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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... |
| 28 September 2015 |
Japan trials live captioning system Kyoto University in Japan is trailing a new live captioning system for use in academic conferences, using an automatic speech recognition system to... |
| 21 September 2015 |
New research looks at caption speed A long-standing issue for caption watchers and producers is how fast should captions be? Some people have problems reading the captions if they... |
| 16 September 2015 |
The future of live captioning Will machines take over the captioning world and automatically provide perfect captions on live programs, events, meetings and the classroom? Or are... |
| 14 September 2015 |
Britain’s first Captioning Awareness Week Stagetext, a charitable organisation that provides captioning for theatrical performances, art galleries, museums and other arts venues, is holding a... |
| 11 September 2015 |
CAP THAT! recap In June 2015, we launched our annual CAP THAT! campaign with a simple message: turn the captions on when watching video content in class. 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... |
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| 26 August 2015 |
Several hundred million reasons captions boost literacy The use of captions to help with literacy is supported by a range of studies and approaches. As we approach National Literacy and Numeracy Week and... |
| 21 August 2015 |
ACMA to host a conversation on live captioning The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) is holding a one-day event on 15 September, Live captioning: let’s talk, that will provide... |
| 19 August 2015 |
Including captioning for excursions The principles of CAP THAT! don’t have to stop at the school gate. There are options for including captioning as part of an excursion; it just... |
| 18 August 2015 |
A world of access at Media for All Access to media is a growing feature at international conferences. A problem for Australian audiences is that these conferences are usually located... |
| 13 August 2015 |
How does captioning help with inclusive education? Inclusive education is an expectation for any student enrolled in a mainstream school, which is the case for the vast majority of Australian school... |
| 13 August 2015 |
Kodi 15.1 media centre software significantly improves accessibility features Kodi, arguably the world’s most popular open-source media centre software, has recently introduced significant accessibility improvements in its 15.1... |
| 12 August 2015 |
Making access work in the New World Access to media through audio description and captioning is well established through most of Europe, North America and the English-speaking world.... |
| 10 August 2015 |
U.S. Government makes captions compulsory in airports The Department of Transport has issued a ruling which will make it compulsory to turn on captions on all televisions and audio-visual displays in... |
| 07 August 2015 |
Irish cinemas show accessible movies Ireland’s largest cinema chain, the family-owned Omniplex, which owns 22 cinemas across the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland, will start... |
| 06 August 2015 |
BBC paper looks at the future of online captioning As people increasingly watch TV programs online, the opportunity arises for captions to be made more responsive to the needs of individual users. A... |
| 04 August 2015 |
Parents support captions in the classroom Parents are a key ally in providing a supported captioning experience, according to Kate Kennedy from Parents of Deaf Children (PODC), the NSW-based... |
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| 29 July 2015 |
Captioned video and transcripts – ideal access and teaching combination For students with diverse learning needs, the use of captioned content in the classroom is the best way to gain access to context and information for... |