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| 19 August 2011 |
Achievements in captioning recognised The media industry celebrated a year of achievement last night at the Deafness Forum of Australia Captioning Awards. Leaders from TV networks,... |
| 18 August 2011 |
CAP THAT! at the Communications Access Expo in Canberra Deafness Forum of Australia’s Communications Access Expo is on again at Parliament House in Canberra. Held on Monday and Tuesday, 22 -23 August,... |
| 05 August 2011 |
New Captioning Studio and Echo360 partnership brings captions to university students The Captioning Studio in partnership with Echo360 has launched a lecture recording system aimed at benefiting university students with hearing loss... |
| 02 August 2011 |
US universities lead the way on classroom captions Support for closed captions is sweeping US universities and colleges as educators catch on to the benefits of accessible tools for all students.... |
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| 29 July 2011 |
Shadow Minister for Disability shows support for captions in schools Shadow Minister for Disability, Carers and the Volunteer Sector, Senator Mitch Fifield showed his support for captions in education this week in a... |
| 20 July 2011 |
YouTube expands automatic captioning to other languages YouTube, which introduced automatic captions for English language videos in 2009, has now expanded the service to Japanese videos. |
| 19 July 2011 |
Nominations for the Captioning Awards close soon Nominations for the Deafness Forum’s Captioning Awards close on 29 July. The awards present an opportunity to celebrate the steps media and others... |
| 18 July 2011 |
US access committee reports on Internet video captioning The the Video Programming Accessibility Advisory Committee has released a report to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), which proposes a... |
| 11 July 2011 |
YouTube captions boost SEO Adding captions to a YouTube video can improve your search engine optimisation and increase your audience to include the Deaf and hearing impaired,... |
| 07 July 2011 |
Khan Academy adds Universal Subtitles to online education videos People who are Deaf and hearing impaired may now have access to over 2,400 education videos produced by the Khan Academy, after Universal Subtitles... |
| 05 July 2011 |
CAP THAT! helps Australian teachers boost literacy and inclusion with captions In the lead-up to National Literacy and Numeracy Week, Media Access Australia has today launched CAP THAT!, a new campaign asking teachers Australia-... |
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| 30 June 2011 |
US Theatre Development Fund awarded grant to expand captioning services The Broadway, US-based Theatre Development Fund has been awarded a grant to partner with 11 regional theatres in a national theatre captioning... |
| 27 June 2011 |
Term 2 shows positive move forward for Deaf and hearing impaired students At the end of Term 2, the Media Access Australia Education Team reflects on education access developments for students who are Deaf and hearing... |
| 24 June 2011 |
Ofcom publishes 2012 TV access requirements Ofcom, the UK media and communications regulator, has published its mid-year statement on 2012 TV access requirements, requiring increased captioning... |
| 22 June 2011 |
DeafTechNews releases instructional videos on CaptiView and Captionfish US technology review group DeafTechNews has created two short instructional videos on CaptiView and Captionfish. |
| 20 June 2011 |
Leading online video provider Netflix sued for not captioning videos The National Association of the Deaf (NAD) is suing Netflix, the largest provider of on-demand video in the US, for failing to provide captions on... |
| 16 June 2011 |
US non-profit group sues CNN.com for uncaptioned online video A Berkeley-based non-profit group has filed a lawsuit against Time Warner for allegedly discriminating against the Deaf and hearing impaired by not... |
| 15 June 2011 |
Vodafone Foundation Accessibility Awards promote apps for disabled and elderly Vodafone Foundation has launched a competition to promote the development of software applications that improve the lives of people with disabilities... |
| 10 June 2011 |
Accessible Cinema Advisory Group releases second communiqué The Accessible Cinema Advisory Group (ACAG) met in late May to discuss the continued rollout of accessible cinema locations across the four major... |
| 06 June 2011 |
Study of Canadian TV access levels released Media Access Canada has just released a study of captions and audio description on Canadian television which found that broadcasters are fulfilling... |