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| 06 August 2015 |
BBC paper looks at the future of online captioning As people increasingly watch TV programs online, the opportunity arises for captions to be made more responsive to the needs of individual users. A... |
| 05 August 2015 |
Connect Ability Challenge awards accessible tech innovators The Connect Ability Challenge, which challenges developers to build accessible technology solutions for people with disabilities using only existing... |
| 04 August 2015 |
Parents support captions in the classroom Parents are a key ally in providing a supported captioning experience, according to Kate Kennedy from Parents of Deaf Children (PODC), the NSW-based... |
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| 29 July 2015 |
Captioned video and transcripts – ideal access and teaching combination For students with diverse learning needs, the use of captioned content in the classroom is the best way to gain access to context and information for... |
| 24 July 2015 |
Real-time captioning glasses premiere at French arts festival Augmented reality (AR) glasses which project real-time, customisable captions and surtitles for viewers have debuted at the Avignon Festival in... |
| 22 July 2015 |
Five key captioning roles for specialist educators Specialist education roles, such as Itinerant or Supporting Teachers of the Deaf, have a strategic and practical role in promoting the use of... |
| 21 July 2015 |
Academic calls for new audio description policy Dr Katie Ellis, senior research fellow in the Department of Internet Studies at Curtin University, is calling for a new policy on audio description... |
| 20 July 2015 |
Five tips to make the web work better in your language In late May, Dr Scott Hollier travelled to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, to teach a web accessibility course to 22 students. As part of the assignment work,... |
| 16 July 2015 |
UK channels breach rules by not providing access in other countries The UK communications regulator Ofcom has found that a number of UK-based channels owned by AXN and MTG breached access regulations by not providing... |
| 16 July 2015 |
Choosing captioned options is an essential first step In many subjects, students (and teachers) have a choice about which texts or resources to study. For students who use captions, it makes sense to... |
| 15 July 2015 |
Using captions to teach skills and concepts Access and opportunity combine with the use of captioned video in the classroom to provide necessary context, as well enduring information, after the... |
| 13 July 2015 |
Study will review disabled consumer experiences with video on demand Curtin University academic Katie Ellis will investigate disabled consumer experiences of subscription video-on-demand (VOD) services in Australia in... |
| 13 July 2015 |
Captioned Discovery Kids helps primary children learn Discovery Kids is Australia’s only dedicated educational channel for primary-school aged children (5-12) and a sponsor of Media Access Australia's... |
| 01 July 2015 |
iTunes to remove content that isn’t captioned 1 July 2015 is the deadline in the United States for all online video content to have captions if it was previously captioned for broadcast on... |
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| 30 June 2015 |
Accessible Live Events call for papers The University of Antwerp is hosting a special international symposium on Accessible Live Events on 29 April 2016 and is seeking proposals for papers... |
| 26 June 2015 |
UK Labour MP supports VOD access campaign Labour MP Lillian Greenwood has submitted a private member’s bill to the House of Commons in support of Subtitle It!, a campaign to improve the... |
| 25 June 2015 |
UK regulator releases access requirements for 2016 The UK communications regulator Ofcom has released its list of TV channels which will be required to provide access services – captioning, audio... |
| 22 June 2015 |
Employment conference to cover digital accessibility One of the most powerful practical approaches to assist people with a disability in becoming self-sufficient and managing their needs is through... |
| 18 June 2015 |
Government announces review of the ACMA The Department of Communications is undertaking a comprehensive review of Australia’s communications regulator, the Australian Communications and... |
| 17 June 2015 |
Accessible trailers help you decide Many movies are available with captions and/or audio description at cinemas, on DVD and some video-on-demand (VOD) services. But how do you decide... |