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| 14 March 2014 |
Sydney Opera House unveils its 2014 Access Program One of the world’s most iconic performance spaces has launched a new program of services and initiatives to ensure people with disabilities... |
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| 26 February 2014 |
Audio desciption at the Adelaide Festival The annual Adelaide Festival, considered one of the world’s best celebrations of the arts, kicks off on 28 February with a program full of audio... |
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| 10 December 2013 |
New audio description business flourishes in South Australia Over the last four years a team of dedicated arts access workers in South Australia have worked towards establishing Access2Arts, a disability arts... |
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| 12 November 2013 |
Jodi Awards acknowledge digital media access The tenth anniversary Jodi Awards were held this week at the UK’s annual Museums Conference, celebrating high quality projects that contribute to... |
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| 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... |
| 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... |
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| 11 September 2013 |
Captioning Awards 2013: get your nominations in Nominations are now open for the 2013 Deafness Forum of Australia Captioning Awards. The Awards are held annually to recognise and encourage... |
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| 30 August 2013 |
New pre-show notes service for audio described theatre Vision Australia has launched a new pre-show notes service for blind and vision impaired patrons of audio described theatre. Pre-show notes provide... |
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| 22 July 2013 |
Accessible movies at the Melbourne International Film Festival The annual Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF) will host four audio described and open captioned movies this year. The four feature-length... |
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| 29 May 2013 |
Celebrities audio describe London UK audio description specialist Vocal Eyes has completed an inspiring series titled London Beyond Sight, securing the voice talents of 40 famous... |
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| 06 February 2013 |
Audio description at the Adelaide Fringe The parade of the Adelaide Fringe will be audio described, bringing access to the opening night festivities for people who are blind or vision... |
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| 31 January 2013 |
National audio description survey for cultural venues Australia’s galleries, museums and theatres are being called on to participate in a national survey of how audio description (AD) is used to bring... |
| 24 January 2013 |
Museum Victoria crowd-sources text alternatives Museum Victoria has come up with an innovative way of making their online collection available to people who are blind. The museum has launched '... |
| 07 January 2013 |
Festival season made accessible through audio description and captions This year’s Sydney and Perth festivals will provide audio description and open captions on a range of performances for patrons who are blind, vision... |
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| 11 December 2012 |
A Charlie Chaplin classic gets the audio description treatment Canadian access company Descriptive Video Works has audio described the vintage silent film The Gold Rush to bring to life one of Charlie Chaplin’s... |
| 03 December 2012 |
Sydney Opera House introduces captioned online videos As part of the 3 December celebration of International Day of People with Disabilities, Sydney Opera House has published the first four of 31 closed... |
| 03 December 2012 |
Access achievements honoured at National Disability Awards Individuals and organisations committed to improving access to media foe people with disability were honoured at the National Disability Awards,... |
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| 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).... |
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| 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... |
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| 10 August 2012 |
Exhibition celebrating blindness comes to the Melbourne Museum An exhibition that celebrates people living with blindness or low vision and their achievements is now on show at the Melbourne Museum. According to... |