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| Date Published | News headline and description |
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| 24 April 2012 |
App review: Remember the Milk Our digital technology and online media team have tested the usability of various task management apps for blind and vision impaired users. Due to... |
| 20 April 2012 |
Joy of theatre brought to Deaf kids A new program will see targeted children’s performances captioned so that more kids who are Deaf or hearing impaired can develop a love of theatre. |
| 20 April 2012 |
Accessibility lost in the mobile app race Managers in information and communications technology need to combat the ‘gold rush mentality’ that has caused mobile app developers to release... |
| 18 April 2012 |
Audio description at the MCA The newly expanded Museum of Contemporary Art (MCA) in Sydney has greatly enhanced its services for blind and vision impaired art enthusiasts with a... |
| 17 April 2012 |
Government to provide free accessible set-top boxes Senator Stephen Conroy, Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, has announced that talking set-top boxes will be distributed... |
| 13 April 2012 |
Blog empowers blind and vision impaired young people A UK organisation has launched a blog catering to the interests of young people living with blindness or vision impairment. With a focus on... |
| 11 April 2012 |
New app increases access to theatre for the hearing impaired A new service from Adelaide-based The Captioning Studio allows patrons to access theatre captions on their iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch in selected... |
| 10 April 2012 |
Illinois cinema chain ordered to become accessible One of the USA’s largest cinema companies, AMC Theaters, has reached a settlement with the Attorney General of Illinois which will see closed... |
| 05 April 2012 |
New project helps seniors with disabilities access the web Media Access Australia (MAA) has received funding to develop training resources to support the Council on the Ageing Western Australia (COTA WA) in... |
| 04 April 2012 |
Accessible cinema comes to Bendigo Village Cinemas Bendigo will this week commence audio described and closed captioned movies at its 7-screen complex. This will see access to movies... |
| 03 April 2012 |
TVs that talk – a first for the blind and vision impaired Panasonic has announced that it will release 50 television models into the UK and Irish markets during the fast half of this year with a new talking... |
| 03 April 2012 |
Cinema to make significant progress in 2012 Australia’s four major cinema chains, Hoyts, Event, Village and Reading, have announced their plan for the rollout of accessible cinema locations to... |
| 02 April 2012 |
Facebook Timeline: overcoming accessibility barriers Over the past month Facebook has been rolling out its new Timeline feature, drastically changing how it presents information on personal profiles and... |
| Date Published | News headline and description |
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| 29 March 2012 |
Audio described DVDs released in March Our latest research into new release rental DVD accessibility shows that of the 96 titles researched during March 2012, 29% feature audio description... |
| 29 March 2012 |
Aussies amongst the winners of the 2012 Access Awards NV Access, the Australian organisation behind the screen reader NVDA, is among a list of winners of the 2012 Access Awards. Presented by the American... |
| 28 March 2012 |
UK TV exceeded access quotas throughout 2011 The UK communications regulator Ofcom has just released its final report on television access services in 2011. As in previous reports, it found that... |
| 26 March 2012 |
A screen reader for everyone: why the world needs NVDA In 2006, two Australian friends were frustrated with the expensive screen readers on the market. They decided to do something about it and created... |
| 26 March 2012 |
Web accessibility built in a day The winners of the 14th annual Accessibility Internet Rally that was held in February have been awarded for their effort in helping non-profit... |
| 23 March 2012 |
A new way to talk to Grandma Closed Capp is an Android app that aims to enable better communication with someone who is Deaf or hearing impaired. A person dictates a message and... |
| 22 March 2012 |
Medicare in your living room: Human Services brought closer with the NBN The Federal Government has this week announced a pilot of a new videoconferencing system which will give access to services such as Medicare and... |