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| 01 August 2016 |
BBC iPlayer trialling subtitles for live channels in world-first In a welcome development from the UK, the BBC has begun trialling subtitles for live channels on their iPlayer platform. This is a first for any... |
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| 22 July 2016 |
Progress with accessibility needed in New Zealand 121 students took over New Zealand’s Parliament to debate about ‘Accessible Web Pages and Apps’. This was a mock bill aiming to improve accessibility... |
| 20 July 2016 |
Screenworks host CC and AD workshop to educate filmmakers As part of the accessibility focus of Screenworks, they will be holding a Closed Captioning (CC) and Audio Description (AD) workshop next month, with... |
| 07 July 2016 |
Governments are toughening up on public sector web accessibility State and Federal Governments around the globe are toughening up on public sector web accessibility. The latest case is the Alaskan Juneau School... |
| 05 July 2016 |
UK charity puts pressure on government to enforce web accessibility Robin Christopherson, head of digital inclusion at Abilitynet, a UK disabilities charity, has written an open letter to the British Parliament, to... |
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| 30 June 2016 |
New ‘game-changing’ phone app enhances phone accessibility ‘OpenAccess Captions’ is a brand new application for iPads and iPhones that was developed by Brisbane-based charity Conexu Foundation. It is an app... |
| 24 June 2016 |
Chris Mikul’s captioning legacy Chris Mikul was the Project Manager of Media Access Australia since its inception and has been an active advocate for better captioning, audio... |
| 23 June 2016 |
5 simple ways you can dramatically improve your blog’s accessibility Blogging encourages freedom of personal expression so it should be a right for anyone, regardless of disabilities or requirements, to have access to... |
| 16 June 2016 |
Curtin University receives grant to investigate the impact of mobile apps on people with a disability An investigation by researchers at Curtin University into how mobile apps can support individuals with a disability has been awarded the 2016 Dr... |
| 14 June 2016 |
Apple announces minor software accessibility improvements at WWDC 2016 conference Apple has announced a number of new features in its range of products at its annual World Wide Developer Conference (WWDC), with a focus on... |
| 09 June 2016 |
PCWA online course aims to promote accessibility Inclusion and accessibility are hot topics that impact on the daily lives of around 25% of the population who have a disability or impairment. And... |
| 02 June 2016 |
Election websites accessibility report – improving but still difficult to use Media Access Australia’s Director of Digital Accessibility, Dr Scott Hollier, recently tested a number of websites related to the upcoming Federal... |
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| 27 May 2016 |
ACMA publishes preliminary captioning exemption orders for Telstra Pay TV The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has published preliminary exemption orders for 34 channels provided on Telstra Pay TV for... |
| 25 May 2016 |
More than 2,300 people have signed to legislate closed captioning in NZ On Global Accessibility Awareness Day, 19 May 2016, the New Zealand Captioning Working Group submitted a petition to Mojo Mathers, Green MP, with... |
| 19 May 2016 |
5 ways to experience digital accessibility on Global Accessibility Awareness Day As today is Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD), we thought that we would encourage some involvement amongst the community so that you can gain... |
| 12 May 2016 |
Apple Store adds new access section in time for Global Accessibility Awareness Day Individuals with impairments can now find third party accessible accessories for Mac, iPad and iPhone devices to suit their specific needs under the... |
| 10 May 2016 |
ACCAN calls on networks to use windfall to improve accessibility The Australian Communications Consumer Action Network (ACCAN) has called on the free-to-air networks to use some of the windfall from a 25% cut in... |
| 09 May 2016 |
Uber's new accessibility features create job opportunities for Deaf and hearing impaired drivers Uber has recently improved its app’s accessibility for drivers who are Deaf or hearing impaired, removing communication barriers so that they can... |
| 04 May 2016 |
BBC publishes research on improving live caption timing The BBC has released details of experiments it has undertaken which prove that it’s practical to reduce the delay in live captions appearing on the... |
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| 19 April 2016 |
Australia’s first disability-focused tech accelerator launched Australia’s first disability-focused impact accelerator, Remarkable, held its official launch event on 31 March at the University of Sydney. The... |