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| 27 November 2015 |
Accessible film festival hosts free gala screening in Sydney Access All Areas Film Festival (AAAFF) will be celebrating the International Day of People with Disability on 3 December with a free screening of... |
| 26 November 2015 |
Handel’s Messiah live streamed and accessible Streaming live events on the internet allows people who cannot attend to experience the performance. A more recent innovation is to include... |
| 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... |
| 24 November 2015 |
Better audio description through consultation A basic rule of research is that if you want to know what somebody thinks about your product, the best thing to do is ask them. It is surprising how... |
| 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.... |
| 13 November 2015 |
Digital Gap pushes for change by 2017 The call for improvement to digital accessibility for people with disabilities moved to Parliament House in Canberra with a call for significant... |
| 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... |
| 05 November 2015 |
Accessible Canada by law Canadian province Manitoba has introduced a customer service standard as part of its accessibility legislation. This recognises that disabled... |
| 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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| 30 October 2015 |
Three upcoming accessible theatre productions in Adelaide Access2Arts have shared a list of upcoming touch tour and audio described productions in Adelaide for theatre fans who are blind or vision impaired. |
| 28 October 2015 |
UK TV access report shows over compliance The UK regulator Ofcom has released its access compliance report for the first two quarters of 2015 and it shows that generally all quotas have been... |
| 21 October 2015 |
Digital Gap Initiative invites you to Parliament The Federal Parliament will be the venue for a major accessibility event showcasing developments and issues in digital accessibility. |
| 21 October 2015 |
Apple to provide accessibility support around NDIS conference Apple is presenting its accessibility technologies at the NDIS New World Conference in Brisbane next week. The tech giant has prepared an "Accessible... |
| 19 October 2015 |
Video on demand access builds up Video on Demand (VOD) is a rapidly growing platform for consuming entertainment content. Recent developments overseas are showing that action around... |
| 14 October 2015 |
Audio described performance of Next to Normal rock musical in Perth The Black Swan State Theatre Company will be presenting an audio described musical theatre production at the State Theatre Centre of Western... |
| 12 October 2015 |
Blind Citizens Australia wraps up successful convention in Perth The Blind Citizens Australia (BCA) annual convention was held over the weekend at the Mercure hotel in Perth, with approximately 120 attendees... |
| 08 October 2015 |
Museum audio described online A common approach for museums and galleries is to provide tours and information online, so that people who do not live in the place where it is... |
| 07 October 2015 |
Looking forward with access at BCA Media Access Australia’s Director of Digital Accessibility, Dr Scott Hollier, will be presenting on developments in access technology for blind and... |