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| 25 January 2011 |
Sarah Pulis wins scholarship to US Nonprofit Technology Conference Media Access Australia’s New Media Manager Sarah Pulis will soon be jetting off to Washington DC for the world’s largest nonprofit technology... |
| 24 January 2011 |
Ofcom publishes Single Equality Scheme Annual Report Ofcom, the UK communications regulator, has published its Single Equality Scheme Annual Report that details the progress of its equality commitments... |
| 21 January 2011 |
Nine agrees to caption ‘V’ on GO! Nine has agreed to caption the new series of ‘V’ on free-to-air channel GO! after viewers complained that it was not captioned. |
| 20 January 2011 |
Canadian disability service providers appalled at government appeal The Canadian National Institute for the Blind (CNIB) and the Alliance for Equality of Blind Canadians (AEBC) have come out with strong statements... |
| 20 January 2011 |
Amazon provides accessibility plug-in for Kindle for PC Amazon has released a plug-in to improve the accessibility of its Kindle eBook reader software for PC. |
| 18 January 2011 |
Boxee Box now supports playback of ABC iView captions The D-Link media player Boxee Box has recently updated its firmware, and now supports the playback of captions on the ABC’s iView service. |
| 17 January 2011 |
Canadian access coalition calls for 100% accessibility by 2020 The Access 2020 Coalition has sought the support of the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) for its new Access... |
| 13 January 2011 |
Apple hosts free accessibility webinars for teachers Apple is hosting a free series of on-demand webinars which demonstrate how Mac computers and Apple devices can be used to enrich engagement with... |
| 12 January 2011 |
Closed captions at Hoyts Broadway. What’s it like? The new closed caption sessions at Hoyts Broadway in Sydney have been running for a couple of weeks now. As Media Access Australia’s cinema project... |
| 11 January 2011 |
Latest Skype app supports video calls on WiFi and 3G People who are Deaf or hearing impaired can now use the latest version of Skype for the iPhone, iPad and iPod touch to communicate using sign... |
| 07 January 2011 |
What’s new this week with accessible cinema? Following on from the commencement of closed captioned sessions at some cinemas last week, this week sees the increase of open captioned sessions and... |
| 04 January 2011 |
Latest news on new closed caption movie sessions From 30 December, 2010, three Australian cinemas were to have begun closed caption screenings of movies using the new CaptiView technology. At the... |
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| 23 December 2010 |
Get ready, Gold Coast – captioned cinema is coming your way Event Cinemas Robina will begin closed captioned movie sessions from 30 December 2010. |
| 22 December 2010 |
Media Access Australia releases report on Accessible Regions Campaign Media Access Australia today released the findings of its Accessible Regions Campaign. The campaign has found that the quality of captioning on... |
| 22 December 2010 |
Get reading at Reading Cinemas, Charlestown Captioned cinema fans will welcome not just a new captioned cinema location, but a new caption viewing device and a new cinema chain from 30 December... |
| 22 December 2010 |
Closed captioned cinema on Broadway Captioned cinema hits the big time on Broadway. Broadway in Sydney, that is. From 30 December 2010 Hoyts Cinemas Broadway will begin closed captioned... |
| 21 December 2010 |
Music for the hearing impaired Interior Design: Music for the Bionic Ear, a piece of music designed for people with hearing impairments, opens in February at the Fairfax Theatre,... |
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| 29 September 2010 |
US House of Representatives passes landmark media access bill The US House of Representatives today passed S. 3304, the Twenty-First Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act and its technical... |
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| 13 August 2010 |
Access and audience development reports released on Australian arts Arts Access Australia has commissioned two reports on access and audience development in museums, galleries and the performing arts. The reports aim... |
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| 25 June 2010 |
Multichannel Review legislation passed Yesterday, 24 June, Parliament passed the Broadcasting Legislation Amendment (Digital Television) Bill 2010 (Cth), to bring into law the... |