What is media access?

Media access refers to how audiovisual media content can be used, read or viewed by people with disabilities, particularly who are blind, vision impaired, Deaf, hearing impaired or who have a physical disability. This includes access to television, DVDs, the internet (online media) and digital technology, as well as access in the classroom, cinema and the arts.

Media Access Australia works to increase awareness and promote use of access solutions such as captioning for people who are Deaf or hearing impaired, and audio description for people who are blind or vision impaired.