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| 07 September 2015 |
US cable company launches talking TV guide The cable television company Comcast has added a ‘talking guide’ to its new X1 set-top box, allowing blind and vision impaired viewers to easily find... |
| 03 September 2015 |
Affordable access opportunities for Australia At the ACCAN National Conference on 2 September, Media Access Australia CEO Alex Varley joined a panel to discuss challenges for the... |
| 02 September 2015 |
UK catch-up TV service ramps up audio description UK television network ITV has announced an increase in the amount of programming available with audio description on its ITV Player service for... |
| Date Published | News headline and description |
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| 26 August 2015 |
Audio description – three ways Audio description for television, streaming video and cultural events is a major conversation topic among access advocates for people who are blind... |
| 26 August 2015 |
Several hundred million reasons captions boost literacy The use of captions to help with literacy is supported by a range of studies and approaches. As we approach National Literacy and Numeracy Week and... |
| 25 August 2015 |
NVDA screen reader 2015.3 update released NV Access has released the latest update of its NVDA screen reader for Microsoft Windows, adding introductory support for Windows 10, improvements... |
| 25 August 2015 |
Dr Scott Hollier talks affordable access at ACCAN 2015 National Conference Media Access Australia’s Dr Scott Hollier will be presenting at next week’s Australian Communications Consumer Action Network (ACCAN) National... |
| 21 August 2015 |
ACMA to host a conversation on live captioning The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) is holding a one-day event on 15 September, Live captioning: let’s talk, that will provide... |
| 19 August 2015 |
South Australian Museum to host audio described tours The South Australian Museum is set to hold two free audio described tours of the Australian Geographic ANZANG Nature Photographer of the Year... |
| 19 August 2015 |
Including captioning for excursions The principles of CAP THAT! don’t have to stop at the school gate. There are options for including captioning as part of an excursion; it just... |
| 19 August 2015 |
Transport for NSW releases app to help the blind navigate Transport for NSW (TfNSW) has announced the release of an app, Stop Announcer, which will help blind or vision impaired people to find their way... |
| 18 August 2015 |
Greens Senator calls for audio description on TV The Senate has supported a motion introduced by the Australian Greens Senator Rachel Siewert, calling on the Federal Government to amend the... |
| 18 August 2015 |
A world of access at Media for All Access to media is a growing feature at international conferences. A problem for Australian audiences is that these conferences are usually located... |
| 17 August 2015 |
Petition started to bring audio description to TV Stephen Jolley, who has been blind since birth, has started a petition on Change.org, asking the Minister for Communications, Malcolm Turnbull, to... |
| 13 August 2015 |
How does captioning help with inclusive education? Inclusive education is an expectation for any student enrolled in a mainstream school, which is the case for the vast majority of Australian school... |
| 13 August 2015 |
Kodi 15.1 media centre software significantly improves accessibility features Kodi, arguably the world’s most popular open-source media centre software, has recently introduced significant accessibility improvements in its 15.1... |
| 12 August 2015 |
Making access work in the New World Access to media through audio description and captioning is well established through most of Europe, North America and the English-speaking world.... |
| 10 August 2015 |
U.S. Government makes captions compulsory in airports The Department of Transport has issued a ruling which will make it compulsory to turn on captions on all televisions and audio-visual displays in... |
| 07 August 2015 |
Windows 10 Home and Pro – hands-on accessibility test Shortly after the launch of Windows 10 on July 29th, Dr Scott Hollier put together his thoughts, findings and hands-on impressions regarding the... |
| 07 August 2015 |
Irish cinemas show accessible movies Ireland’s largest cinema chain, the family-owned Omniplex, which owns 22 cinemas across the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland, will start... |