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MEDIA ACCESS NEWS
European conference focuses on audio description in broadcasting
Ofcom research assists seniors and people with disabilities
Ofcom announces access quotas for 2010
American audio description conference discusses AD standards
Communications peak body opens its doors
Australian Government launches digital blueprint
WIPO supports people with a visual impairment
An amusing spin on audio description
More accessibility in sight for Canada
The Federation of Scottish Theatre ramps up access
Arts Guides Go Accessible
FREE-TO-AIR TELEVISION
ACMA finds Ten breached captioning rules
Digital television switchover assistance puts disability first
Free-to-air captioning complaints
SUBSCRIPTION TELEVISION
Human Rights Commission posts ASTRA submissions
EDUCATION
FOXTEL Backstage Access II highlights value of captioning in education
Media Access Australia cosponsors and presents at education conference
ONLINE MEDIA
Access concerns over removal of Internet Explorer from Europe version of Windows 7
Apple reveals major accessibility upgrade in new iPhone 3G S
auDA launches best practice awards
MAA's access blog first on Government Web 2.0 site
AbleGamers becomes not-for-profit to improve gaming access
VIDEO ON DEMAND
Wikipedia video upgrade to feature closed captioning
New UK captioning company specialises in web video
UK Video on Demand gets a shake up
BBC streams Audio Described programs for its iPlayer
DVDs
Access on new release DVDs
CINEMA
UK cinema access website shortlisted for major award
AudioVision introduces AudioCinema
Hoyts Erina launches captioned film program
Audio description and captioning in Australian cinemas
Accessible cinema update in Australian cinemas
Greater Union Birh Carroll Coyle rebrand
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