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February 2016
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02 February 2016 Organisations receive Emmy awards for internet caption standards
The Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE) and the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) were honoured at the 67th Annual Technology...
January 2016
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29 January 2016 Pixar’s new app bypasses cinema audio description issues
Movie producer and distributor Pixar Studios has moved to solve the problem of blind people not being able to access its movies by creating an audio...
28 January 2016 Petition launched for more audio description on iTunes
Accessible media advocate Phillip Chalker has launched a Change.org petition calling on iTunes to provide more movies with audio description for...
22 January 2016 Professional Certificate in Web Accessibility promotional video out now
A new video produced by Media Access Australia has been created to promote the upcoming Professional Certificate in Web Accessibility (PCWA). It’s...
December 2015
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23 December 2015 The most popular accessibility stories of 2015
As the year comes to a close, here’s a look back at some of the most popular articles and events regarding consumer accessibility across the web,...
November 2015
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20 November 2015 YouTube allows fans to contribute video captions
In a recent update, YouTube will allow community members to contribute closed captions to supported videos, opening up the potential for the world’s...
18 November 2015 Audio description on iview now available on desktops
The trial of audio description on the ABC’s online iview service which commenced in April has now been extended to desktop computers.
13 November 2015 Digital Gap pushes for change by 2017
The call for improvement to digital accessibility for people with disabilities moved to Parliament House in Canberra with a call for significant...
10 November 2015 ACCAN launches campaign for online caption quality
The Australian Communications Consumer Action Network (ACCAN) has formed an alliance of organisations which is calling for online videos to be...
October 2015
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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.
12 October 2015 Blind Citizens Australia wraps up successful convention in Perth
The Blind Citizens Australia (BCA) annual convention was held over the weekend at the Mercure hotel in Perth, with approximately 120 attendees...
09 October 2015 Digital Inclusion Index measures access in Australia
A new Melbourne-based research project has launched with the aim of discovering the reach of digital inclusion in Australia.
September 2015
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29 September 2015 iTunes Australia offering audio described movies
There has been a quiet, small development in the availability of audio described movies from Apple iTunes in Australia.
17 September 2015 Q&A with award winning accessible game developer and author Quentin Christensen
Media Access Australia spoke with Quentin Christensen, accessibility advocate, indie developer, winner of the ACCAN Apps for All Challenge in...
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...
August 2015
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25 August 2015 NVDA screen reader 2015.3 update released
NV Access has released the latest update of its NVDA screen reader for Microsoft Windows, adding introductory support for Windows 10, improvements...
19 August 2015 Transport for NSW releases app to help the blind navigate
Transport for NSW (TfNSW) has announced the release of an app, Stop Announcer, which will help blind or vision impaired people to find their way...
13 August 2015 Kodi 15.1 media centre software significantly improves accessibility features
Kodi, arguably the world’s most popular open-source media centre software, has recently introduced significant accessibility improvements in its 15.1...
07 August 2015 Windows 10 Home and Pro – hands-on accessibility test
Shortly after the launch of Windows 10 on July 29th, Dr Scott Hollier put together his thoughts, findings and hands-on impressions regarding the...
06 August 2015 BBC paper looks at the future of online captioning
As people increasingly watch TV programs online, the opportunity arises for captions to be made more responsive to the needs of individual users. A...

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