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| 16 December 2010 |
12 Days of Access - Ally Woodford on 2010's blockbuster improvements in cinema access Ally Woodford reflects on this year’s leaps and bounds in the world of cinema and DVDs, and looks forward to seeing changes in 2011. |
| 10 December 2010 |
Go Theatrical release captioned theatre schedule The 2011 schedule for captioned theatre has been released by Go Theatrical this week. |
| 02 December 2010 |
American cinema chain sued over lack of closed captions Legal action has been taken in California this week against America’s third largest movie chain for failing to provide any captioned movies in its... |
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| 26 November 2010 |
Accessible cinema comes to Colombia The South American nation of Colombia has begun a project in its capital, Bogota, to make cinema accessible for people with hearing or vision... |
| 24 November 2010 |
New solution to the problem of 3D caption placement 3D cinema is often touted as the biggest development since black and white movies. But big developments can also mean big issues that need... |
| 19 November 2010 |
US government considers updating cinema access regulations The US Department of Justice is considering revising its regulations implementing the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) with regard to access... |
| 18 November 2010 |
Testing of cinema captioning systems in the USA At the recent Washington, D.C. Digital Captioning Symposium presented by Regal Entertainment Group and National Association of Theater Owners,... |
| 05 November 2010 |
World Deaf Cinema Festival begins As reported in May, the inaugural World Deaf Cinema Festival is currently taking place in Washington DC. |
| 02 November 2010 |
Encore magazine looks at accessibility In the November issue of Encore magazine, which is out now, Georgina Pearson tackles the subject of accessibility in cinema and TV in Australia. |
| 01 November 2010 |
Read My Shorts film event - Sydney A new film event starting in Surry Hills, Sydney, today will screen short films with captions for audience members. |
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| 11 October 2010 |
Access All Areas film festival hits the road again Access All Areas is a touring film festival that aims to increase access to Australian cinema. For the third year running the festival will screen... |
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| 28 September 2010 |
Watch captioned movie trailers on your iPhone Movie search engine Captionfish has just released an iPhone application (app) that streams captioned movie trailers for the Deaf and hearing impaired... |
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| 31 August 2010 |
Changes to Your Local Cinema website In preparation for the expansion of the accessible cinema program in major cinema chains nationally, the Your Local Cinema website will be... |
| 27 August 2010 |
Captioning Award winner Icon re-releases Foyle's War with captions Icon Film Distribution has proven an apt winner of the 2010 Deafness Forum Captioning Award for DVD. Not only has it shown a... |
| 17 August 2010 |
Facebook group for captioned movie fans at Hoyts Carousel Captioned movie fans who visit Hoyts Carousel in Cannington, Perth have another way to keep up to date with what is happening at their local... |
| 11 August 2010 |
Don't miss Sydney's AD Roadshow Have you registered to attend an information session about audio description yet? If vision impairment or blindness makes your experience with TV,... |
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| 30 July 2010 |
Massachusetts becomes the USA's most accessible state for cinema As the USA celebrates the 20th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act, hearing and vision impaired residents of Massachusetts will... |
| 23 July 2010 |
Accessible cinema questions answered Since last Saturday’s announcement of the major cinema chain expansion of the accessible program, Media Access Australia (MAA) has been inundated... |
| 22 July 2010 |
Disability Discrimination Commissioner talks about cinema access Last week saw major Australian cinema chains agree to a massive increase in accessibility for blind and deaf movie goers. |
| 21 July 2010 |
Consumers hail accessible cinema expansion The announcement that major cinemas around Australia will be made more accessible by the end of 2014 has been hailed by consumers and consumer... |