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| 16 August 2012 |
Event Cinemas add seven accessible locations Event Cinemas commences captioned and audio described movie sessions at seven new locations from today, bringing the national total of accessible... |
| 10 August 2012 |
Exhibition celebrating blindness comes to the Melbourne Museum An exhibition that celebrates people living with blindness or low vision and their achievements is now on show at the Melbourne Museum. According to... |
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| 10 July 2012 |
Report on the accessible cinema rollout: January to June 2012 Following on from the successful 2011 rollout of captioned and audio described cinema locations under the Cinema Access Implementation Plan, the... |
| 09 July 2012 |
See "Ice Age 4" with open audio description A special screening of the movie Ice Age 4: Continental Drift with audio description played openly in the cinema for all patrons has been organised... |
| 04 July 2012 |
The Other Film Festival returns for 2012 The biennial Other Film Festival has announced its return in 2012, showing films that are not only accessible, but tell stories of people with... |
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| 26 June 2012 |
Open audio described movie in Melbourne Water for Elephants, the 2011 blockbuster movie starring Reese Witherspoon and Robert Pattinson, will screen with open audio description at Reading... |
| 08 June 2012 |
Accessible movie goers asked for feedback In a bid to gain feedback from movie goers, Media Access Australia has today launched an online questionnaire which will provide industry with... |
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| 21 May 2012 |
Behind the scenes: audio description at the theatre For something different, Media Access Australia’s Eliza Cussen takes readers behind the scenes at one of Sydney’s most beloved theatres to reveal how... |
| 18 May 2012 |
Cinemas across Australia add captions and audio description Accessible cinema in Australia has received a boost to the number of sessions available to people with hearing or vision impairments with both the... |
| 15 May 2012 |
Accessible Cinema Advisory Group’s latest communique The Accessible Cinema Advisory Group (ACAG) is a body convened by the Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs to... |
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| 30 April 2012 |
Sony’s caption glasses reach first US cinema Sony has officially launched its much anticipated cinema access technology which displays captions on a pair of glasses, replicating the look of open... |
| 20 April 2012 |
Joy of theatre brought to Deaf kids A new program will see targeted children’s performances captioned so that more kids who are Deaf or hearing impaired can develop a love of theatre. |
| 18 April 2012 |
Audio description at the MCA The newly expanded Museum of Contemporary Art (MCA) in Sydney has greatly enhanced its services for blind and vision impaired art enthusiasts with a... |
| 11 April 2012 |
New app increases access to theatre for the hearing impaired A new service from Adelaide-based The Captioning Studio allows patrons to access theatre captions on their iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch in selected... |
| 10 April 2012 |
Illinois cinema chain ordered to become accessible One of the USA’s largest cinema companies, AMC Theaters, has reached a settlement with the Attorney General of Illinois which will see closed... |
| 04 April 2012 |
Accessible cinema comes to Bendigo Village Cinemas Bendigo will this week commence audio described and closed captioned movies at its 7-screen complex. This will see access to movies... |
| 03 April 2012 |
Cinema to make significant progress in 2012 Australia’s four major cinema chains, Hoyts, Event, Village and Reading, have announced their plan for the rollout of accessible cinema locations to... |
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| 05 March 2012 |
Audio description introduced in four Melbourne cinemas Village Cinemas has commenced audio description in four of its suburban Melbourne complexes, greatly increasing the number of accessible cinemas for... |
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| 17 February 2012 |
Morocco’s film festival supports audio described movies For the second year running the Marrakech International Film Festival (FIFM) has showcased audio described movies for its blind and vision impaired... |
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| 25 January 2012 |
American cinema formalises commitment to accessible movies After an informal announcement in August, American Multi-Cinema Inc (AMC) has officially committed to captioning in its complexes across the USA.... |