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Opinion: Australia still a prison for vision impaired TV viewers

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Blind advocate Scott L. Nixon shares his hopes and dreams for Australian television.

I want you to sit back and imagine something if you will. Imagine coming home from a long day and settling down in front of the TV like everyone else does of an evening.  You switch on the set and find that The Big Bang Theory is on. Sheldon has just done something crazy as always and the results are causing the audience to laugh hard and clap loudly. But you have no idea what is happening and it is never explained in a way that will allow you to enjoy the wonderful visual comedy that others are able to view. 

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Call for an ongoing audio description service trial

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The future of audio description (AD) on Australian television is currently being decided, and blindness and consumer organisations are calling for public support to get an AD service trial on the ABC.

An ongoing service trial would provide viewers who are blind and vision impaired with a similar service to the 2012 technical trial, while allowing the ABC to resolve any issues involved in delivering AD nationally.

The ‘It’s as easy as ABC’ campaign is calling on supporters to write to Senator Stephen Conroy, the Minister for Communications, and Mark Scott, the ABC’s Managing Director, asking them to proceed with the service trial this year.

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Panasonic talking TVs now available in Australia

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Panasonic’s new range of Viera smart TVs which have just been released in Australia feature Voice Guidance, making them accessible for blind and vision impaired users. When activated, the feature reads out onscreen text including set-up and recording instructions, channel name, program information and electronic program guides.

Voice Guidance was developed by Panasonic in conjunction with the Royal National Institute of the Blind (RNIB) in the UK, and was first included in a range of models released to the UK and Irish markets in 2012.

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2013 Access Awards winners announced

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The winners of the 2013 Access Awards presented by the American Foundation for the Blind have been announced, honouring the work of organisations that help to improve access to media for people with vision loss.

Included in the list of winners are AT&T, Best Buy, Panasonic, Regal Entertainment Group and the Royal National Institute of the Blind (RNIB). Recognition was given to their products and services that showed innovation in order to cater to the needs of people with disabilities.

Winners of the 2013 Access Awards are:

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