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| Date Published | News headline and description |
|---|---|
| 03 December 2010 |
Government releases Media Access Review report The long awaited report about the Federal Government’s Media Access Review has been released. |
| 02 December 2010 |
Canadian federal government ordered to make websites accessible to the blind Justice Michael Kelen of the Canadian Federal Court has ordered all government websites in Ottawa, Canada to become accessible for blind and vision... |
| 02 December 2010 |
No standards for 3-D TV captions yet As 3-D television becomes increasingly common around the world, there is a need for the development of an appropriate caption standard for the format... |
| 02 December 2010 |
American cinema chain sued over lack of closed captions Legal action has been taken in California this week against America’s third largest movie chain for failing to provide any captioned movies in its... |
| 01 December 2010 |
Android accessibility reviewed Media Access Australia has recently reviewed Google’s operating system Android for mobile phones, tablets and netbooks, revealing some potential... |
| 01 December 2010 |
NBN to bring telehealth trials to regional NSW in early 2011 The Minister for Broadband, Communications, and the Digital Economy, Stephen Conroy, has announced that when the National Broadband Network is... |
| Date Published | News headline and description |
|---|---|
| 30 November 2010 |
Latest figures for audio described DVDs - November 2010 Audiodescribed DVD titles on new release shelves during the month of November 2010stand at 19% of all titles. |
| 26 November 2010 |
Accessible cinema comes to Colombia The South American nation of Colombia has begun a project in its capital, Bogota, to make cinema accessible for people with hearing or vision... |
| 26 November 2010 |
YouTube's automated caption service improves As voice recognition technology advances so do the opportunities for making content accessible. On the anniversary of YouTube’s automated caption... |
| 25 November 2010 |
W3C standards likely to be adopted by ISO/IEC The International Standards Organization (ISO) and the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) recently announced that they are likely to... |
| 24 November 2010 |
Advances in speech recognition will have many applications AT&T Labs, the research arm of the American telecommunications giant AT&T, recently invited the media to view some of the new services it is... |
| 24 November 2010 |
New solution to the problem of 3D caption placement 3D cinema is often touted as the biggest development since black and white movies. But big developments can also mean big issues that need... |
| 23 November 2010 |
iOS 4.2.1 released with VoiceOver enhancements The newly released iOS 4.2.1 for iPhone, iPad and iPod devices includes some enhancements to VoiceOver. |
| 23 November 2010 |
VoiceOver comes to Apple TV with new software update The second generation Apple TV now supports VoiceOver after Apple released a software update overnight. |
| 22 November 2010 |
New subtitling device launched in British theatres A new device which enables theatre goers to read live subtitles of a performance in eight different languages including English has launched in... |
| 19 November 2010 |
Android screen reader Spiel now a release candidate version Nolan Darilek, developer of the Android screen reader Spiel, has released a release candidate version of Spiel to the Android Market. |
| 19 November 2010 |
Last chance to purchase tickets for audio described theatre in Perth Perth's Playhouse Theatre would like to remind patrons that the opportunity to purchase audio description tickets for Onward Productions'... |
| 19 November 2010 |
US government considers updating cinema access regulations The US Department of Justice is considering revising its regulations implementing the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) with regard to access... |
| 19 November 2010 |
BBC iPlayer goes global BBC Worldwide has announced that an international version of the BBC iPlayer will be launched sometime next year. |
| 18 November 2010 |
Sarawak government moves towards more accessible websites Over 130 Sarawak government agency websites will soon start a process that will make their websites accessible to people with disabilities. |