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| 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... |
| 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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| 23 September 2015 |
Japan ramps up cinema access New laws in Japan designed to remove discrimination against people with disabilities will take effect from April 2016. One area that will benefit is... |
| 17 September 2015 |
Q&A with award winning accessible game developer and author Quentin Christensen Media Access Australia spoke with Quentin Christensen, accessibility advocate, indie developer, winner of the ACCAN Apps for All Challenge in... |
| 14 September 2015 |
Britain’s first Captioning Awareness Week Stagetext, a charitable organisation that provides captioning for theatrical performances, art galleries, museums and other arts venues, is holding a... |
| 03 September 2015 |
Affordable access opportunities for Australia At the ACCAN National Conference on 2 September, Media Access Australia CEO Alex Varley joined a panel to discuss challenges for the... |
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| 25 August 2015 |
Dr Scott Hollier talks affordable access at ACCAN 2015 National Conference Media Access Australia’s Dr Scott Hollier will be presenting at next week’s Australian Communications Consumer Action Network (ACCAN) National... |
| 21 August 2015 |
ACMA to host a conversation on live captioning The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) is holding a one-day event on 15 September, Live captioning: let’s talk, that will provide... |
| 19 August 2015 |
Transport for NSW releases app to help the blind navigate Transport for NSW (TfNSW) has announced the release of an app, Stop Announcer, which will help blind or vision impaired people to find their way... |
| 18 August 2015 |
A world of access at Media for All Access to media is a growing feature at international conferences. A problem for Australian audiences is that these conferences are usually located... |
| 04 August 2015 |
Parents support captions in the classroom Parents are a key ally in providing a supported captioning experience, according to Kate Kennedy from Parents of Deaf Children (PODC), the NSW-based... |
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| 29 July 2015 |
Windows 10 launches with accessibility improvements The Windows 10 update has begun to roll out on a number of devices and has some significant improvements to the accessibility features previously... |
| 29 July 2015 |
Captioned video and transcripts – ideal access and teaching combination For students with diverse learning needs, the use of captioned content in the classroom is the best way to gain access to context and information for... |
| 24 July 2015 |
Real-time captioning glasses premiere at French arts festival Augmented reality (AR) glasses which project real-time, customisable captions and surtitles for viewers have debuted at the Avignon Festival in... |
| 20 July 2015 |
Five tips to make the web work better in your language In late May, Dr Scott Hollier travelled to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, to teach a web accessibility course to 22 students. As part of the assignment work,... |
| 17 July 2015 |
Developer discusses the creation of handheld audio description device In a recent interview, Bryan Gould, Accessible Learning and Assessment Technologies Director at the National Center for Accessible Media (NCAM) in... |
| 16 July 2015 |
Choosing captioned options is an essential first step In many subjects, students (and teachers) have a choice about which texts or resources to study. For students who use captions, it makes sense to... |
| 13 July 2015 |
Study will review disabled consumer experiences with video on demand Curtin University academic Katie Ellis will investigate disabled consumer experiences of subscription video-on-demand (VOD) services in Australia in... |
| 07 July 2015 |
Blind viewer sues ABC for not providing audio description Suzanne Hudson, a blind television viewer, has launched a case against the ABC in the Federal Circuit Court, claiming that it has unlawfully... |
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| 30 June 2015 |
Accessible Live Events call for papers The University of Antwerp is hosting a special international symposium on Accessible Live Events on 29 April 2016 and is seeking proposals for papers... |