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| Date Published | News headline and description |
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| 07 June 2011 |
Access features on new release DVDs Access to new release DVD titles during the month of May 2011 stands at 33% for audio description and 72% for captioning. A total of 79 titles were... |
| 06 June 2011 |
CAPTCHAs shown to yet again impede accessibility The question of accessible CAPTCHAs has been raised once again as they are shown to impede ticket purchase on the 2012 London Olympic website. |
| 06 June 2011 |
Study of Canadian TV access levels released Media Access Canada has just released a study of captions and audio description on Canadian television which found that broadcasters are fulfilling... |
| 03 June 2011 |
VizWiz now available in iTunes store VizWiz, a new iPhone app which enables people who are blind or vision impaired to recruit sighted users to answer questions about an item they have... |
| 03 June 2011 |
CBM offers Christian audio library for people with a print disability CBM Australia is offering a free Christian audio library service for people with print disabilities, including blindness and vision impairment. |
| 02 June 2011 |
Accessible Twitter changes name to Easy Chirp Accessible Twitter, the popular web application that helps people with disabilities to access Twitter, has changed its name to Easy Chirp. |
| 02 June 2011 |
Wells Fargo reaches settlement that will guarantee equal access The United States Justice Department and Wells Fargo & Company have reached a comprehensive settlement agreement under the Americans with... |
| 02 June 2011 |
Latest W3C column looks at evaluation tools for auditing website accessibility This month’s W3C column from Dr Scott Hollier, representative of Media Access Australia on the Advisory Committee of the World Wide Web Consortium (... |
| 01 June 2011 |
American disabilities association argues for sensible audio description regulations The American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD) has made a submission to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), making numerous... |
| Date Published | News headline and description |
|---|---|
| 31 May 2011 |
BBC trials MyDisplay web customisation tool The BBC is currently trialling web customisation tool MyDisplay, designed to improve the accessibility of the BBC website for people with a... |
| 31 May 2011 |
Media Access Review progress page launched Today Media Access Australia launched a new webpage in our Research and Policy section detailing the progress which has so far been made on the Media... |
| 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... |
| 30 May 2011 |
Report on captioning in the European Union released The European Federation of Hard of Hearing People (EFHOH) has released a report which looks at levels of captioning on audiovisual media across the... |
| 30 May 2011 |
Australian Government seeks Senior Web Accessibility Policy Officer The Australian Government Information Management Office (AGIMO) is advertising for an Executive Level 1 – Senior Web Accessibility Policy Officer. |
| 27 May 2011 |
World Blind Union releases audio description toolkit The World Blind Union (WBU) has released a comprehensive document which aims to increase the awareness and availability of audio description... |
| 26 May 2011 |
UK television network commits to more audio description The UK’s largest commercial television network ITV has made a commitment to release more of its programs with audio description on DVD. |
| 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.... |
| 24 May 2011 |
Australian government’s web accessibility efforts recognised through award The Australian Government Information Management Organisation (AGIMO) is a recipient of Vision Australia's 2011 ‘Making a Difference Awards’ for... |
| 24 May 2011 |
World-leading arts access conference in USA in August The annual Leadership Exchange in Arts and Disability (LEAD) conference will be held this year in Louisville, Kentucky, USA. |
| 23 May 2011 |
Study reveals most US Government websites are inaccessible A recent study published in the Government Information Quarterly journal has found that most US Federal Government websites are inaccessible and do... |