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| 14 March 2012 |
TED launches education YouTube channel From humble beginnings back in 1984, TED has become a global sensation, offering talks on almost any subject to inform and inspire. To the delight of... |
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| 27 February 2012 |
Campaigns promote captions in schools in 2012 As the use of audiovisual resources in mainstream classrooms increases, so does the need for captions to be used as a learning tool for all students... |
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| 13 October 2011 |
Report from America on a world leading education initiative The Described and Captioned Media Program (DCMP) is a US initiative run by the Department of Education and the National Association of the Deaf. Its... |
| 06 October 2011 |
Pressure placed on Prime Minister to consider the needs of students with disabilities At a cabinet meeting in Tasmania this week, Prime Minister Julia Gillard was approached by the mother of a child with a disability, and urged to... |
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| 20 September 2011 |
Data projector helps deaf and hearing impaired kids at school The need for accessible media in schools is becoming more recognised by technology providers. Epson has announced the release of two new projectors... |
| 19 September 2011 |
Schools and teachers commended for literacy through captions Educators across the country were today commended for their commitment to increasing literacy and inclusion through captions. CAP THAT!, a national... |
| 16 September 2011 |
Captions and audio description benefit people on the autism spectrum UK researcher Judith Garman has published an article that provides insight into the positive impacts of captions and audio description on people in... |
| 07 September 2011 |
Advisory group on students with disability announced The new Schools Disability Advisory Council promises steps towards further inclusion of students with disabilities in mainstream schools. Announced... |
| 01 September 2011 |
WA invests $4m in classroom accessibility technology The West Australian government has promised $4m for interactive whiteboards (IWBs) in the state’s public schools. IWBs, which use touchscreen... |
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| 29 August 2011 |
Captions boost inclusion during National Literacy and Numeracy Week NSW Senator the Hon Ursula Stephens has today urged teachers to “turn captions on” in the classroom to boost literacy and inclusive learning as a... |
| 18 August 2011 |
CAP THAT! at the Communications Access Expo in Canberra Deafness Forum of Australia’s Communications Access Expo is on again at Parliament House in Canberra. Held on Monday and Tuesday, 22 -23 August,... |
| 05 August 2011 |
New Captioning Studio and Echo360 partnership brings captions to university students The Captioning Studio in partnership with Echo360 has launched a lecture recording system aimed at benefiting university students with hearing loss... |
| 02 August 2011 |
US universities lead the way on classroom captions Support for closed captions is sweeping US universities and colleges as educators catch on to the benefits of accessible tools for all students.... |
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| 29 July 2011 |
Shadow Minister for Disability shows support for captions in schools Shadow Minister for Disability, Carers and the Volunteer Sector, Senator Mitch Fifield showed his support for captions in education this week in a... |
| 21 July 2011 |
Australian university adopts Google Apps for Education with known accessibility issues Australia’s RMIT University may be excluding students with disabilities after all of its 74,000 student email accounts were moved to Google Apps for... |
| 20 July 2011 |
Student team wins Microsoft Imagine Cup for new and innovative assistive technology A team of students in the US has won second place in the Microsoft Imagine Cup for Note-Taker, an assistive technology that helps people who are... |
| 15 July 2011 |
Round-up of accessibility in WA To celebrate Media Access Australia’s first year in Western Australia, let’s take a look at the state of accessibility in WA and some of the events... |
| 13 July 2011 |
ACARA calls for contributions for a more inclusive Australian Curriculum In an announcement yesterday, The Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA) called for education professionals to contribute... |
| 08 July 2011 |
Captioned online videos promote assistive technology for learning A Canadian education group has provided eight online captioned videos promoting the use of assistive technology for students for reading, writing and... |
| 07 July 2011 |
Khan Academy adds Universal Subtitles to online education videos People who are Deaf and hearing impaired may now have access to over 2,400 education videos produced by the Khan Academy, after Universal Subtitles... |