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| 17 May 2013 |
Captioned cinema moves forward with new technologies Two new accessible cinema developments in the USA and UK have movie fans getting excited about what might be the next steps in captioned movies. Both... |
| 16 May 2013 |
The 2013 Print Disability Roundtable The Roundtable on Information Access for People with Print Disabilities is a forum of 40 organisations from Australia and New Zealand. Its upcoming... |
| 16 May 2013 |
Federal budget fails to deliver on audio description The federal budget announced on Tuesday evening had disability reform as its cornerstone. While most Australians with disability cheered, the budget... |
| 13 May 2013 |
Blind taxpayers sue for inaccessible website The National Federation of the Blind (NFB) in the USA and two Massachusetts residents who are legally blind have filed a lawsuit against one of the... |
| 13 May 2013 |
Media Access Australia at the World Wide Web Conference Dr Scott Hollier, our manager of major projects, is presenting a paper at the 22nd International World Wide Web conference in Brazil today. Presented... |
| 10 May 2013 |
Ai-Media appoints new caption quality auditor The access provider Ai-Media has appointed Robert Scott as an independent auditor to ensure the quality of the captions it produces for broadcast,... |
| 09 May 2013 |
Dog finds his voice: First Dog On The Moon goes aural Crikey cartoonist First Dog On The Moon has started releasing versions of his political cartoons in audio format specifically for the enjoyment of... |
| 08 May 2013 |
Disability: the untold story of the NBN We sat down with Graeme Innes, Disability Discrimination Commissioner and National Broadband Network Champion, to talk about how high-speed internet... |
| 08 May 2013 |
Audio description on British TV A new video produced by the UK’s Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) celebrates some recent advances which have made TV more accessible... |
| 07 May 2013 |
Global Accessibility Awareness Day down under To celebrate the second Global Accessibility Awareness Day, Thursday 9 May, a number of volunteer groups are holding events in capital cities around... |
| 02 May 2013 |
Tactile smartphone in development The world's first tactile smartphone could be available in stores by the end of the year. Currently in prototype phase, the phone uses a mouldable... |
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| 30 April 2013 |
Audio description promoted in Canada The Canadian Broadcasting Association, in association with Accessible Media Inc, (AMI), has developed a public service announcement to build... |
| 30 April 2013 |
Deaf advocate takes discrimination claim to the United Nations Michael Lockrey, a prominent figure in Australian disability advocacy, has petitioned the United Nations Committee on the Rights of Persons with... |
| 29 April 2013 |
Opinion: Australia still a prison for vision impaired TV viewers Blind advocate Scott L. Nixon shares his hopes and dreams for Australian television. |
| 24 April 2013 |
Facebook Home inaccessible on Android Android users who rely on assistive technology might have to wait a little longer until Facebook Home becomes accessible. Facebook Home, a new... |
| 24 April 2013 |
Call for an ongoing audio description service trial The future of audio description (AD) on Australian television is currently being decided, and blindness and consumer organisations are calling for... |
| 23 April 2013 |
Panasonic talking TVs now available in Australia Panasonic’s new range of Viera smart TVs which have just been released in Australia feature Voice Guidance, making them accessible for blind and... |
| 22 April 2013 |
2013 Access Awards winners announced The winners of the 2013 Access Awards presented by the American Foundation for the Blind have been announced, honouring the work of organisations... |
| 19 April 2013 |
Accessible DVDs released in March 2013 At least 21 movies released on DVD in the last two months have been made accessible with closed captions and audio description. Of the 60 titles we... |
| 19 April 2013 |
Captioning on digital multichannels The Federal Government is due to introduce new regulations regarding captioning on digital multichannels like GO!, 7Two, Eleven and ABC2 which will... |