These boxes did not exist when digital switchover took place in Mildura and regional South Australia in 2010, but prototypes are currently being trialled as part of the Digital Switchover Taskforce’s Household Assistance Scheme in regional Victoria.
Michael Simpson of Vision Australia said, "The Government has shown real leadership on this issue and they recognised that there were no off-the-shelf blind friendly digital televisions or set top boxes."
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