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| 03 November 2015 |
New accessible gaming resources available Media Access Australia’s gaming specialists have joined forces to bring you brand new information on accessible mainstream and mobile gaming options... |
| 02 November 2015 |
British conference celebrates audio description The RNIB Audio Description Conference: Celebrating Progress and Looking Ahead, which was held in London on 23 September, brought together a host of... |
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| 30 October 2015 |
Three upcoming accessible theatre productions in Adelaide Access2Arts have shared a list of upcoming touch tour and audio described productions in Adelaide for theatre fans who are blind or vision impaired. |
| 28 October 2015 |
UK TV access report shows over compliance The UK regulator Ofcom has released its access compliance report for the first two quarters of 2015 and it shows that generally all quotas have been... |
| 23 October 2015 |
Live captioning bonanza captured by ACMA The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) held a day-long event in September dedicated to live captioning issues as part of its... |
| 21 October 2015 |
Digital Gap Initiative invites you to Parliament The Federal Parliament will be the venue for a major accessibility event showcasing developments and issues in digital accessibility. |
| 21 October 2015 |
Apple to provide accessibility support around NDIS conference Apple is presenting its accessibility technologies at the NDIS New World Conference in Brisbane next week. The tech giant has prepared an "Accessible... |
| 20 October 2015 |
Yahoo streams captioned NFL to the world American online giant Yahoo will be providing its first streamed and captioned National Football League (NFL) game live from London UK on 25 October. |
| 19 October 2015 |
Video on demand access builds up Video on Demand (VOD) is a rapidly growing platform for consuming entertainment content. Recent developments overseas are showing that action around... |
| 15 October 2015 |
New Zealand Deaf community takes Sky to Commission over lack of captions Deaf groups in New Zealand have formalised complaints against subscription television broadcaster Sky for not captioning the coverage of the Rugby... |
| 14 October 2015 |
Audio described performance of Next to Normal rock musical in Perth The Black Swan State Theatre Company will be presenting an audio described musical theatre production at the State Theatre Centre of Western... |
| 12 October 2015 |
Blind Citizens Australia wraps up successful convention in Perth The Blind Citizens Australia (BCA) annual convention was held over the weekend at the Mercure hotel in Perth, with approximately 120 attendees... |
| 12 October 2015 |
American regulator denies captioning exemptions to churches In the USA, religious television is very popular with lots of churches having their own television shows and channels. Under American rules these... |
| 09 October 2015 |
Digital Inclusion Index measures access in Australia A new Melbourne-based research project has launched with the aim of discovering the reach of digital inclusion in Australia. |
| 08 October 2015 |
Museum audio described online A common approach for museums and galleries is to provide tours and information online, so that people who do not live in the place where it is... |
| 07 October 2015 |
Looking forward with access at BCA Media Access Australia’s Director of Digital Accessibility, Dr Scott Hollier, will be presenting on developments in access technology for blind and... |
| 06 October 2015 |
At home in the caption lab BBC senior engineer Mike Armstrong works with caption viewers in a replica of an everyday lounge room to try and get the most realistic reactions to... |
| 02 October 2015 |
Stencil Art Prize in Sydney to host audio described tour The Stencil Art Prize is the largest stencil event in the world to recognise and reward stencil artists. This year, there will be 92 finalists on... |
| 01 October 2015 |
Accessible India Campaign to greatly improve access to media The Accessible India Campaign is set to launch on December 3, the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, with a strong focus on improving... |
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| 30 September 2015 |
Australian Game Developer Awards set to honour accessibility and representation of people with disabilities Nominations are open for the Australian Game Developer Awards (AGDAs) until Friday 2nd October, awarding accessible design and games representing... |