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| 05 July 2011 |
CAP THAT! helps Australian teachers boost literacy and inclusion with captions In the lead-up to National Literacy and Numeracy Week, Media Access Australia has today launched CAP THAT!, a new campaign asking teachers Australia-... |
| 01 July 2011 |
Florida State University sued for inaccessible eLearning system Florida State University is the latest US institution to be sued under the Americans with Disabilities Act for failing to provide learning materials... |
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| 27 June 2011 |
Term 2 shows positive move forward for Deaf and hearing impaired students At the end of Term 2, the Media Access Australia Education Team reflects on education access developments for students who are Deaf and hearing... |
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| 31 May 2011 |
US Government releases FAQs for accessible eReader laws and rules The United States Department of Education has released a new guide that provides further clarification for schools and colleges about the laws and... |
| 26 May 2011 |
NBC Learn captions educational videos to include all learners NBC Learn, the education arm of NBC News in the US, has announced that it will provide closed captioning on educational videos available on NBCLearn.... |
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| 28 April 2011 |
Video shows educational benefits of using captions in the classroom A new video, Captions – Essential for Learning, produced by Media Access Australia, has brought to the fore the importance of using captions in the... |
| 19 April 2011 |
Positive move toward an inclusive Australian Curriculum The Australian Curriculum and Assessment Reporting Authority (ACARA) has emphasised its commitment to the consideration of students with special... |
| 19 April 2011 |
Customise your news alerts now There are many ways you can choose to receive news from Media Access Australia, and with a few easy steps you can customise your subscription by... |
| 12 April 2011 |
Education magazine reports on accessible classroom initiative A report about Ai-Media’s initiative Ai-Live has been published in Teacher, a national education magazine from the Australian Centre for Education... |
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| 30 March 2011 |
Senate backs classroom captioning The Senate this week came out in support of funding for new technologies that will benefit students who are Deaf and hearing impaired as well as... |
| 22 March 2011 |
Media Access Australia debunks myth of ‘boring’ accessible websites with new site We have officially launched our new accessible website, showcasing the latest web technologies and innovative design and meeting the Web Content... |
| 21 March 2011 |
Welcome to our new website We have now launched our new website merging our previous sites, mediaaccess.org.au and audiodescription.com.au. |
| 02 March 2011 |
Read Captions Across America Day Today is Read Captions Across America day, an annual campaign to promote the use of captions particularly for children, as video-based media can be a... |
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| 22 February 2011 |
Government review of disability standards in education Peter Garrett, Minister for School Education, has released a discussion paper which encourages people to contribute to the Review into Disability... |
| 10 February 2011 |
US video highlights learning benefits of captions Aberdeen Captioning has released a short video about the learning benefits of captioning on TV. |
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| 13 January 2011 |
Apple hosts free accessibility webinars for teachers Apple is hosting a free series of on-demand webinars which demonstrate how Mac computers and Apple devices can be used to enrich engagement with... |
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| 17 December 2010 |
12 Days of Access - Karina Scott's report card for accessible education in 2010 On the 10th Day of Access, we get an insight into what happens behind the scenes in Media Access Australia’s education sector work with Karina Scott. |
| 09 December 2010 |
Education ministers endorse Australian Curriculum In a historic decision, federal, state and territory ministers endorsed the first ever Australian Curriculum at the Ministerial Council meeting in... |
| 08 December 2010 |
12 Days of Access - Access in Education Media Access Australia (MAA) celebrates the Third Day of Access with some words from Anne McGrath. |
| 07 December 2010 |
Classroom Access Project completes successful second pilot The Media Access Australia Classroom Access Project (CAP) will finish at the end of the 2010 school year. Cerdon College, Merrylands, NSW, the host... |