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| 11 July 2013 |
Informing the next generation of media makers For the first time, Media Access Australia spoke at the Australian Teachers of Media (ATOM) conference in Brisbane last week. The presentation, given... |
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| 19 June 2013 |
Real-time captions to be delivered in NSW public schools Progress has been made towards equitable education in New South Wales public schools with captioning provider Ai-Media winning a competitive tender... |
| 03 June 2013 |
CAP THAT! campaign promotes captions for learning Media Access Australia’s education initiative CAP THAT! today launched its 2013 campaign, asking teachers nationally to become a ‘Captions Champion’... |
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| 31 May 2013 |
Computer literacy boosted in South African schools Phone manufacturer Huawei has partnered with the Khulisani Foundation to launch a training program in South Africa to increase computer skills... |
| 08 May 2013 |
Disability: the untold story of the NBN We sat down with Graeme Innes, Disability Discrimination Commissioner and National Broadband Network Champion, to talk about how high-speed internet... |
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| 13 March 2013 |
Captions in the classroom: a hidden literacy tool Education manager and Itinerant Teacher of the Deaf, Anne McGrath, talks through key pieces of research which identify the link between captions and... |
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| 11 February 2013 |
Educational app review: captions for learning Educational apps are increasingly being used by teachers as a fun and interactive way of engaging students, but captions are often lacking on the... |
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| 17 December 2012 |
Top 12 of 2012 #11 – the ABC helps get captions in schools In partnership with Education Services Australia, the ABC launched an education website in November. With closed captions provided for all videos,... |
| 12 December 2012 |
Accessibility added to Kindle Fire as blind group plans protest Amazon has announced it will add accessibility features to its Kindle Fire and Kindle Fire HD tablets, increasing access to content on the tablets... |
| 12 December 2012 |
Top 12 of 12 #8 – the captioning grant The captioning grant, funded by the Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs and administered by Media Access... |
| 07 December 2012 |
Top 12 of 2012 #5 - teachers championing captions for all students Our annual CAP THAT! campaign asking teachers nationwide to turn on captions for literacy and inclusion for all students this year recruited almost... |
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| 09 November 2012 |
ABC launches new education site with captioned videos The ABC has partnered with Education Services Australia in launching Splash, a new educational website offering a range of multimedia resources... |
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| 26 October 2012 |
Captioning Award winners announced Last night the Deafness Forum of Australia celebrated the achievements of the media and entertainment industry in providing access to the one in six... |
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| 18 September 2012 |
Accessible cinema a way to learn for British schools The world’s largest free cinema festival for young people is being held in the UK this October. In its 17th year, National Schools Film Week will... |
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| 27 August 2012 |
The literacy tool making a difference in Australian schools NSW Senator the Hon Ursula Stephens has called on all Australian teachers to become Captions Champions during National Literacy and Numeracy Week (27... |
| 21 August 2012 |
Live captions made easy Providing professional live captions just got easier thanks to the launch of a new online portal by Ai-Media. The captioning provider hopes that this... |
| 20 August 2012 |
Captions in schools for Hearing Awareness Week This Hearing Awareness Week, Media Access Australia’s education campaign, CAP THAT! is asking teachers to increase inclusion for Deaf and hearing... |
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| 28 June 2012 |
Overstream website for captioning videos experiencing problems Free online captioning software Overstream is currently experiencing problems with its video streaming functions. Videos can be searched for but not... |
| 20 June 2012 |
Dell and Microsoft create program for accessible classrooms A new collaborative effort by Microsoft and Dell has introduced an education program in the U.S. that will provide training and support to teachers... |
| 07 June 2012 |
CAP THAT! education campaign kicks off for 2012 Our annual CAP THAT! campaign promoting the use of captions in the classroom for every student is back for 2012, providing free tools and information... |