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| 20 August 2014 |
Disability employment: three easy steps Getting ready to either help or directly employ people with disabilities is easier than you think. Here are three reasons why. |
| 18 August 2014 |
NZ Greens push for 100% captioning The New Zealand Green Party has released a new disability policy which calls for captioning targets of 100% to be phased in for the country’s main... |
| 18 August 2014 |
Phillipines introduce accessible cinema, inspired by American legislation Philippines cinema chain SM Cinemas recently held the nation’s first accessible cinema sessions, simultaneously screening accessible movies across a... |
| 14 August 2014 |
Accessibility & the Cloud: Current & Future Trends - WA Accessibility Camp 2014 Dr Scott Hollier's presentation at the WA Accessibility Camp 2014 is now available to download via SlideShare. |
| 14 August 2014 |
The NDIS: a role-based ICT approach - Disability Employment Conference 2014 Dr Scott Hollier's presentation at the Disability Employment Conference 2014 is now available to download via SlideShare. |
| 13 August 2014 |
Q&A with Wendy Youens In our latest Media Access Australia ‘experts in access’ Q&A, we talk to Wendy Youens, CEO of the New Zealand access company Able, which provides... |
| 07 August 2014 |
Canadian committee releases live audio description guidelines A committee led by Accessible Media Inc. (AMI) and the Canadian Association of Broadcasters has released a set of logistical, technical and artistic... |
| 06 August 2014 |
New device to provide access to graphical information Curtin University has developed a new device aimed at enabling people with vision impairments to read complex printed information such as graphics,... |
| 04 August 2014 |
Ai-Media expansion to benefit education and business Access provider Ai-Media has expanded its operations to Melbourne as part of growing its national and global operations in Sydney, Brisbane, Adelaide... |
| 04 August 2014 |
NDIS service providers urged to consider ICT accessibility Service providers to the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) have been advised to consider the accessibility of their information... |
| 01 August 2014 |
Audio description takes to the sky Emirates airline has announced the introduction of audio description to its in-flight entertainment system, making it the first airline to provide... |
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| 31 July 2014 |
Making cloud computing accessible With cloud computing becoming increasingly central to daily life, cloud providers have been urged to consider the access requirements of consumers... |
| 30 July 2014 |
Accessible cinema to get a legislative boost in the USA Last week the United States Attorney General signed a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking which recommends amendments to the Americans With Disabilities... |
| 29 July 2014 |
Caption developments for cinema and the arts The last few years have seen major developments in cinema accessibility alongside the update to digital cinema. Theatre and musical theatre have also... |
| 25 July 2014 |
OwnFone launches ‘world's first braille mobile phone’ in Australia OwnFone has launched a braille-based mobile phone for blind and vision impaired users in Australia—a world-first, according to the mobile technology... |
| 25 July 2014 |
Ofcom consults on sign language requirements The UK communications regulator Ofcom has launched a review of the signing arrangements it has in place for TV channels with low audience levels. |
| 24 July 2014 |
Q&A: Former Australian Disability Commissioner, Graeme Innes Media Access Australia spoke to former Australian Disability Commissioner Graeme Innes about his time in the role, web accessibility, disability... |
| 23 July 2014 |
IBM creates new role: Chief Accessibility Officer IBM has recently named Frances West, a 25-year IBM veteran, as the company’s first Chief Accessibility Officer. |
| 23 July 2014 |
Q&A: Digital literature accessibility Media Access Australia spoke with Dr. Mike Kent, Lecturer, Faculty of Humanities, School of Media, Culture and Creative Arts, Department of Internet... |
| 22 July 2014 |
Ofcom releases access requirements for 2015 The UK communications regulator Ofcom has released its list of TV channels which will be required to provide access services – captioning, audio... |