MEDIA ACCESS NEWS
Ofcom announces access for disabled consumers as priority
New code of practice for open narrowcast television
Communications consumer organisation appoints first CEO
Audio description debuts in China
US ruling pushes caption obligations
Vision Australia receives $6.6 million grant for DAISY and software upgrades
Yankee Stadium accessible through captions
New FCC working group to focus on technical access issues
FCC releases report on access complaints
American Deaf group sets up digital TV help centre
Ofcom releases first quarter access report
Program add-ons starting to become accessible
NZ cancels digital broadcasting regulatory review
FREE-TO-AIR TELEVISION
Human Rights Commission grants regional broadcasters temporary captioning exemption
Digital television campaign launched in Australia
Community experts will help with digital TV rollout
Captioning levels on free-to-air channels
Free-to-air captioning complaint
EDUCATION
Federal Government provides 3-year grant for education media access
New parent group in Northern Sydney discusses captioned access
NSW school laptops feature great access potential
Captioned media used in major American literacy drive
ONLINE MEDIA
New manual helps seniors with computer issues
Opera 10 to support face gesture web browsing
Facebook more accessible thanks to work with AFB
Windows 7 Media Center to support recording of captions and AD
Minister Conroy outlines the importance of the NBN
Windows 7 RC fails to address Magnifier issue
ACMA report highlights Internet access gaps
New Microsoft mouse includes magnifier feature
US netbook created specifically for hearing impaired
VIDEO ON DEMAND
American TV channels improve captioned downloads
YouTube launches CaptionTub
DVDs
Access on new-release rental DVDs
CINEMA
A first for Australia: accessible cinema for both vision and hearing impaired
A history of accessible cinema in Australia
Blind organisation takes action on cinema access
Captioning in Australian cinemas
No audio description in major Australian cinemas
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