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| 01 December 2015 |
Ofcom releases fourth caption quality report The UK communications regulator Ofcom has released its fourth and final report into the quality of live captioning on television. |
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| 27 November 2015 |
Accessible film festival hosts free gala screening in Sydney Access All Areas Film Festival (AAAFF) will be celebrating the International Day of People with Disability on 3 December with a free screening of... |
| 26 November 2015 |
Anger with American Airlines over inaccessible inflight entertainment Hundreds of people have taken to social media to express their disappointment with American Airlines after the airline responded to a query on the... |
| 26 November 2015 |
Handel’s Messiah live streamed and accessible Streaming live events on the internet allows people who cannot attend to experience the performance. A more recent innovation is to include... |
| 25 November 2015 |
Blind activist launches petition for accessible inflight entertainment Philip Chalker has launched a petition on Change.org, asking that Virgin Australia provide audio description for people who are blind or vision... |
| 24 November 2015 |
Better audio description through consultation A basic rule of research is that if you want to know what somebody thinks about your product, the best thing to do is ask them. It is surprising how... |
| 23 November 2015 |
US city makes captions compulsory on public TVs All television sets in public places in Portland, Oregon, will need to have closed captions switched on during business hours, after the Portland... |
| 20 November 2015 |
YouTube allows fans to contribute video captions In a recent update, YouTube will allow community members to contribute closed captions to supported videos, opening up the potential for the world’s... |
| 19 November 2015 |
ACMA asks for feedback on caption quality The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has released a discussion paper entitled ‘Review of the Television Captioning Standard’, and... |
| 19 November 2015 |
New Zealand expands TV access New Zealand Broadcast Minister Amy Adams has announced that the government-supported captioning service will extend to Prime Television from February... |
| 18 November 2015 |
Audio description on iview now available on desktops The trial of audio description on the ABC’s online iview service which commenced in April has now been extended to desktop computers. |
| 17 November 2015 |
Audio describing a Lion Dance A very popular aspect of traditional Chinese culture is the lion dance. They are performed all over the world as part of festivals and events.... |
| 16 November 2015 |
Xbox Accessories app supports standard controller remapping The recently updated Xbox Accessories app from Microsoft now provides button remapping support for standard Xbox One controllers, adding to the list... |
| 13 November 2015 |
Digital Gap pushes for change by 2017 The call for improvement to digital accessibility for people with disabilities moved to Parliament House in Canberra with a call for significant... |
| 12 November 2015 |
Credit Union Christmas Pageant provides audio description The Credit Union Christmas Pageant will be broadcast on 101.5FM Radio Adelaide on the morning of Saturday 14th November, with audio description... |
| 10 November 2015 |
ACCAN launches campaign for online caption quality The Australian Communications Consumer Action Network (ACCAN) has formed an alliance of organisations which is calling for online videos to be... |
| 10 November 2015 |
Call to caption parliament The Federal Parliament is improving its accessibility to people with disabilities. This includes its digital presence through its website and online... |
| 09 November 2015 |
Be involved with Print Disability Round Table 2016 Information access for people with print disabilities is an expanding and evolving area for development of services, advocacy and promotion. This... |
| 05 November 2015 |
Accessible Canada by law Canadian province Manitoba has introduced a customer service standard as part of its accessibility legislation. This recognises that disabled... |
| 04 November 2015 |
US communications commissioner calls for increased accessibility for the blind In a blog post marking his second anniversary as chairman of the FCC (Federal Communications Commission), Tom Wheeler has emphasised the work that... |