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| 26 November 2012 |
The Media Access News podcast Our weekly Vision Australia Radio segment is now available as a podcast which can be downloaded and subscribed to through iTunes. |
| 22 November 2012 |
Presentation: Does measuring caption quality really make any difference? Our CEO, Alex Varley, is presenting at the Languages and the Media Conference in Berlin this week. Below are the slides and summary of his... |
| 22 November 2012 |
Greens Senators support audio description Senator Scott Ludlam, Greens spokesperson for communications, and Senator Rachel Siewert, Greens spokesperson for disability, have urged the... |
| 19 November 2012 |
Indoor mapping to increase mobility for blind users Increasing the independence of people who are blind or vision impaired could be possible through indoor mapping technology, according to experts who... |
| 16 November 2012 |
Join the campaign for caption quality The Australian Communications Consumer Action Network (ACCAN) is seeking Caption Campaigners who can monitor TV programs and report on poor quality... |
| 15 November 2012 |
We cover the world’s largest access conference Hosted in Berlin every two years, the Languages and the Media conference brings together media access experts from around the world. Our CEO, Alex... |
| 14 November 2012 |
New US service matches captioning jobs with suppliers CaptionMatch is a new online initiative by the American captioning advocacy group Collaborative for Communication Access via Captioning (CCAC).... |
| 12 November 2012 |
NVDA screen reader now recognises long description Free screen reader for Windows, NVDA, has been updated to recognise 'longdesc', an attribute used by web developers to describe the data that is... |
| 09 November 2012 |
ABC launches new education site with captioned videos The ABC has partnered with Education Services Australia in launching Splash, a new educational website offering a range of multimedia resources... |
| 06 November 2012 |
Audio description trial hailed a great success The trial of audio description on Australian television ended Sunday night on ABC1, with the Australian drama Dangerous Remedy being the last program... |
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| 30 October 2012 |
Feature: Aussie TV finds its voice As the trial of audio description on ABC1 draws to a close, we met with the talented captioners turned describers tasked with finding a voice fitting... |
| 26 October 2012 |
Windows 8 released with enhanced accessibility Microsoft has today launched Windows 8 and its tablet version, Windows RT, the latest operating system for computers and tablets. Rather than simply... |
| 26 October 2012 |
Captioning Award winners announced Last night the Deafness Forum of Australia celebrated the achievements of the media and entertainment industry in providing access to the one in six... |
| 25 October 2012 |
Audio description comes to New Zealand subscription TV The audio description service which has been provided on the free-to-air channels TV One and TV2 since 2011 will now be available to people who watch... |
| 24 October 2012 |
Call in your feedback on the audio description trial With the trial of audio description on the ABC coming to a close, Blind Citizens Australia (BCA) is hosting a series of teleconferences to gather... |
| 19 October 2012 |
World’s first accessible gaming arcade The AbleGamers Foundation has opened an Accessibility Arcade at the Washington DC Public Library in the USA, providing a permanent space for people... |
| 17 October 2012 |
Send a postcard before 31 October to support audio description on TV The national campaign to keep audio description on Australian TV is building momentum. Two weeks remain to get involved in the campaign that has seen... |
| 15 October 2012 |
Open captions for movies – the real story Accessible cinema, which offers movies with captions for the Deaf and hearing impaired and audio description for the blind and vision impaired, is a... |
| 12 October 2012 |
Netflix to caption 100% of its content Netflix, the popular US-based video on demand service, has reached an agreement with the National Association of the Deaf (NAD) to provide 100% of... |
| 12 October 2012 |
Access All Areas Film Festival 2012 The annual Access All Areas Film Festival, showcasing Australian short and feature films with accessible features, has announced its program for 2012... |