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| Date Published | News headline and description |
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| 01 December 2011 |
Two new Sydney cinemas commence captioned movies Hoyts Cinemas has begun closed captioned sessions at an extra two cinemas, adding to the five cinemas previously announced as commencing today. |
| 01 December 2011 |
Film Victoria to only fund accessible games Film Victoria has added accessibility to its requirements for game developers seeking funding for new projects. Film Victoria is now the first... |
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| 30 November 2011 |
Experts come together to progress Australia’s web accessibility Australia’s key accessibility conference, The Australian Web Adaptability Initiative (OZeWAI), has today kicked off in Melbourne, attracting more... |
| 29 November 2011 |
Latest communiqué from the Accessible Cinema Advisory Group The Accessible Cinema Advisory Group (ACAG) convened by the Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs to oversee and... |
| 29 November 2011 |
Petition win for blind and vision impaired movie fans The major cinema chains, Hoyts, Village, Event/Greater Union/Birch Carroll & Coyle and Reading, have announced that they will accept Blind... |
| 29 November 2011 |
UK website opens up accessibility discussion A new website created by the eAccessibility Forum in the UK will give people the opportunity to provide feedback on their experiences with web... |
| 28 November 2011 |
Netflix captioning suit delayed In June 2011, the National Association of the Deaf (NAD) sued online video service Netflix for failing to provide captions on the majority of titles... |
| 28 November 2011 |
New version of open source screen reader released A new version of the popular free and open source screen reader NVDA for Microsoft Windows has been released. The technology allows people who are... |
| 25 November 2011 |
Project to make web browsing more customisable Switzerland based community group, Raising The Floor has announced it will host a webinar on one of its projects called the Global Public Inclusive... |
| 25 November 2011 |
Rear Window Captioning arrives in Australia Work is underway to get Melbourne’s IMAX cinema ready to introduce a closed captioning system that will enable deaf and hearing impaired cinema-goers... |
| 25 November 2011 |
ACMA finds Network Ten breached captioning regulations The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has found that Network Ten failed to fulfil its obligations under the Broadcasting Services... |
| 24 November 2011 |
Disney accessibility lawsuit settled before trial A lawsuit made against the Walt Disney Company’s theme parks and websites by three blind women in the USA has been settled out of court, ahead of its... |
| 24 November 2011 |
China to produce accessible movies China’s Government has held a press conference in Beijing this week to promote its pledge to produce captioned, interpreted and audio described... |
| 23 November 2011 |
Latest accessible DVD releases – November 2011 Access to new release DVD titles during November 2011 stands at 24% for audio description and 62% for captioning. A total of 82 titles were... |
| 21 November 2011 |
Five new Hoyts locations to begin accessible cinema programs From Thursday, 1 December Hoyts Cinemas will add a further five locations to its list of complexes across Australia screening movies with closed... |
| 18 November 2011 |
Event Cinemas announce new accessible locations From Thursday, 8 December onwards Event Cinema locations at Castle Hill in Sydney and Chermside in Brisbane will join the growing list of cinemas... |
| 16 November 2011 |
Australian web accessibility awarded The winners of the Australian Web Awards have been announced, recognising the importance of accessibility in web development and design. The... |
| 11 November 2011 |
New smart white cane increases independence for blind users A modern take on the white cane by National University of Singapore student Selene Chew has received the runner-up award at the 2011 James Dyson... |
| 11 November 2011 |
Carousel Hoyts announces switch-off date for open captioned movies Following on from yesterday’s announcement of Village Cinemas’ Jam Factory location in Melbourne ending its open captioned sessions, Hoyts Cinemas... |
| 11 November 2011 |
New organisation to make online video more accessible for blind and vision impaired people The Video Description Research and Development Center (VDRCD) is a new organisation funded by the US Department of Education which will investigate... |