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| 05 June 2014 |
YouTube’s new DIY captioning tool YouTube has introduced a new feature which makes it easier to create closed captions and add them to your videos. |
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| 29 May 2014 |
Skype Translator offers real time voice translation Microsoft has demonstrated a new application, Skype Translator, which provides near real-time voice and caption translation of different languages. |
| 16 May 2014 |
Now you can tweet accessible images Accessible Twitter service Easy Chirp used Global Accessibility Awareness Day 2014 to announce a new feature that allows users to tweet images with a... |
| 15 May 2014 |
Global Accessibility Awareness Day: 10 things everyone can do to improve access to media To celebrate the third Global Accessibility Day, we have compiled a list of tips that everyone can use to make someone’s experience of media a little... |
| 13 May 2014 |
Global Accessibility Awareness Day: events in your city Thursday 15 May is Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD), a day dedicated to raising the profile of digital accessibility and people with... |
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| 30 April 2014 |
Kill CAPTCHA campaign update: send culprits a letter The Australian Communications Consumer Action Network (ACCAN) has published a letter for people to send to companies that use inaccessible CAPTCHAs. |
| 30 April 2014 |
US government agency sued for inaccessibility An accessibility law suit has been brought against the United States General Services Administration (GSA) alleging that its website, SAM.gov, is... |
| 15 April 2014 |
Accessible app competition launched The Australian Communications Consumer Action Network (ACCAN) and the Australian Human Rights Commission have come together to run the inaugural Apps... |
| 14 April 2014 |
Perth to host Web4All and World Wide Web conferences Perth has won its bid to host the 2017 Web4All (W4A) and World Wide Web (WWW) conferences. The two co-located events will see world renowned web... |
| 10 April 2014 |
Microsoft accessibility expert wins award for captioning work Anne Marie Rohaly, director of accessibility policy and standards at Microsoft, has won a national broadcasting award for her work on making online... |
| 01 April 2014 |
ARIA becomes an official web standard Screen reader users can expect to gain greater access to websites thanks to technical guidelines, called WAI-ARIA (Web Accessibility Initiative -... |
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| 12 March 2014 |
European Union legislates for web accessibility The European Parliament has passed a law to improve the accessibility of information on government websites in European Union member countries. This... |
| 12 March 2014 |
'Includification' in gaming at South By South West Austin Texas is currently playing host to the South By South West (SXSW) popular culture conference. The program celebrates innovation in music, film... |
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| 06 February 2014 |
Ticketing websites inaccessible, report finds Music fans with disability face constant obstacles when buying tickets for performances and festivals, according to a report released by UK charity... |
| 05 February 2014 |
Access conference comes to Brisbane Registrations for the 2014 Round Table on Information Access for People with Print Disabilities are now open. The annual conference focuses on how... |
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| 23 January 2014 |
Coming back to Facebook Guest contributor and screen reader user Andrew Devenish-Meares shares his experience of giving Facebook another go. |
| 09 January 2014 |
Vimeo enhances accessibility The video sharing website Vimeo has introduced several new features, including support for closed captions and foreign language subtitles on its... |
| 07 January 2014 |
Government changes web accessibility plan The Australian Government has released its progress report on the National Transition Strategy (NTS) – its schedule to make its websites conform to... |
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| 19 December 2013 |
Top five podcast episodes of 2013 Each week, we help produce a segment for Vision Australia Radio. Presented by community broadcasting legend Roberta Ashby, these offer a special... |
| 13 December 2013 |
Highlights of 2013 – a Christmas card from Western Australia Western Australia, with its strong community groups and thriving accessibility scene, contributes a huge amount to Australia’s progress towards... |