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| 28 March 2013 |
Television access in the UK: 2012 in review Ofcom, the UK’s communications regulator, has released its final report on the provision of access services on television for 2012. As in previous... |
| 26 March 2013 |
US senator introduces legislation for accessible entertainment The impact of access legislation in the USA has had a ripple effect around the world. The 21st Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act,... |
| 12 March 2013 |
Global progress on social media accessibility Today marks the one-year anniversary of the release of our sociABILITY: social media for people with a disability resources. The project was the... |
| 06 March 2013 |
Canada first country to achieve 100% broadcast captioning Canada is already a world leader in television captioning with legislation mandating that all TV programs are broadcast with captions. Now, Canada’s... |
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| 04 February 2013 |
Canadian counterpart honoured with Jubilee Medal The CEO of our sister organisation, Media Access Canada, Beverley Milligan has been awarded with the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal. The... |
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| 21 December 2012 |
Ofcom extends access requirements to programs made for Europe The British communications regulator, Ofcom, has decided to extend the access requirements it places on UK broadcasters to channels providing... |
| 18 December 2012 |
Top 12 of 2012 #12 – US regulator takes the lead on online captioning The USA has seen a number of developments this year which will increase the availability of captions online. With the world’s most popular content... |
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| 27 November 2012 |
Highlights of the Languages and the Media conference The Languages and the Media conference was held in Berlin last week. This is the premier access conference in the world and Media Access Australia’s... |
| 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... |
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| 27 August 2012 |
Closed captions required for online TV in USA The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has announced a September 30 deadline for TV networks and online video providers to include closed... |
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| 17 July 2012 |
Australians with disabilities pay too much for IT The Australian Communications Consumer Action Network (ACCAN) has published a report outlining how Australians pay too much for technology and that... |
| 04 July 2012 |
Audio description now mandatory on US television As of 1 July, audio description is once again mandatory on television in the US, with the top four networks and top five cable TV channels obliged to... |
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| 21 June 2012 |
US deafness organisation wins next stage of Netflix captioning suit The National Association of the Deaf (NAD) has had a significant win in its lawsuit against the online movie provider Netflix, with the District... |
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| 24 May 2012 |
Access rules for UK broadcasters to be extended to international channels The UK communications regulator, Ofcom, is proposing a change of rules so that UK broadcasters whose services are intended for other European... |
| 16 May 2012 |
Outcry as Irish TV reduces captioning TV Access, a coalition of organisations in the disability and ageing sector, has strongly condemned new Access Rules released by the Broadcasting... |
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| 10 April 2012 |
Illinois cinema chain ordered to become accessible One of the USA’s largest cinema companies, AMC Theaters, has reached a settlement with the Attorney General of Illinois which will see closed... |
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| 28 March 2012 |
UK TV exceeded access quotas throughout 2011 The UK communications regulator Ofcom has just released its final report on television access services in 2011. As in previous reports, it found that... |
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| 29 February 2012 |
New Zealanders demand closed captioning for Deaf MP Over 5,000 New Zealanders have signed a petition calling for closed captioning to be provided for the country’s first Deaf MP, Mojo Mathers, during... |
| 10 February 2012 |
CNN sued for not captioning its online videos A judge in California has refused to dismiss a suit by the Greater Los Angeles Agency for Deafness (GLAD) against CNN for not captioning news clips... |
| 06 February 2012 |
UK discount airline faces legal action over inaccessible website The UK discount airline BMI Baby faces a legal case for its inaccessible website. The complaint was made this week by the Royal National Institute of... |