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| 01 November 2013 |
Rights Talk – internet as a human right The Australian Human Rights Commission is holding its next Rights Talk on the theme ‘Access to the internet as a human right’ in Sydney on Thursday. |
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| 31 October 2013 |
US adopts rules to make electronic devices more accessible The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has adopted a set of rules which will make a wide range of electronic devices more accessible for the... |
| 31 October 2013 |
Network Ten stays with Red Bee Media for captioning services Major access supplier Red Bee Media has announced a multi-year arrangement to provide captioning services to Australian broadcaster Network Ten. This... |
| 31 October 2013 |
Foxtel launches captions on its movies on demand People who are Deaf or hearing impaired will have greater access to Foxtel’s content after the subscription service launched closed captioning for... |
| 29 October 2013 |
ABC report on audio description finally released After being delivered to the then Department of Communications, Broadband and the Digital Economy at the end of 2012, the report from the ABC on the... |
| 28 October 2013 |
2013 Captioning Awards winners announced The annual Captioning Awards celebrate excellence and innovation in captioning. The winners in 2013 were announced on Friday in Sydney at a... |
| 28 October 2013 |
Our study into education for blind and vision impaired children Media Access Australia has today released a landmark study into how the access needs of blind and vision impaired students can be met in Australian... |
| 25 October 2013 |
Web awards encourage accessibility in Australia The annual Australian Web Industry Association’s (AWIA) Awards were held last night in Sydney. This was the culmination of a number of state finals... |
| 24 October 2013 |
Accessible air travel conference prepares for take off Washington DC is set to host the inaugural Air Travel Accessibility Conference for passengers with disability requiring access to airline and airport... |
| 23 October 2013 |
Inclusive education report released Children with Disability Australia has today launched a major issues paper exploring the need for inclusive education in Australian schools. The... |
| 23 October 2013 |
OS X Mavericks released with improved accessibility Apple has updated its operating system for laptop and desktop computers to OS X Mavericks. The update includes a number of improvements which make... |
| 21 October 2013 |
Student campaigns for real time captions at school Earlier this month high school senior Delanie Harrington delivered a petition of 1,900 signatures to the Poway Unified School District Board of... |
| 21 October 2013 |
Lack of records hampers captioning complaint decision The broadcasting regulator, the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) was unable to make a judgement on a complaint about delayed... |
| 18 October 2013 |
London calls for an Australian audio describer Lara Torr could be off to the UK to pursue her dream of becoming an expert audio describer thanks to the British Council’s Realise Your Dream... |
| 18 October 2013 |
Windows 8.1 update released with minor accessibility improvements Microsoft has launched the Windows 8.1 update today, building on the most accessible operating system Microsoft has ever released. |
| 18 October 2013 |
Bushfire information for those who are Deaf or hearing impaired Australia is in for a long hot summer. ABC local radio is the recommended source for emergency bushfire information. Below is a list of alternative... |
| 17 October 2013 |
UK moves to measure live captioning The UK broadcasting regulator Ofcom has announced that it will require television broadcasters to measure the quality of live captioning (known as ‘... |
| 15 October 2013 |
Access All Areas Film Festival announces 2013 feature program Now in its sixth year, the free Access All Areas Film Festival celebrates how the joy of cinema can be opened up to everyone regardless of disability... |
| 14 October 2013 |
Captions improve learning: study A case study conducted at San Francisco State University has found that student test scores and levels of comprehension improve when captions are... |
| 11 October 2013 |
Blind Arabic speakers left out in iOS 7 Blind Arabic speakers have identified that the quality of the screen reader has gone backwards in the latest update to the Apple iPad and iPhone... |