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| 14 March 2013 |
Voice Search added to Google TV A new feature added to Google TV called Voice Search could improve how blind, vision impaired or mobility impaired people interact with the device.... |
| 11 March 2013 |
Australian banks reviewed for web accessibility Australia’s top banking websites have been tested by independent experts who found that many do not meet the needs of users with disability. The... |
| 04 March 2013 |
Blind Maps: a new way to get around town A prototype for a device has been designed in Denmark which converts walking directions into a Braille-like pattern. By connecting to an iPhone and... |
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| 28 February 2013 |
Human Rights Commission releases Australia’s first fully-accessible DVD Twenty Years: Twenty Stories is a video project initiated by the Australian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) which celebrates the twentieth anniversary... |
| 27 February 2013 |
If we had Glass: the access potential for Google Glass Google released a promotional website for its Project Glass last week, a device worn as glasses which integrates smartphone technology. Among much... |
| 26 February 2013 |
CareerOne: empowering blind and vision impaired job seekers CareerOne Australia has taken a step towards empowering job seekers who are blind by improving the accessibility of its website. This comes after its... |
| 25 February 2013 |
Blindy.TV: a new online audio description service Blindy.TV, which describes itself as “your accessible couch potato experience”, is a new free online service created by blind people. Aiming to make... |
| 18 February 2013 |
American Foundation of the Blind launches note-taking app A specialised iPhone and iPad app called AccessNote has been launched by the American Foundation for the Blind (AFB), enabling blind and vision... |
| 15 February 2013 |
Job hunting made accessible in USA A job search and recruitment website in the US has made job hunting easier for people with a disability by making the site more accessible. Working... |
| 14 February 2013 |
World’s second audio described TV channel launches in Czech Republic The radio and television broadcaster Czech Radiokomunikace has launched an audio description channel, the second in the world after Canada’s AMI-tv.... |
| 12 February 2013 |
Accessible DVD releases for January 2013 During January Media Access Australia found 23 movies on the new-release entertainment shelves at our local DVD store that were audio described and... |
| 07 February 2013 |
Apple TV software update improves accessibility Apple TVs are now easier to use for everybody after a software update to the device improved access features. Included in this update is support for... |
| 06 February 2013 |
Audio description at the Adelaide Fringe The parade of the Adelaide Fringe will be audio described, bringing access to the opening night festivities for people who are blind or vision... |
| 05 February 2013 |
Accessible cinema questionnaire results From June to December 2012, Media Access Australia ran a questionnaire for the general public on technology issues surrounding the use of closed... |
| 01 February 2013 |
Older people with sight loss excluded online Research conducted by the Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) and BT Group in the UK has highlighted the impact of older people being... |
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| 31 January 2013 |
National audio description survey for cultural venues Australia’s galleries, museums and theatres are being called on to participate in a national survey of how audio description (AD) is used to bring... |
| 30 January 2013 |
Amazon acquires text-to-speech software company Amazon has announced it has acquired IVONA Software, a text-to-speech and voice recognition company, suggesting the accessibility of its future... |
| 24 January 2013 |
Museum Victoria crowd-sources text alternatives Museum Victoria has come up with an innovative way of making their online collection available to people who are blind. The museum has launched '... |
| 15 January 2013 |
Winners of the inaugural Golden Apple awards AppleVis has announced the winners of its first ever Golden Apple awards, celebrating innovations that enable and empower blind and vision impaired... |
| 09 January 2013 |
Pressure increases on Amazon with AppleVis campaign eBook giant Amazon has been under increasing pressure from disability groups due to its failure to provide accessibility features in its Kindle... |