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| 26 September 2013 |
UK broadcasters exceed access requirements The bi-annual report into the provision of captioning, audio description and sign language on British TV has been released by the media regulator... |
| 17 September 2013 |
When are bad captions permitted on television? When a viewer complains about inadequate TV captioning Australia’s media regulator steps in to determine if the breach is excusable. We look at the... |
| 12 September 2013 |
Virgin America found in breach of access regulations The Virgin America airline has been fined for failing to make its safety videos accessible for passengers who are Deaf or hearing impaired. |
| 11 September 2013 |
Captioning Awards 2013: get your nominations in Nominations are now open for the 2013 Deafness Forum of Australia Captioning Awards. The Awards are held annually to recognise and encourage... |
| 11 September 2013 |
US cinema sued for not providing closed captions A Deaf group in Connecticut is taking action against east coast American cinema chain, Bow Tie Cinemas, for failing to provide access for hearing... |
| 05 September 2013 |
Universal Design for Learning boosts student inclusion Inclusion in the classroom for all students is greatly enhanced when educators consider and use the Universal Design for Learning (UDL) framework in... |
| 02 September 2013 |
Live captions in education made more accessible A new version of Ai-Media’s live captioning system Ai-Live has been launched which is easier to use and more accessible to people with a range of... |
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| 28 August 2013 |
Accessible documentary DVDs In an expansion on our regular report on accessible entertainment DVDs, Media Access Australia has taken a look at recent documentary titles to see... |
| 28 August 2013 |
New access for a new century: we sit down with Karen Peltz Strauss At the recent M-Enabling Conference hosted by the Australian Communications Consumer Action Network in Sydney, one of the keynote speakers was Karen... |
| 27 August 2013 |
Hearing Awareness Week: the beginner’s guide to captions Hearing Awareness Week runs from 25 to 31 August. To celebrate, we have put together a beginner’s guide to captioning to help raise awareness of the... |
| 20 August 2013 |
Is Blu-ray as accessible as DVD? In a twist to Media Access Australia’s regular statistics on accessible new release rental DVDs, we have taken a look at titles available over recent... |
| 16 August 2013 |
ACCAN calls for new access legislation The Australian Communications Consumer Action Network (ACCAN) has called for new legislation to ensure the accessibility of online content and... |
| 14 August 2013 |
Australia falling behind in video on demand captioning Media Access Australia today released a report, Captioning on Video on Demand: It’s Time for Australia to Catch Up, which shows that most video on... |
| 08 August 2013 |
School’s out: CAP THAT! has its biggest year yet Media Access Australia’s annual CAP THAT! campaign promoting the use of captions in the classroom concluded last Sunday along with National Literacy... |
| 07 August 2013 |
ACMA rules on captioning breaches by Nine and Seven The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has completed two investigations following complaints about captioning on programs broadcast... |
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| 31 July 2013 |
Using captions to teach for literacy With National Literacy and Numeracy Week in full swing, teachers are learning about how watching multimedia with captions can improve literacy. Why... |
| 31 July 2013 |
Foxtel’s online service launches without captions Foxtel yesterday launched Foxtel Play, a service which delivers TV programs via the internet to a variety of devices. Unfortunately for Deaf and... |
| 29 July 2013 |
Switch on captions for National Literacy and Numeracy Week Media Access Australia is marking National Literacy and Numeracy (NLNW) week by asking teachers to turn on captions in the classroom via its CAP THAT... |
| 22 July 2013 |
Accessible movies at the Melbourne International Film Festival The annual Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF) will host four audio described and open captioned movies this year. The four feature-length... |
| 17 July 2013 |
Online captioning rules clarified in the US The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has clarified how it will deal with requirements to caption online videos, caption quality standards, and... |