The conference will bring together policy makers, interest groups and industry leaders, and the accessibility of media for people with disabilities will be a key concern during the event. The sessions will be streamed live online with captions, showing the depth of ACCAN’s commitment to accessibility.
Here’s 5 easy ideas to get involved in Hearing Awareness Week. They are all ready for you:
The videos, released as part of Hearing Awareness Week, give practical information about subjects such as connecting set-top boxes and recording digital television, as well as support services such as the Household Assistance Scheme.
“The Gillard Government wants to ensure all members of the community receive the information they need about the switch to digital TV which is happening progressively across Australia between 2010 and 2013,” said Senator Conroy.
The winners were for each category were:
Roma Wood Community Award: Wayne Hawkins, Australian Communications Consumer Action Network (ACCAN)
DVD captioning: Warner Home Video
Most consistent use of captions: Javier Arriaga, The Sub Station
Best promotion of captioning: Ai-Media for Ai-Live
TV Captioning: TV Award is Fox Sports for Hyundai A-League
Best new captioning initiative: ABC iView for the iView iPad App and the Australian Communications Exchange for Smart Auslan and captions for the Melbourne Sports Museum
In 2007, the commission introduced a new policy which stated that broadcasters must caption 100% of programs apart from commercials and promos. It also instructed the Canadian Association of Broadcasters to establish caption working groups for the English language market and French-language market, which would include representatives from the broadcasters, distributors, consumer and advocacy groups, and caption providers.
The commission noted that there were some areas on which the English-language working group could not reach consensus. These included:
