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December 2010
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23 December 2010 Audio described movies at Perth’s Movies by Burswood
Once again, St George Bank Movies by Burswood is proud to present audio described movies at its outdoor summer movie screenings in Perth.
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,...
21 December 2010 The D-Link Boxee Box – good for caption users, a mixed bag for others
The much anticipated media centre Boxee Box has finally been released in Australia, promising a perfect blend of the Internet and the lounge room TV.
20 December 2010 Audio described opera in Melbourne for 2011
Victorian Opera is pleased to announce that two of its operas will be audio described in 2011.
13 December 2010 Dragon Dictation and Search now available in Apple's Australian iTunes store
Mobile applications Dragon Dictation and Dragon Search are now available for free in Apple’s Australian iTunes store. These applications allow you to...
September 2010
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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...
August 2010
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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...
June 2010
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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...
April 2010
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19 April 2010 Human Rights Commission releases submissions to the subscription television exemption application
The Australian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has released submissions to the Australian Subscription Television and Radio Association’s (ASTRA)...
February 2010
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05 February 2010 Region 1 catching up on DVD access
As often reported, the UK and more recently Australia lead the world in audio described DVDs. In January statistics, audio described new release...

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