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| 13 October 2011 |
Report from America on a world leading education initiative The Described and Captioned Media Program (DCMP) is a US initiative run by the Department of Education and the National Association of the Deaf. Its... |
| 11 October 2011 |
TV station found in breach of license due to caption failure The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has found that Nine Network affiliate NBN failed to show the TV Week Logie Awards with... |
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| 22 September 2011 |
American media regulator releases online captioning approach The US media and communications regulator, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), has released its draft approach on captioning of online video... |
| 08 September 2011 |
First accessible Australian digital movie released It may not be opening night but it may as well be for captioned and audio described movie fans that have been waiting weeks to see the hit Australian... |
| 07 September 2011 |
Olympics video magazine provides level playing field for Deaf and hearing impaired AUS Contenders, a new video magazine which profiles athletes in training for the London 2012 Olympic Games, is providing captions on all its videos. |
| 01 September 2011 |
WA invests $4m in classroom accessibility technology The West Australian government has promised $4m for interactive whiteboards (IWBs) in the state’s public schools. IWBs, which use touchscreen... |
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| 29 August 2011 |
Behind the words: MAA chats with the best captioner in the business Caption quality is a contentious issue frequently raised by Australians who are Deaf or hearing impaired. Despite a number of pressures on the... |
| 24 August 2011 |
Signed and captioned videos released to assist hearing impaired switch to digital The Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, Senator Stephen Conroy, has announced the release of 16 videos with Australian... |
| 19 August 2011 |
Achievements in captioning recognised The media industry celebrated a year of achievement last night at the Deafness Forum of Australia Captioning Awards. Leaders from TV networks,... |
| 18 August 2011 |
CAP THAT! at the Communications Access Expo in Canberra Deafness Forum of Australia’s Communications Access Expo is on again at Parliament House in Canberra. Held on Monday and Tuesday, 22 -23 August,... |
| 17 August 2011 |
Canadian communications regulator calls for comments on proposed caption quality standards The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has called for comments on proposed English-language and French-language... |
| 11 August 2011 |
The Captioning Studio offers new online captioning and transcription service The Captioning Studio has launched an online captioning and transcription service that is both easy to use and affordable. |
| 05 August 2011 |
New Captioning Studio and Echo360 partnership brings captions to university students The Captioning Studio in partnership with Echo360 has launched a lecture recording system aimed at benefiting university students with hearing loss... |
| 01 August 2011 |
UK project to help bring music to cochlear users Cochlear implants help those with severe to profound hearing loss perceive speech but the technology has difficulties communicating the complexities... |
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| 29 July 2011 |
Ofcom proposes expanded UK telephone relay service Ofcom, the UK’s media and communications regulator, has released a Review of Relay Services, proposing a number of expansions to the current... |
| 29 July 2011 |
Shadow Minister for Disability shows support for captions in schools Shadow Minister for Disability, Carers and the Volunteer Sector, Senator Mitch Fifield showed his support for captions in education this week in a... |
| 26 July 2011 |
UK Festival Awards puts more focus on festival accessibility The UK Festival Awards is the annual awards for the contemporary music festival industry and the benchmark by which festival goers rate their... |
| 20 July 2011 |
YouTube expands automatic captioning to other languages YouTube, which introduced automatic captions for English language videos in 2009, has now expanded the service to Japanese videos. |
| 19 July 2011 |
Nominations for the Captioning Awards close soon Nominations for the Deafness Forum’s Captioning Awards close on 29 July. The awards present an opportunity to celebrate the steps media and others... |
| 18 July 2011 |
Cinemas change from open to closed captions A number of major cinema complexes have made the change from open captions to closed captions in recent weeks. This provides more opportunities to... |