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| 02 October 2015 |
Stencil Art Prize in Sydney to host audio described tour The Stencil Art Prize is the largest stencil event in the world to recognise and reward stencil artists. This year, there will be 92 finalists on... |
| 01 October 2015 |
Accessible India Campaign to greatly improve access to media The Accessible India Campaign is set to launch on December 3, the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, with a strong focus on improving... |
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| 30 September 2015 |
Australian Game Developer Awards set to honour accessibility and representation of people with disabilities Nominations are open for the Australian Game Developer Awards (AGDAs) until Friday 2nd October, awarding accessible design and games representing... |
| 30 September 2015 |
Call for papers at LEAD arts access conference The major conference for accessible arts, LEAD (Leadership Exchange in Arts and Disability) is being held in Pittsburgh, USA on 1-5 August 2016. |
| 29 September 2015 |
iTunes Australia offering audio described movies There has been a quiet, small development in the availability of audio described movies from Apple iTunes in Australia. |
| 23 September 2015 |
Japan ramps up cinema access New laws in Japan designed to remove discrimination against people with disabilities will take effect from April 2016. One area that will benefit is... |
| 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... |
| 15 September 2015 |
Audio description trialled on Thai TV Audio description has reached television in Thailand, with a trial of the service commencing on the Thai PBS channel earlier this year. |
| 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... |
| 09 September 2015 |
European group looks at the accessibility possibilities of HbbTV HbbTV (Hybrid Broadcast Broadband TV) is a digital platform which provides seamless integration of traditional broadcast TV and content delivered... |
| 09 September 2015 |
Audio description on TV campaign launched A campaign calling for a permanent audio description service on Australian television was launched at Parliament House in Canberra on 8 September... |
| 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... |
| 03 September 2015 |
Affordable access opportunities for Australia At the ACCAN National Conference on 2 September, Media Access Australia CEO Alex Varley joined a panel to discuss challenges for the... |
| 02 September 2015 |
UK catch-up TV service ramps up audio description UK television network ITV has announced an increase in the amount of programming available with audio description on its ITV Player service for... |
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| 26 August 2015 |
Audio description – three ways Audio description for television, streaming video and cultural events is a major conversation topic among access advocates for people who are blind... |
| 25 August 2015 |
NVDA screen reader 2015.3 update released NV Access has released the latest update of its NVDA screen reader for Microsoft Windows, adding introductory support for Windows 10, improvements... |
| 25 August 2015 |
Dr Scott Hollier talks affordable access at ACCAN 2015 National Conference Media Access Australia’s Dr Scott Hollier will be presenting at next week’s Australian Communications Consumer Action Network (ACCAN) National... |
| 19 August 2015 |
South Australian Museum to host audio described tours The South Australian Museum is set to hold two free audio described tours of the Australian Geographic ANZANG Nature Photographer of the Year... |
| 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... |
| 18 August 2015 |
Greens Senator calls for audio description on TV The Senate has supported a motion introduced by the Australian Greens Senator Rachel Siewert, calling on the Federal Government to amend the... |