Festival Director Rick Randall affirms that “The City of Melbourne Triennial Funding signifies an unequivocal expression of confidence in the Festival. This grant provides invaluable support for the festival to respond to the aspirations of people with a disability to participate in screen culture as creators and consumers.”
The HD digital box is only the second talking box to go on sale in the world (the first was the Goodman’s ‘Smart Talk’ box, which was released in the United Kingdom in 2010). Designed with assistance from Vision Australia and Media Access Australia, the box will also receive audio description. (A trial of audio description on the ABC has been proposed by the Federal Government for later this year).
Through a combination of community pressure and a few dedicated people within the film and accessible media industry, Red Dog has become the first Australian movie captioned and audio described for digital cinema release.
Media Access Australia is thrilled with this announcement and is hopeful that Red Dog paves the way for other Australian movie producers to succeed in getting their production on cinema screens for all Australians to experience.
The game creates a three dimensional environment which can be explored by relying on a player’s sense of hearing.
Designer Pablo Mera explained his approach to the project. “We are not aiming at making a game for blind people... we are aiming at making an incredible new experience for everybody, that happens to level the field so blind people won't feel excluded.
