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| Date Published | News headline and description |
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| 06 March 2015 |
Human Rights Commission releases guidance for businesses The Australian Human Rights Commission has moved to encourage the private sector to better integrate disability rights, among a host of other human... |
| 05 March 2015 |
Mobile device accessibility recognised The work of mobile developers in improving access for people with disabilities has been recognised at the 20th Global Mobile Awards. |
| 05 March 2015 |
NVDA 2015.1 screen reader released: hands-on first impressions NVDA, the free screen reader for Windows which is one of the world’s most popular, continues to receive significant improvements with the latest... |
| 03 March 2015 |
iPads, and improved access to education Media Access Australia spoke to Lyn Robinson, Assistive Technology Teacher and Principal Researcher in the iPad Project about how tablet computers... |
| 02 March 2015 |
Vision Australia launches audio description campaign Vision Australia has launched Tell the Whole Story, a campaign calling for the introduction of audio description on television. The campaign asks... |
| Date Published | News headline and description |
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| 26 February 2015 |
Vision Australia lodges audio description complaints against broadcasters Vision Australia has lodged complaints against the Seven, Nine and Ten networks, SBS and Foxtel with the Australian Human Rights Commission (AHRC),... |
| 26 February 2015 |
Caption reporting retained as communications amendment bill passes House of Reps A bill to amend sections of the Broadcasting Services Act, including some sections relating to captioning, was passed in the House of Representatives... |
| 26 February 2015 |
Red Bee publishes results of caption survey The captioning provider Red Bee Media Australia has published the results of a survey it conducted about the positioning of captions on the Seven... |
| 24 February 2015 |
Bloggers encouraged to audiocast their posts A campaign has been launched to encourage bloggers and other online content creators to provide audiocasts with their posts. Speak Your Word, an... |
| 20 February 2015 |
Q&A: The importance of accessible gaming Media Access Australia spoke with accessible gaming advocate Ian Hamilton on the importance and value of accessible digital entertainment ahead of... |
| 19 February 2015 |
Q&A: IAAP’s CEO Chris Peck The International Association of Accessibility Professionals (IAAP), the body created to promote the development of an accessibility profession,... |
| 19 February 2015 |
ACMA reports on Australians’ online video use The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has issued a report which looks at the different ways that Australians are viewing TV... |
| 18 February 2015 |
Audio description app trialled in the UK The Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) has commenced a trial of a new app designed to deliver audio description for programs on video-on... |
| 17 February 2015 |
Coles web accessibility case settled The case against grocery retailer Coles, for the alleged inaccessibility of its online shopping service, has been settled. |
| 16 February 2015 |
Harvard & MIT sued over lack of captions Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) are being sued for the alleged discrimination against people who are Deaf or... |
| 11 February 2015 |
Canadian cinemas commence autism-friendly movie sessions One of Canada’s largest entertainment companies, Cineplex Entertainment, has announced the introduction of a movie screening program for people with... |
| 10 February 2015 |
Senate committee reports on proposed captioning changes The Senate committee which reviewed the Government’s proposed amendments to the Broadcasting Services Act, including changes to the captioning... |
| 09 February 2015 |
Think ‘Smart’ – IEP goals for access Part of the core work for teachers is to create learning goals for their students, on a class and at times individual basis. It is imperative that... |
| 06 February 2015 |
YouTube admits automatic captions have a way to go Google’s YouTube has admitted that it needs to work harder to provide better quality automatic captions for content uploaded to its video streaming... |
| 04 February 2015 |
YouTube embraces HTML5 The accessibility of Google’s YouTube video service looks set to improve thanks to the recent decision by the internet giant to abandon Adobe’s Flash... |