CONTENTS
TELEVISION
TV captioning bill introduced to Parliament
Government to provide talking set-top boxes for the blind
TVs that talk – a first for the blind and vision impaired
Audio description trial receives budget funding
UK broadcasters continue to exceed access quotas
Irish access group slams reduction in TV captioning
More captioning on subscription TV
Access rules for UK broadcasters to be extended to non-domestic channels
SKY NZ to provide more captions
Hills releases Australia’s second talking set top box
Canadian access company launches audio described TV guide
Convergence Review scores 0/10 for disability access
DVD
Access on new release DVDs
EDUCATION
CAP THAT! education campaign kicks off for 2012
TED launches education YouTube channel
CINEMA & THE ARTS
Cinema to make significant progress in 2012
New app increases access to theatre for the hearing impaired
Illinois settlement to bring accessible cinema to 460 screens
DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY
Opportunity lost with Nokia Maps audio direction
A screen reader for everyone: why the world needs NVDA
Accessibility lost in the mobile app race
In it together: NVDA gets some help from Adobe on PDF compatibility
FOXTEL and Xbox 360 gesture towards accessibility
Google maps app takes accessibility indoors
Overview of catch-up TV, IPTV and video on demand services in Australia and overseas
ONLINE MEDIA
Accessibility Internet Rally winners announced
Blog empowers blind and vision impaired young people
Closed caption movies not an option on Google Play
Spotify’s accessibility: so close but so far
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