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DVD distributors accessibility framework

The Australian Home Entertainment Distributors Association (AHEDA) has a DVD accessibility framework document, affirming its commitment to making available access features such as captioning and audio description. 

AHEDA will also respond on behalf of members to complain about accessibility of specific DVD titles where access features were available overseas and not in Australia.

Objectives of the Accessibility Framework for the Home Entertainment Film Industry

The objectives of this Framework are to:

Taxonomy: 
TV & video
DVD terms
Australian Home Entertainment Distributors Association
Blu-ray
Blind or vision impaired
Deaf or hearing impaired
Captions
Audio description

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SBS makes ‘Immigration Nation’ available online with captions

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The first two episodes of the Australian history series Immigration Nation can now be viewed with captions on the SBS website, viewed captions on the SBS website, and episode 3 will follow shortly. This is the first time that SBS’s online content has been captioned.

The ABC’s iView remains the only online ‘catch-up’ video service in Australia which carries a significant amount of captioning, with all prime-time programs from ABC1 and ABC2 captioned on iView.

You can view Immigration Nation on the SBS website.

Taxonomy: 
Catchup services
Television
Deaf or hearing impaired
Web
News

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UK content providers create accessible YouView

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The major UK free-to-air broadcasters, including the BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and Channel 5, have collaborated to create the YouView TV box, which YouView says will incorporate accessibility as a core component.

This service, which is expected to launch in the first half of 2011, is a combination of the existing Freeview service with additional catch-up TV accessed via a broadband Internet connection.

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Catchup services
Television
Blind or vision impaired
Deaf or hearing impaired
Web
News

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Survey shows high levels of awareness and use of captioning

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A survey commissioned by the Australian Communications Consumer Action Network and Media Access Australia (MAA) has revealed high levels of awareness and use of closed captioning on TV in the Australian community and supported the push for more captioning on free-to-air multichannels.

Conducted by the Australian Institute, the survey showed that out of the 1294 respondents, 94% said they were aware of captioning, 30% said they sometimes used it and 3% said they always used the service when watching television.

Taxonomy: 
Captions
ACCAN, Australian Communications Consumer Action Network
Television
Closed captions
Deaf or hearing impaired
Research & policy
News

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