Education

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New US National Education Technology Plan criticised by disability groups

Wednesday, 11 August 2010 09:38

The United States draft National Education Technology Plan 2010 has been criticised by disability groups for not going far enough to ensure that accessibility needs are met.

School captioning solution wins ‘New Inventors’

Thursday, 24 June 2010 10:26

Australian access company Ai-Media triumphed on the ABC’s New Inventors television program last night with its Ai-Live school captioning solution. Three years in development, the Ai-Live product is several generations ahead of conventional live speech recognition solutions used in general TV captioning. It has been extensively road-tested in pilots with the NSW Department of School Education and includes a student interface to allow direct communication between student and captioner.

Live classroom captioning to be showcased on ‘New Inventors’

Tuesday, 22 June 2010 14:45

On Wednesday 23 June at 8pm, Ai-Media’s new access solution Ai-Live will be showcased on ABC1’s New Inventors. Ai-Live is groundbreaking as it provides live captioning of the teacher’s voice directly to a student’s laptop, delivered via a re-speaker located remotely.

Ofcom reports on assisted living technologies for older and disabled people

Wednesday, 02 June 2010 11:19

Ofcom, the UK's communications regulator, has commissioned a report on the potential impact of assisted living technologies (ALTs) on the social inclusion of older and disabled people. Assisted living technologies for older and disabled people in 2030: A final report to Ofcom explored a range of possibilities which ALTs may provide for disabled and older people.

DVDs celebrate Deaf students’ success

Wednesday, 26 May 2010 12:20

Griffith University has produced a set of four DVDs, Signs of Success, which look at the experiences and achievements of Deaf and hearing impaired students at the university, and the support services provided to them there.

Building resilience in Deaf and hearing impaired students

Monday, 24 May 2010 16:14

EDSA (Educators of Deaf Students Association) and the Deafness Centre, Children's Hospital Westmead, hosted a conference last week entitled ‘Building resilience in students and teachers’ at Rydges Hotel, Parramatta. Itinerant Teachers of the Deaf (ITODs) and other teachers working with Deaf and hearing impaired students were in attendance. The keynote speaker was Professor John Luckner, Visiting Fellow and expert in the field of deaf education from the School of Special Education at the University of Northern Colorado, USA.

Macquarie University Accessibility Unit in the spotlight

Friday, 07 May 2010 09:45

The work of Macquarie University’s Accessibility Unit has been featured in an article, ‘Clearing a path to learning’, in the Sydney Morning Herald this week. The article outlines the wide range of support available to students with disabilities, including those with sensory impairment, provided by the unit.

Media Access Australia reviews the Draft National Curriculum

Tuesday, 27 April 2010 10:10

Media Access Australia’s (MAA) education team has completed a review of the Draft National Curriculum, and Education Manager Anne McGrath recently spoke with Vision Australia Radio about the lack of accessibility considerations for students with sensory impairments.

Ai-Media announces unique new service for deaf students

Friday, 23 April 2010 15:25

Deafness services innovator Ai-Media today launched ‘Ai-Live’, a world-first service that provides live captioning of classes to deaf and hearing impaired students in mainstream schools, at the Sixth National Deafness Summit in Sydney. The service, combined with the technologies used in Media Access Australia’s Classroom Access Project pilot, means that deaf students in Australian schools could soon experience full access in mainstream Australian schools.

Accessibility and usability concerns voiced over ICT in National Curriculum

Monday, 19 April 2010 11:12

The question of whether to embed ICT (Information and Communication Technology) across all subjects in the National Curriculum, or include it as a separate subject, was put to members of the Leadership Forum focusing on the National Curriculum and ICT over the Easter school holidays. It was held as part of the Australian Council for Computers in Education ‘Digital Diversity’ Conference in Melbourne from 6-10 April 2010.