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| 20 March 2012 |
Opportunity lost with Nokia Maps audio direction The new audio direction available on the mobile version of Nokia Maps has potential for people who are blind or vision impaired, but an inaccessible... |
| 16 March 2012 |
Government confirms national audio description trial for August The Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy has confirmed that the trial of audio description on the ABC will take place in... |
| 14 March 2012 |
TED launches education YouTube channel From humble beginnings back in 1984, TED has become a global sensation, offering talks on almost any subject to inform and inspire. To the delight of... |
| 13 March 2012 |
Guides bridge the social media divide Today we’ve launched our guide to social media for people with a disability. The SociABILITY report is designed to help ensure that the one in five... |
| 08 March 2012 |
iPad 3 & Apple TV: mostly tech update with small accessibility impact The world is buzzing with news of a new iPad and Apple TV. Although many of the improvements are focused on making these devices faster and more... |
| 07 March 2012 |
New live television captioning system developed in UK A UK access company, Red Bee Media, has developed a new live captioning system, Subito, which uses speech recognition technology to align pre-... |
| 07 March 2012 |
5 good news stories from CSUN 2012 Dr Scott Hollier, Project Manager at Media Access Australia, has recently returned from the CSUN 27th Annual international Technology & Persons... |
| 06 March 2012 |
First university backed web accessibility course for professionals launched We have today launched Australia’s first university-backed web accessibility course, offering industry professionals the practical skills needed to... |
| 05 March 2012 |
NT and NSW governments formally adopt WCAG 2.0 The New South Wales and Northern Territory governments have joined other states and territories by publicly endorsing the latest international web... |
| 05 March 2012 |
Audio description introduced in four Melbourne cinemas Village Cinemas has commenced audio description in four of its suburban Melbourne complexes, greatly increasing the number of accessible cinemas for... |
| 01 March 2012 |
Google: our video accessibility team has been hard at work Google has just announced a number of enhancements to closed captioning across its video service, YouTube. Given YouTube’s presence and influence... |
| Date Published | News headline and description |
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| 29 February 2012 |
New Zealanders demand closed captioning for Deaf MP Over 5,000 New Zealanders have signed a petition calling for closed captioning to be provided for the country’s first Deaf MP, Mojo Mathers, during... |
| 27 February 2012 |
Campaigns promote captions in schools in 2012 As the use of audiovisual resources in mainstream classrooms increases, so does the need for captions to be used as a learning tool for all students... |
| 22 February 2012 |
Television revealed for blind and vision impaired Australians The Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy (DBCDE) has just announced that Australia’s first audio description trial will be... |
| 21 February 2012 |
Braille keyboard for iPhone developed Researchers at Georgia Tech have developed BrailleTouch, a prototype iPhone app that allows people who are blind or vision impaired to send text... |
| 20 February 2012 |
Windows 8 to come with enhanced accessibility Microsoft has announced a number of significant accessibility improvements to its upcoming Windows 8 operating system. This is further reassurance... |
| 20 February 2012 |
Social media research to be presented at global conference Dr Scott Hollier, Project Manager for Media Access Australia (MAA), will present his paper Social Media: a practical approach at the CSUN 27th Annual... |
| 17 February 2012 |
Accessibility Internet Rally a wrap, now on to the awards The Accessibility Internet Rally held in Austin over the weekend brought 21 professional web developers together with five not-for-profit... |
| 17 February 2012 |
Morocco’s film festival supports audio described movies For the second year running the Marrakech International Film Festival (FIFM) has showcased audio described movies for its blind and vision impaired... |
| 16 February 2012 |
Proposed new Irish access rules provoke fierce criticism Controversy has erupted in Ireland over proposed changes to television access regulation. In December 2011, the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (... |