CAP THAT! at the Communications Access Expo in Canberra

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Thursday, 18 August 2011 14:41pm

Deafness Forum of Australia’s Communications Access Expo is on again at Parliament House in Canberra. Held on Monday and Tuesday, 22 -23 August, Media Access Australia will be present to talk about CAP THAT!, our new education campaign promoting captions in the classroom.

cap that! is asking teachers Australia-wide to turn on captions on audiovisual resources shown in class to benefit all students. By simply turning captions on, teachers can help bridge the gap for Deaf and hearing impaired students, ESL students, struggling readers and students with learning disabilities, while benefiting the whole class.

Members of the general public will be able to gain access at specific times by visiting the Security Desk in the Main Hall. Those times are:

Monday, 22 August 2011

  • 11.00 am  – including the official expo launch by Minister for Health and Ageing, The Hon Mark Butler MP
  • 12.30 pm
  • 3.30 pm

Tuesday, 23 August 2011

  • 10.30 am

Other exhibitors at the expo include Australian Communications Exchange (the major sponsor of cap that!), AI Media, Royal Institute for Deaf and Blind Children, Cochlear Limited and Printacall, among many others.

cap that! staff will be available to talk about the campaign and demonstrate the cap that! website to visitors. We look forward to seeing you there.


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