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| 10 December 2013 |
New audio description business flourishes in South Australia Over the last four years a team of dedicated arts access workers in South Australia have worked towards establishing Access2Arts, a disability arts... |
| 02 December 2013 |
Highlights of 2013: cinema access advances Throughout December Media Access Australia will bring you a summary of the biggest developments in access to media and technology seen in 2013. The... |
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| 12 November 2013 |
Jodi Awards acknowledge digital media access The tenth anniversary Jodi Awards were held this week at the UK’s annual Museums Conference, celebrating high quality projects that contribute to... |
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| 18 October 2013 |
London calls for an Australian audio describer Lara Torr could be off to the UK to pursue her dream of becoming an expert audio describer thanks to the British Council’s Realise Your Dream... |
| 15 October 2013 |
Access All Areas Film Festival announces 2013 feature program Now in its sixth year, the free Access All Areas Film Festival celebrates how the joy of cinema can be opened up to everyone regardless of disability... |
| 02 October 2013 |
New access system hits Spanish cinemas A number of Spanish cinemas are introducing captioned and audio described movies across their screens using Acce-Play, an accessible cinema system... |
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| 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... |
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| 30 August 2013 |
New pre-show notes service for audio described theatre Vision Australia has launched a new pre-show notes service for blind and vision impaired patrons of audio described theatre. Pre-show notes provide... |
| 29 August 2013 |
Audio described movie in Mudgee NSW A community event is being held in Mudgee, NSW to raise awareness of audio description. A screening of the Baz Luhrmann film Australia will be... |
| 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... |
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| 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... |
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| 28 June 2013 |
CineEurope - a roving report on cinema access developments Europe's largest cinema convention, CineEurope, is currently taking place in Barcelona, Spain, and our cinema manager, Ally Woodford, visited the... |
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| 29 May 2013 |
Celebrities audio describe London UK audio description specialist Vocal Eyes has completed an inspiring series titled London Beyond Sight, securing the voice talents of 40 famous... |
| 17 May 2013 |
Captioned cinema moves forward with new technologies Two new accessible cinema developments in the USA and UK have movie fans getting excited about what might be the next steps in captioned movies. Both... |
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| 22 April 2013 |
2013 Access Awards winners announced The winners of the 2013 Access Awards presented by the American Foundation for the Blind have been announced, honouring the work of organisations... |
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| 26 March 2013 |
US senator introduces legislation for accessible entertainment The impact of access legislation in the USA has had a ripple effect around the world. The 21st Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act,... |
| 22 March 2013 |
Rear Window Captioning drops license fee One of the most established cinema closed caption systems, Rear Window Captioning (RWC), is going to be more cost effective for cinemas to install.... |
| 18 March 2013 |
The history of cinema captioning, as told by a pioneer American captioning advocate and blogger Shanna Groves has posted the second interview in her series on movie accessibility for people who are Deaf... |
| 01 March 2013 |
The top 5 ways the Disability Discrimination Act has boosted access The Disability Discrimination Act (DDA) turns 20 this year and Australia’s disability communities are taking the opportunity to reflect on how the... |
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| 19 February 2013 |
Campaign for captions in Malta A campaign is under way in Malta to have captions introduced on television and in cinemas. Run by the Deaf People Association and film promotion... |