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| 13 November 2015 |
Digital Gap pushes for change by 2017 The call for improvement to digital accessibility for people with disabilities moved to Parliament House in Canberra with a call for significant... |
| 12 November 2015 |
Credit Union Christmas Pageant provides audio description The Credit Union Christmas Pageant will be broadcast on 101.5FM Radio Adelaide on the morning of Saturday 14th November, with audio description... |
| 10 November 2015 |
ACCAN launches campaign for online caption quality The Australian Communications Consumer Action Network (ACCAN) has formed an alliance of organisations which is calling for online videos to be... |
| 10 November 2015 |
Call to caption parliament The Federal Parliament is improving its accessibility to people with disabilities. This includes its digital presence through its website and online... |
| 09 November 2015 |
Be involved with Print Disability Round Table 2016 Information access for people with print disabilities is an expanding and evolving area for development of services, advocacy and promotion. This... |
| 05 November 2015 |
Accessible Canada by law Canadian province Manitoba has introduced a customer service standard as part of its accessibility legislation. This recognises that disabled... |
| 04 November 2015 |
US communications commissioner calls for increased accessibility for the blind In a blog post marking his second anniversary as chairman of the FCC (Federal Communications Commission), Tom Wheeler has emphasised the work that... |
| 03 November 2015 |
New accessible gaming resources available Media Access Australia’s gaming specialists have joined forces to bring you brand new information on accessible mainstream and mobile gaming options... |
| 02 November 2015 |
British conference celebrates audio description The RNIB Audio Description Conference: Celebrating Progress and Looking Ahead, which was held in London on 23 September, brought together a host of... |
| Date Published | News headline and description |
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| 30 October 2015 |
Three upcoming accessible theatre productions in Adelaide Access2Arts have shared a list of upcoming touch tour and audio described productions in Adelaide for theatre fans who are blind or vision impaired. |
| 28 October 2015 |
UK TV access report shows over compliance The UK regulator Ofcom has released its access compliance report for the first two quarters of 2015 and it shows that generally all quotas have been... |
| 23 October 2015 |
Live captioning bonanza captured by ACMA The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) held a day-long event in September dedicated to live captioning issues as part of its... |
| 21 October 2015 |
Digital Gap Initiative invites you to Parliament The Federal Parliament will be the venue for a major accessibility event showcasing developments and issues in digital accessibility. |
| 21 October 2015 |
Apple to provide accessibility support around NDIS conference Apple is presenting its accessibility technologies at the NDIS New World Conference in Brisbane next week. The tech giant has prepared an "Accessible... |
| 20 October 2015 |
Yahoo streams captioned NFL to the world American online giant Yahoo will be providing its first streamed and captioned National Football League (NFL) game live from London UK on 25 October. |
| 19 October 2015 |
Video on demand access builds up Video on Demand (VOD) is a rapidly growing platform for consuming entertainment content. Recent developments overseas are showing that action around... |
| 15 October 2015 |
New Zealand Deaf community takes Sky to Commission over lack of captions Deaf groups in New Zealand have formalised complaints against subscription television broadcaster Sky for not captioning the coverage of the Rugby... |
| 14 October 2015 |
Audio described performance of Next to Normal rock musical in Perth The Black Swan State Theatre Company will be presenting an audio described musical theatre production at the State Theatre Centre of Western... |
| 12 October 2015 |
Blind Citizens Australia wraps up successful convention in Perth The Blind Citizens Australia (BCA) annual convention was held over the weekend at the Mercure hotel in Perth, with approximately 120 attendees... |
| 12 October 2015 |
American regulator denies captioning exemptions to churches In the USA, religious television is very popular with lots of churches having their own television shows and channels. Under American rules these... |