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Captioned theatre performances in 2011
Australia begins to see access plan roll out in cinemas
How buying DVDs overseas can affect access features
Audio described DVD listings
Government plans for improving access to media
American Foundation for the Blind announces 2011 Access Award winners
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The annual awards honour individuals and organisations that are significantly improving accessibility to their products and services for people who are blind and vision impaired.
The organisations were awarded for their “bold and successful strides toward creating new standards of accessibility and a better quality of life for people who are blind or visually impaired," said Carl Augusto, President and CEO of the American Foundation for the Blind.
Previous award recipients of the Access Awards include Apple, Inc., Google, and Canon USA, Inc.
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Installing Android apps for accessibility is now easier
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The Accessibility Application Installers will identify which accessibility applications are not installed on your Android smartphone and assist you to install the missing applications.
These apps include Accessibility Preference, Eyes Free Shell, IDEAL Item Identifier, IDEAL magnifier, IDEAL Web Access Pack, K-9 Mail, KickBack, Rock Lock, Sound Back, TalkBack, Talking Dialer, Walky Talky and Intersection Explorer.
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US communications regulator proposes new access rules
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These are:
- The proposal to require providers of advanced communications services and manufacturers of equipment used for those services to make products accessible for people with disabilities.
- The proposal to reinstate the FCC’s rules for video description (called audio description in Australia).
The 21st Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act, a comprehensive set of proposals to make electronic and online media accessible, was signed into law by President Obama on 8 October 2010.
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New captioned cinema location in Melbourne
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With sessions commencing 17 February using the new CaptiView system, Hoyts, Forest Hill will be the first Victorian location to screen closed captioned films.
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