming CAP THAT! campaign promote ...

    8 Jul 2015 - 2:49pm

    Captions in the classroom: a hidden literacy tool

    Education manager and Itinerant Teacher of the Deaf, Anne McGrath, talks ... Videos and multimedia are being used more and more in the classroom – a trend the new Australian curriculum certainly encourages. Using ... deaf" (p.50). Captions are becoming widely available in education media, with the new ABC’s teacher resource site Splash ...

    8 Jul 2015 - 2:49pm

    Audio description in education

    Education Here you will find news and information about a range of areas ... educational sectors are taking up the technology. So the classroom is becoming increasingly more visual, particularly in regard to the ... that underpin these benefits relate to educational access and equity for all students. Firstly audio description helps ...

    7 Jan 2011 - 2:16pm

    Vision Education Scoping Report

    In 2013, Media Access Australia undertook a study of vision education services to explore the wide range of issues faced by students who ... The report is available for download: Vision Education Scoping Report (PDF 2.1 MB) Vision Education Scoping Report ...

    24 Sep 2014 - 2:09pm

    Highlights of 2013 – getting captions into the classroom

    ... campaign encouraging teachers to turn on captions in the classroom to help improve learning and literacy for all students. Here, we give ... Captions Champions. There was good representation across all education sectors – public, Catholic and independent – with six ...

    8 Jul 2015 - 2:49pm

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