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ACMA releases review of captioning rules
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ACMA requested submissions from the public in June 2016, and the issues it looked at during the review included captioning rules for multichannels, the framework for granting captioning exemptions and target reductions to broadcasters, along with the complexity of rules for captioning on subscription television services.
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Major review of NDIS costs now underway
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The NDIS study will examine issues including the sustainability of scheme costs; jurisdictional capacity (including the complementary disability services provided by the States and Territories); cost pressures (including wages); and changes in the agreed escalation parameters.
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Website inaccessibility court cases on the rise
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The California State Court became the first in the US to rule that a retailer violated the country’s Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) due to a website not being accessible to individuals with vision-related disabilities.
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Australia adopts accessible ICT procurement standards
Crossing the digital divide
Transcript of The Wire's interview with Dr Scott Hollier on 'Crossing the digital divide'
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Access to the internet is something most of us now take for granted and couldn’t imagine living without, but for one million Aussies with a disability that’s exactly what they have to do. For many, they think it will cost too much, especially to buy the kind of software they need to help them use it, for others, it’s just all too hard. Laura Corrigan reports.
Laura: Dr Scott Hollier is director of Digital Accessibility for advocacy group Media Access Australia.
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Professional Certificate in Web Accessibility promotional video out now
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The PCWA course highlights video runs for one minute and thirty seconds. In addition to the standard video, an audio described version of this video is also available.
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Feedback on captioning regulation wanted
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