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November 2014
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19 November 2014 Dropbox announces accessibility updates
Dropbox, the cloud-based file storage service, has announced accessibility updates to its iOS-based application.
18 November 2014 Online grocer Peapod settles web accessibility action
Online shoppers with disabilities have achieved a win with the news overnight that the US Justice Department has settled a discrimination action...
06 November 2014 Legal action against Coles over website accessibility
Legal proceedings have begun against supermarket chain Coles over the accessibility of its online shopping service, with users reporting that they...
October 2014
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23 October 2014 Awards recognise accessible websites
Australian web users stand to benefit from increased access to websites thanks to the Australian Web Industry Association (AWIA) 2014 Web Awards.
September 2014
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15 September 2014 Disability Inclusion and Liveable Communities: Local Government NSW 2014
Dr Scott Hollier's presentation at the Disability Inclusion and Liveable Communities Forum 2014 is now available to download via SlideShare.
05 September 2014 Facebook introduces video captions
Facebook has launched a major update to its accessibility features, now allowing users to add captions on videos.
05 September 2014 Aussie boy Huey inspires internet accessibility for all
At age four, Huey Springer became ill with a life-threatening condition which doctors identified as a result of head fluid build-up, requiring...
01 September 2014 Trial of audio description on ABC iview to start in 2015
The Minister of Communications, Malcolm Turnbull, has advised Media Access Australia that a trial of audio description will commence on the ABC’s...
August 2014
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27 August 2014 Consumers and cloud accessibility
Consumers stand to benefit from the wider adoption of cloud services in their private and work lives, but the lack of accessibility of these services...
22 August 2014 Accessibility: the missing essential in cloud services
Independent access expert Media Access Australia has released a research paper on the need for commercial services and governments to incorporate...
14 August 2014 Accessibility & the Cloud: Current & Future Trends - WA Accessibility Camp 2014
Dr Scott Hollier's presentation at the WA Accessibility Camp 2014 is now available to download via SlideShare.
14 August 2014 The NDIS: a role-based ICT approach - Disability Employment Conference 2014
Dr Scott Hollier's presentation at the Disability Employment Conference 2014 is now available to download via SlideShare.
July 2014
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31 July 2014 Making cloud computing accessible
With cloud computing becoming increasingly central to daily life, cloud providers have been urged to consider the access requirements of consumers...
11 July 2014 Q&A: Accessible on-demand video services
Media Access Australia spoke with Dr Katie Ellis, Senior Research Fellow at the School of Media, Culture and Creative Arts at Curtin University ahead...
10 July 2014 Web accessibility vital to elections
Media Access Australia’s resident web accessibility expert, Dr Scott Hollier, has warned that a lack of accessible websites could lead to voters with...
03 July 2014 ACMA releases data on teens’ web use
The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has released statistics on how Australian teenagers use the internet, showing that almost...
01 July 2014 Accessibility of online services grows: UN
The accessibility of online services around the world has dramatically increased in the last two years, according to United Nations (UN).
June 2014
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30 June 2014 FCC to promote social media accessibility
The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is to facilitate an industry discussion on making social media tools and content accessible to people...
27 June 2014 Association for the Blind of WA changes name to VisAbility and launches new website
The Association for the Blind of WA, the state’s primary disability service provider for people who are blind and vision impaired, has changed its...
25 June 2014 New York Times touts accessibility upgrades
The New York Times has announced that it has made accessibility improvements to its new site following the introduction of inaccessible features in a...

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