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| 01 December 2015 |
Ofcom releases fourth caption quality report The UK communications regulator Ofcom has released its fourth and final report into the quality of live captioning on television. |
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| 24 November 2015 |
Better audio description through consultation A basic rule of research is that if you want to know what somebody thinks about your product, the best thing to do is ask them. It is surprising how... |
| 23 November 2015 |
US city makes captions compulsory on public TVs All television sets in public places in Portland, Oregon, will need to have closed captions switched on during business hours, after the Portland... |
| 19 November 2015 |
New Zealand expands TV access New Zealand Broadcast Minister Amy Adams has announced that the government-supported captioning service will extend to Prime Television from February... |
| 05 November 2015 |
Accessible Canada by law Canadian province Manitoba has introduced a customer service standard as part of its accessibility legislation. This recognises that disabled... |
| 04 November 2015 |
US communications commissioner calls for increased accessibility for the blind In a blog post marking his second anniversary as chairman of the FCC (Federal Communications Commission), Tom Wheeler has emphasised the work that... |
| 02 November 2015 |
British conference celebrates audio description The RNIB Audio Description Conference: Celebrating Progress and Looking Ahead, which was held in London on 23 September, brought together a host of... |
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| 20 October 2015 |
Yahoo streams captioned NFL to the world American online giant Yahoo will be providing its first streamed and captioned National Football League (NFL) game live from London UK on 25 October. |
| 19 October 2015 |
Video on demand access builds up Video on Demand (VOD) is a rapidly growing platform for consuming entertainment content. Recent developments overseas are showing that action around... |
| 15 October 2015 |
New Zealand Deaf community takes Sky to Commission over lack of captions Deaf groups in New Zealand have formalised complaints against subscription television broadcaster Sky for not captioning the coverage of the Rugby... |
| 12 October 2015 |
American regulator denies captioning exemptions to churches In the USA, religious television is very popular with lots of churches having their own television shows and channels. Under American rules these... |
| 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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| 30 September 2015 |
Call for papers at LEAD arts access conference The major conference for accessible arts, LEAD (Leadership Exchange in Arts and Disability) is being held in Pittsburgh, USA on 1-5 August 2016. |
| 28 September 2015 |
Japan trials live captioning system Kyoto University in Japan is trailing a new live captioning system for use in academic conferences, using an automatic speech recognition system to... |
| 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... |
| 21 September 2015 |
New research looks at caption speed A long-standing issue for caption watchers and producers is how fast should captions be? Some people have problems reading the captions if they... |
| 15 September 2015 |
Audio description trialled on Thai TV Audio description has reached television in Thailand, with a trial of the service commencing on the Thai PBS channel earlier this year. |
| 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... |
| 09 September 2015 |
European group looks at the accessibility possibilities of HbbTV HbbTV (Hybrid Broadcast Broadband TV) is a digital platform which provides seamless integration of traditional broadcast TV and content delivered... |
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| 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... |