Media Access News
Minister announces package to ease digital switchover
Digital switchover timetable announced
Consumers confused about television equipment
MAA CEO elected Chair of new consumer body
The Accessible Channel launched in Canada
Ofcom releases its approach to regulation
Mamma Mia they’re going digital
Government initiative on communications access for the disabled
Ofcom releases fourth quarter access report for 2008
US digital switchover delayed
Living in a Sensory World exhibit at the Powerhouse Museum, Sydney
RNIB launches Bollywood Project
UK blind organisation lobbies for more TV access
Ofcom research finds increased awareness of AD in UK
Project Kangaroo bounces off to new pastures
Minister's approval makes access awesome
Learning support teachers build knowledge on student access
Free-to-air television
Captioning levels on free-to-air channels
Free-to-air captioning complaints
Subscription television
Sky supports AD campaign with 20% commitment
Online Media
Media Access Australia joins the World Wide Web Consortium
Windows 7 CPU graphics support has great access potential
New Windows 7 accessibility features confirmed in Microsoft blog
Microsoft release Accessible Media Player code for developers
Google Android smartphones launched in Australia
W3C Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.0 released
BBC iPlayer now available on the Nintendo Wii
Samsung to release Internet-enabled televisions
The Australian Communication Exchange’s Video Relay Service
Social networking access issues highlighted by bushfire tragedy
Nokia releases free application to use phone camera as magnifier
BBC iPlayer has audio description
DVDs
Access on new-release DVDs
AD advances on UK DVDs
Cinema
A win for human rights results in a new captioned cinema venue
Captioning in Australian cinemas
No audio description in existing Australian cinemas
Omaha grandmother takes accessible movies into the future
Digital cinema and accessibility
The Arts
STAGETEXT notches up a milestone
Accessible theatre schedules for 2009 seasons
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