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| 09 June 2016 |
PCWA online course aims to promote accessibility Inclusion and accessibility are hot topics that impact on the daily lives of around 25% of the population who have a disability or impairment. And... |
| 08 June 2016 |
How the blind experience the internet What is the internet like when you have a vision impairment? Chris Moury, who has rapidly declining vision, speaks about this topic on Control Z, a... |
| 07 June 2016 |
A demo of Microsoft Office 365’s new accessibility features Microsoft has recently updated Office 365 with three main new features that enhance accessibility for users with vision impairments. We provide an... |
| 06 June 2016 |
Audio description trial on iview ending soon The trial of audio description on the ABC’s online iview service, which commenced in April 2015, will soon be drawing to a close. |
| 02 June 2016 |
Election websites accessibility report – improving but still difficult to use Media Access Australia’s Director of Digital Accessibility, Dr Scott Hollier, recently tested a number of websites related to the upcoming Federal... |
| 01 June 2016 |
Vivid Sydney includes AD at the festival Last week Sydney saw the launch of Vivid, which is claimed to be the largest Winter festival of light, music and creativity in the country. Although... |
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| 30 May 2016 |
A disabled gamer influenced Naughty Dog to improve accessibility in Uncharted 4 Video game developer Naughty Dog has recently updated the accessibility options, thanks to the insight from a gamer with cerebral palsy. After... |
| 27 May 2016 |
ACMA publishes preliminary captioning exemption orders for Telstra Pay TV The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has published preliminary exemption orders for 34 channels provided on Telstra Pay TV for... |
| 25 May 2016 |
More than 2,300 people have signed to legislate closed captioning in NZ On Global Accessibility Awareness Day, 19 May 2016, the New Zealand Captioning Working Group submitted a petition to Mojo Mathers, Green MP, with... |
| 23 May 2016 |
“Okay Google, turn on Voice Access” As part of its focus to make Android devices more accessible to people with disabilities, Google has launched Voice Access Beta, a new accessibility... |
| 20 May 2016 |
Cognitive Disability podcast with Dr Scott Hollier A comprehensive new booklet aims to demystify Cognitive Disability by providing a practical resource for organisational support. The author of the... |
| 19 May 2016 |
5 ways to experience digital accessibility on Global Accessibility Awareness Day As today is Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD), we thought that we would encourage some involvement amongst the community so that you can gain... |
| 17 May 2016 |
MAA launches the Cognitive Disability Digital Accessibility Guide Cognitive disability can be a difficult condition to understand. This is particularly the case for organisations wanting to be able to find out how... |
| 13 May 2016 |
VoiceView improves vision-impaired access on budget-priced Kindles Earlier this week Amazon introduced text-to-voice accessory ‘VoiceView‘ to its more affordable Kindle models, starting with the Kindle Paperwhite (... |
| 12 May 2016 |
Apple Store adds new access section in time for Global Accessibility Awareness Day Individuals with impairments can now find third party accessible accessories for Mac, iPad and iPhone devices to suit their specific needs under the... |
| 11 May 2016 |
Public Sector web and mobile app accessibility to become law in Europe Last week, three years since its proposal, it was agreed that public sector web accessibility will now become a legal requirement in Europe; an... |
| 10 May 2016 |
Highs, challenges, and the road ahead: A podcast with Alex Varley Alex Varley was the CEO of Media Access Australia since its inception and has been an active advocate for inclusion in the changing media... |
| 10 May 2016 |
ACCAN calls on networks to use windfall to improve accessibility The Australian Communications Consumer Action Network (ACCAN) has called on the free-to-air networks to use some of the windfall from a 25% cut in... |
| 09 May 2016 |
Deaf Society’s president appointed as new Disability Discrimination Commissioner Last week, it was announced that the Deaf Society’s president and former CEO of People with Disability Australia and manager of the Australian Centre... |
| 09 May 2016 |
Uber's new accessibility features create job opportunities for Deaf and hearing impaired drivers Uber has recently improved its app’s accessibility for drivers who are Deaf or hearing impaired, removing communication barriers so that they can... |