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In case you missed it: Media Access Australia in the headlines
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Raising awareness of web accessibility
Writing for Net Magazine, one of the world’s leading publications for web designers and developers, Dr Scott Hollier lists the key milestones that have brought accessibility into the mainstream.
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Accessible movies at the Melbourne International Film Festival
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Three of the movies - Galore, Patrick and These Final Hours - will be world premieres during their accessible sessions. The fourth movie is the theatrical take on Tim Winton’s award-winning short story series The Turning, which premieres earlier in the week. All movies are Australian and further information on each can be found on the MIFF website.
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Online captioning rules clarified in the US
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All of these requirements stem from the 21st Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act, a landmark piece of access legislation which was passed in 2010. It requires that TV programs which have been broadcast with captions must also be captioned when made available online, but the FCC has previously stated that this applies only to “full-length programming” and not short clips.
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