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| 12 September 2012 |
YouTube’s iPhone app includes closed captions Google has beaten Apple in the accessibility stakes by releasing its own YouTube app for the iPhone which includes a host of new features, including... |
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| 31 August 2012 |
October accessibility course for web professionals open for registrations Registrations are filling up fast for our last intake for 2012 of The Professional Certificate in Web Accessibility, running 8 October – 16 November... |
| 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... |
| 27 August 2012 |
Inaccessibility even faster: Facebook’s latest update Facebook's latest app update has improved the speed of the software but has failed to increase the app's accessibility, and made performing some... |
| 23 August 2012 |
Delivering for consumers: the 2012 ACCAN National Conference The Australian Communications Consumer Action Network (ACCAN) advocates to make Australia’s communications industry more equitable. Its National... |
| 22 August 2012 |
Audiobook encourages blind and vision impaired seniors to get online In July, Media Access Australia, in partnership with Council on The Ageing Western Australia (COTA WA) and funded by the nib foundation, released a... |
| 21 August 2012 |
Live captions made easy Providing professional live captions just got easier thanks to the launch of a new online portal by Ai-Media. The captioning provider hopes that this... |
| 15 August 2012 |
YouTube now lets you correct automatic captions An intern has developed a way of editing captions within YouTube, drastically increasing the quality of auto-generated captions across the video... |
| 08 August 2012 |
Netflix to use crowd-sourced captions Online video company Netflix is testing crowd-sourced captions for the TV shows and movies available on its service. After calling out for volunteers... |
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| 26 July 2012 |
Google Maps make Sydney public transport directions accessible Google and Transport New South Wales have teamed up to introduce Sydney public transport directions to the Google Maps app. After testing, we can... |
| 25 July 2012 |
E-inclusion kit helps seniors with disabilities get online A new resource kit that will help seniors with disabilities get online has been launched in a collaborative project between Media Access Australia... |
| 19 July 2012 |
Introducing Access iQ: helping create a web without limits Access iQ is Media Access Australia's new initiative. Launched today, the website is a hub for anyone who wants to learn how to make websites and... |
| 06 July 2012 |
Captions added to Google+ Hangouts Google’s flagship social network, Google+, has made a breakthrough with the launch of Hangout Captions. The app will allow people who are Deaf or... |
| 05 July 2012 |
Accessibility you can bank on A bank in Switzerland, Credit Suisse, is calling itself “the barrier-free bank” as it launches its accessibility initiative for the fifth year... |
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| 28 June 2012 |
Captions included on ABC iView app The Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) has today launched the ABC iView app for iPhone, with caption functionality included. |
| 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... |
| 13 June 2012 |
Web accessibility course brings skills to industry and government Registrations are now open for our six-week online web accessibility course, Australia's only tertiary-backed accessibility course for web... |
| 12 June 2012 |
Siri update boosts accessibility on iOS devices The update to Apple’s operating system iOS 6 announced today will provide a boost to the accessibility of Apple’s mobile devices such as the iPhone... |
| 08 June 2012 |
Closed Captions now available in Google+ Google has announced closed captions are now available on the Google+ video player, following suit with YouTube, the online video streaming and... |
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| 29 May 2012 |
US Government sets assistive app challenge A challenge announced last week by the Department of Labor’s Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP) could see a suite of apps developed to... |