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MEDIA ACCESS NEWS
DBCDE releases submissions to the Media Access Review Discussion Report
British firm develops the first accessible set-top box
Captioning and audio description at US football stadium
ACCAN appoints new chair and deputy
Hills Industries wins digital assistance contract
Consumer organisation launches major study on broadband access
American flyers call for captioned entertainment
US introduces new caption complaint rules
ONLINE MEDIA
US bill updated to include Internet access
DAISY player now available on the iPhone
Kurzweil to release free interactive Blio e-reader with access features
Kindle e-reader to include audible menu system
WebAIM publishes screen reader user survey results
UK centre uses technology to help intellectual disability
Tutorial videos for PowerPoint access freely available online
Program editing software makes adding captions easier
Expedia.com launches search-and-book accessible accommodation system
Government websites to be WCAG 2.0 compliant by 2015
Lack of WCAG 2.0 a concern for education websites
Google opens auto-captions up to other video providers
VIDEO ON DEMAND
ABC agrees on plan to caption iView
Deaf actor inspires ABC.com to caption online
PBS launches captioned online video for preschoolers
Research into synthesised speech and audio description
FREE-TO-AIR TELEVISION
MAA joins Digital Switchover Taskforce Expert Group
ACMA finds Nine breached caption regulations on GO!
DBCDE releases submissions to the Multichannel Review
SUBSCRIPTION TELEVISION
Subscription TV industry lodges new captioning exemption application with the Human Rights Commission
Captioning on FOXTEL packages
EDUCATION
UK study pushes for mandatory real-time captioning for all students
Annual Read Captions day in US
Cost effective interactive white board solution has access benefits
National Library makes it easier to source captioned DVDs
DVDs
DVD distributors confirm their commitment to access
Access on new release DVDs
Region 1 catching up on DVD access
CINEMA
Human Rights Commission requests further information from cinemas
E-postcard campaign and community protests for cinema
Progress in Arizona movie captioning litigation
Senator pushes for cinema access in Kentucky USA
World’s first described Bollywood movie released
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