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| 06 June 2016 |
Audio description trial on iview ending soon The trial of audio description on the ABC’s online iview service, which commenced in April 2015, will soon be drawing to a close. |
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| 13 May 2016 |
VoiceView improves vision-impaired access on budget-priced Kindles Earlier this week Amazon introduced text-to-voice accessory ‘VoiceView‘ to its more affordable Kindle models, starting with the Kindle Paperwhite (... |
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| 15 March 2016 |
Accessible media preview from CSUN The annual International Technology and Persons with Disabilities Conference (commonly known as CSUN) starts on 21 March in San Diego, California.... |
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| 04 February 2016 |
Audio described programs on iview in February The ABC has released the list of programs that will be available on its online service iview during February with audio description for the blind or... |
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| 25 November 2015 |
Blind activist launches petition for accessible inflight entertainment Philip Chalker has launched a petition on Change.org, asking that Virgin Australia provide audio description for people who are blind or vision... |
| 17 November 2015 |
Audio describing a Lion Dance A very popular aspect of traditional Chinese culture is the lion dance. They are performed all over the world as part of festivals and events.... |
| 12 November 2015 |
Credit Union Christmas Pageant provides audio description The Credit Union Christmas Pageant will be broadcast on 101.5FM Radio Adelaide on the morning of Saturday 14th November, with audio description... |
| 04 November 2015 |
US communications commissioner calls for increased accessibility for the blind In a blog post marking his second anniversary as chairman of the FCC (Federal Communications Commission), Tom Wheeler has emphasised the work that... |
| 03 November 2015 |
New accessible gaming resources available Media Access Australia’s gaming specialists have joined forces to bring you brand new information on accessible mainstream and mobile gaming options... |
| 02 November 2015 |
British conference celebrates audio description The RNIB Audio Description Conference: Celebrating Progress and Looking Ahead, which was held in London on 23 September, brought together a host of... |
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| 17 September 2015 |
Q&A with award winning accessible game developer and author Quentin Christensen Media Access Australia spoke with Quentin Christensen, accessibility advocate, indie developer, winner of the ACCAN Apps for All Challenge in... |
| 10 September 2015 |
Apple TV, iPhone and iPad lineup offers both accessibility benefits and challenges The new range of Apple products has been announced with upgrades of many of them including new iPhones, an iPad with a larger screen, and a... |
| 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... |
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| 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... |
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| 24 July 2015 |
Ofcom consults on accessibility of on-screen TV guides The UK communications regulator Ofcom has issued a consultation paper outlining changes it is proposing to make electronic program guides (EPGs) more... |
| 17 July 2015 |
Developer discusses the creation of handheld audio description device In a recent interview, Bryan Gould, Accessible Learning and Assessment Technologies Director at the National Center for Accessible Media (NCAM) in... |
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| 22 April 2015 |
AD 2020 – what will happen to audio description in the next 5 years? Predicting the future beyond the next year or two is a risky business, even more so if you are looking at media and digital services. Media Access... |
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| 28 January 2015 |
Virtual reality (VR): Accessing its potential Virtual reality (VR) is coming closer to realisation and mainstream adoption, opening up both potential and pitfalls for people with disabilities. |
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| 29 October 2014 |
Facebook introduces VoiceOver gestures for iOS Messenger app Facebook has recently announced the addition of gesture-based accessibility features in the latest version of its Messenger app for iOS8. |
| 03 October 2014 |
Assistive technology: choice never greater Despite an often slow and mixed development history, the choice and availability of assistive technology to help people with disabilities access PCs... |