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| 24 October 2012 |
Call in your feedback on the audio description trial With the trial of audio description on the ABC coming to a close, Blind Citizens Australia (BCA) is hosting a series of teleconferences to gather... |
| 19 October 2012 |
World’s first accessible gaming arcade The AbleGamers Foundation has opened an Accessibility Arcade at the Washington DC Public Library in the USA, providing a permanent space for people... |
| 17 October 2012 |
Send a postcard before 31 October to support audio description on TV The national campaign to keep audio description on Australian TV is building momentum. Two weeks remain to get involved in the campaign that has seen... |
| 08 October 2012 |
Media Access Australia named internet award finalist Media Access Australia’s sociABILITY: social media for people with a disability project has been named a finalist in the Australia New Zealand... |
| 03 October 2012 |
Campaign for equal access to ABC TV kicks off today Australian blindness and consumer organisations have today launched a national campaign to promote the importance of audio description currently... |
| 02 October 2012 |
Apple Maps misses accuracy but shows accessibility Last week when Apple released iOS 6, the software for its mobile devices, many critics pointed out the shortcomings of the newly created Apple Maps... |
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| 27 September 2012 |
Ofcom releases television access scorecard UK regulator Ofcom has released its first report for 2012 on the levels of access services, including captions, audio description and signing,... |
| 26 September 2012 |
Windows 8 accessibility The latest version of Microsoft Windows, Windows 8, is due for release in late October 2012 and is radically different to its predecessors. The main... |
| 21 September 2012 |
Apple iOS 6 accessibility The release of iOS 6, the latest version of Apple's operating system for mobile devices such as the iPhone and iPad, has come with new features that... |
| 18 September 2012 |
Accessible cinema a way to learn for British schools The world’s largest free cinema festival for young people is being held in the UK this October. In its 17th year, National Schools Film Week will... |
| 17 September 2012 |
Six new accessible cinema locations announced Both Hoyts and Event Cinemas have announced the commencement of closed captioned and audio described movies at six of their locations collectively. |
| 10 September 2012 |
Had technical issues at the cinema? Let us know and you could win a DVD Media Access Australia’s accessible cinema questionnaire is gathering feedback from moviegoers on technical issues for closed captions and audio... |
| 07 September 2012 |
Red Bee Media wins access contract with BBC Following a tender process, Red Bee Media has won a 7-year contract to provide access services for the BBC, including captioning, audio description... |
| 06 September 2012 |
First Australian TV programs audio described tonight For the first time in Australian television history, locally produced programs will be broadcast with audio description. With Rake chronicling the... |
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| 24 August 2012 |
Paralympics audio described on UK TV The Opening Ceremony of the Paralympic Games will be audio described on British television after campaigning by the Royal National Institute of Blind... |
| 22 August 2012 |
Audiobook encourages blind and vision impaired seniors to get online In July, Media Access Australia, in partnership with Council on The Ageing Western Australia (COTA WA) and funded by the nib foundation, released a... |
| 16 August 2012 |
Event Cinemas add seven accessible locations Event Cinemas commences captioned and audio described movie sessions at seven new locations from today, bringing the national total of accessible... |
| 15 August 2012 |
Accessible DVDs released in July After scouring the new release shelves, Media Access Australia can report that of the 82 titles researched, 59 were captioned and 22 audio described... |
| 10 August 2012 |
Exhibition celebrating blindness comes to the Melbourne Museum An exhibition that celebrates people living with blindness or low vision and their achievements is now on show at the Melbourne Museum. According to... |
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| 26 July 2012 |
Google Maps make Sydney public transport directions accessible Google and Transport New South Wales have teamed up to introduce Sydney public transport directions to the Google Maps app. After testing, we can... |