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| Date Published | News headline and description |
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| 18 February 2015 |
Audio description app trialled in the UK The Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) has commenced a trial of a new app designed to deliver audio description for programs on video-on... |
| 17 February 2015 |
Coles web accessibility case settled The case against grocery retailer Coles, for the alleged inaccessibility of its online shopping service, has been settled. |
| 16 February 2015 |
Harvard & MIT sued over lack of captions Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) are being sued for the alleged discrimination against people who are Deaf or... |
| 11 February 2015 |
Canadian cinemas commence autism-friendly movie sessions One of Canada’s largest entertainment companies, Cineplex Entertainment, has announced the introduction of a movie screening program for people with... |
| 10 February 2015 |
Senate committee reports on proposed captioning changes The Senate committee which reviewed the Government’s proposed amendments to the Broadcasting Services Act, including changes to the captioning... |
| 09 February 2015 |
Think ‘Smart’ – IEP goals for access Part of the core work for teachers is to create learning goals for their students, on a class and at times individual basis. It is imperative that... |
| 06 February 2015 |
YouTube admits automatic captions have a way to go Google’s YouTube has admitted that it needs to work harder to provide better quality automatic captions for content uploaded to its video streaming... |
| 04 February 2015 |
YouTube embraces HTML5 The accessibility of Google’s YouTube video service looks set to improve thanks to the recent decision by the internet giant to abandon Adobe’s Flash... |
| 04 February 2015 |
Web accessibility is everyone’s responsibility As anyone familiar with the web accessibility space will have noted, discrimination complaints against companies who do not make their websites and... |
| 03 February 2015 |
Irish regulator announces new TV access targets The Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (BAI) has announced new targets for captioning, audio description and signing on television for 2015-2018. |
| 02 February 2015 |
Red Bee Media conducts online caption survey The access company Red Bee Media Australia, which provides the captions for the Seven Network’s My Kitchen Rules, is seeking feedback from caption... |
| Date Published | News headline and description |
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| 30 January 2015 |
Don’t make consumers the TV access police Media Access Australia is concerned that the proposed approach to reforming captioning regulation is going too far in shifting responsibility towards... |
| 30 January 2015 |
Inclusive design and improving access for people with visual impairments In the UK, young people aged 16-25 who have a vision impairment are twice as likely as others their age not to be in employment, education or... |
| 29 January 2015 |
New report highlights the need for VOD accessibility A new review into current and future trends in technology, media and telecommunications refutes the idea that younger people are reluctant to spend... |
| 29 January 2015 |
Planning for an accessible new school year With the new school year comes the promise and excitement of many challenges, not the least of which is how to ensure teaching and learning resources... |
| 29 January 2015 |
Deloitte reveals media, technology predictions Consultancy firm Deloitte has released its predictions into major technology, communications and media trends for 2015. |
| 28 January 2015 |
Consultation paper provides opportunity to comment on TV captioning regulations The Federal Government today released a consultation paper which proposes a number of changes to the regulations governing free-to-air television.... |
| 28 January 2015 |
Call for participants in new Twitter and communication disabilities study A new Australian study into the ways in which people with communication disabilities use the social media platform Twitter for information exchange... |
| 28 January 2015 |
Virtual reality (VR): Accessing its potential Virtual reality (VR) is coming closer to realisation and mainstream adoption, opening up both potential and pitfalls for people with disabilities. |
| 27 January 2015 |
Accessible documents and automated tools Media Access Australia spoke to Dr Jason Guo, Systems Architect and Web Developer at XiNG Digital, ahead of his presentation on using an automated... |