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Latest audio described DVD figures and titles – March 2011

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Audio described DVD titles on new release shelves during the month of March 2011 stand at 32% of all titles.

The DVD titles released since January 2011 with audio description include:


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Apple picks up three awards at the 2010 Blind Bargain Access Awards

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Apple has received three awards from the fourth Annual Blind Bargains Access Awards, where both organisations and individuals have been recognised for their contribution towards access for the blind and vision impaired.

The Blind Bargains Access Awards recognizes the best products, websites, stores, and people in the blind community. According to Blind Bargains media release, nearly 500 people participated in the nomination and voting rounds this year.


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W3C talks accessibility in report on web and television convergence

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The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) held its Second Web and TV Workshop in February, where key priorities about web and TV convergence were discussed.

The workshop, held in February this year, resulted in the publication of a report by the W3C including but not limited to the following:

  • Home networking and second-screen scenarios
  • The role of metadata and relation to Semantic Web technology
  • Ensuring that convergent solutions are accessible
  • Possible extensions to HTML5 for television

The release of this report is designed to create some consistency in how televisions are incorporating online content. 


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Adobe ‘Project Wallaby’ converts Flash into HTML

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Adobe Labs has released an experimental technology designed to convert Flash animation files into HTML, potentially improving their accessibility.

Wallaby was designed particularly for devices that do not support Flash such as the iPhone and iPad.

Wallaby works by first converting the Flash animation to HTML, then allowing the content to be edited with an appropriate authoring tool, such as Dreamweaver. The output can be viewed using most modern web browsers.


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