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Latest MAA Annual Report now available online

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Media Access Australia held its AGM on 26 October 2010 and approved the annual report and accounts. Media Access Australia had a successful year with significant progress in cinema, education, television, downloads, and digital technology and online media access.

Media Access Australia CEO Alex Varley said, “I am pleased to see continuous progress in media access, particularly in the rapidly changing new media area. We have firmly established ourselves as the first port of call for consumers, government and business for issues connected with media access. None of this could happen without our successful collaboration with community organisations and international partners.”

“Our team is continuing to grow and it is a pleasure to work with such knowledgeable and passionate people.”

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UNESCO publishes report on mainstreaming ICT for people with disabilities

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The United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) has published a report on its ‘Consultative Meeting on Mainstreaming Information and Communications Technologies (ICTs) for Persons with Disabilities to Access Information and Knowledge’.

The UNESCO meeting was conducted to assist UN Member Nations to promote the social inclusion of people with disabilities through Information and Communication Technologies (ICT).  The meeting was attended by representatives of the disabled community, IT&T industry, research and educational institutions, non-governmental organisations working in the subject area and other United Nations organisations.  

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President Obama signs landmark access legislation

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President Barack Obama  signed into law the Twenty-First Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2010.

The act, a draft of which was first introduced by Congressman Ed Markey of Massachusetts in 2008, was passed by the House of Representatives with an overwhelming majority on 29 September.

Among the act’s provisions are the following requirements:

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