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March 2011
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17 March 2011 US research project aims to improve captions on mobile devices
American access organisation National Center for Accessible Media (NCAM) has begun a major research project to address access issues relating to...
08 March 2011 ‘Media Watch’ puts the spotlight on poor captioning
Last night’s episode of Media Watch on the ABC looked at the state of news captioning on Australian television, and found that all too often the...
07 March 2011 US access group calls for end to caption exemptions
The Coalition of Organizations for Accessible Technology (COAT) has petitioned the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), urging that television be...
03 March 2011 Apple announces launch of iPad 2 and iOS 4.3
Apple today announced the launch of iPad 2 and an update to Apple’s operating system iOS to version 4.3, which will be released in America next week...
02 March 2011 Read Captions Across America Day
Today is Read Captions Across America day, an annual campaign to promote the use of captions particularly for children, as video-based media can be a...
February 2011
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23 February 2011 US cinema chain expands captioning following litigation
The Regal cinema chain, the largest in the US, has pledged to provide closed captions as it converts its cinemas to digital, beginning with cinemas...
15 February 2011 New captioned cinema location in Melbourne
Hoyts at Forest Hill in Melbourne’s eastern suburbs will be the next major cinema to offer closed captioned sessions as part of the Cinema Access...
14 February 2011 Hopelessly devoted to captioning and audio description
Looking for last minute ideas for Valentine’s Day? Enjoy our top 5 suggestions for an accessible and romantic evening.
11 February 2011 Accessible cinema rollout - the first six weeks
It's been six weeks since the Cinema Access Implementation Plan began to roll out in major Australian cinema chain locations. Media Access Australia...
10 February 2011 US video highlights learning benefits of captions
Aberdeen Captioning has released a short video about the learning benefits of captioning on TV.
03 February 2011 US Super Bowl to be fully captioned for first time
The National Association of the Deaf (NAD), the National Football League (NFL) and the FOX Broadcasting Company yesterday announced that this year’s...
January 2011
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31 January 2011 Survey shows high levels of awareness and use of captioning
A survey commissioned by the Australian Communications Consumer Action Network and Media Access Australia (MAA) has revealed high levels of awareness...
31 January 2011 Name change for Australian DVD distributors’ association
From 1 February 2011, the Australian Visual Software Distributors Association (AVSDA), representative of the Australian film and TV home...
21 January 2011 Nine agrees to caption ‘V’ on GO!
Nine has agreed to caption the new series of ‘V’ on free-to-air channel GO! after viewers complained that it was not captioned.
18 January 2011 Boxee Box now supports playback of ABC iView captions
The D-Link media player Boxee Box has recently updated its firmware, and now supports the playback of captions on the ABC’s iView service.
17 January 2011 Canadian access coalition calls for 100% accessibility by 2020
The Access 2020 Coalition has sought the support of the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) for its new Access...
12 January 2011 Closed captions at Hoyts Broadway. What’s it like?
The new closed caption sessions at Hoyts Broadway in Sydney have been running for a couple of weeks now. As Media Access Australia’s cinema project...
12 January 2011 US access provider releases caption quality survey results
The WGBH National Center for Accessible Media (NCAM) has now released the results of a survey of caption viewers who were presented with examples of...
December 2010
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22 December 2010 Media Access Australia releases report on Accessible Regions Campaign
Media Access Australia today released the findings of its Accessible Regions Campaign. The campaign has found that the quality of captioning on...
16 December 2010 Canadian coalition creates Access 2020
A coalition of Canadian accessibility organisations has formed to achieve full captioning and audio description on television content in Canada by...

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