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| 12 July 2011 |
Update to ABC iView for iPad supports closed captions The latest update to the ABC iView app for the iPad allows you to watch prime time ABC TV programs with closed captions. |
| 08 July 2011 |
Captioned online videos promote assistive technology for learning A Canadian education group has provided eight online captioned videos promoting the use of assistive technology for students for reading, writing and... |
| 07 July 2011 |
Disney offers audio description technology for outdoor attractions Disneyland Resort and Walt Disney World Resort theme park patrons will now be able to receive audio description when outdoors at the attraction parks. |
| 01 July 2011 |
US project to improve web access for low-income Deaf and hearing impaired Communication Services for the Deaf (CSD), a US not-for-profit organisation promoting access for Deaf and hearing impaired Americans, has been... |
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| 29 June 2011 |
UN releases report on international ICT accessibility The Global Initiative for Inclusive Information and Communication Technologies (G3ICT), an arm of the United Nations, has released a report on... |
| 29 June 2011 |
NV Access awarded Mozilla grant to improve NVDA Mozilla has awarded NV Access an $80,000 grant to improve its free and open source screen reader for Windows, Non-Visual Desktop Access (NVDA). |
| 24 June 2011 |
CSU cautions use of Google apps due to accessibility issues A report by the Accessible Technology Initiative at California State University has cautioned US universities on campus-wide adoption of Google’s... |
| 24 June 2011 |
New large print contacts app for the iPad now available Ai Squared has released a new ‘large print’ contacts app for the iPad for users who have difficulty with the text size on the screen. |
| 24 June 2011 |
Italian project provides cinema captioning via Samsung smartphones and tablets ‘Leggi il film’, ‘read the film’ in Italian, is a joint project by Italian hearing impaired association FIADDA and Universal Multimedia Access to... |
| 24 June 2011 |
Dr Hollier presents at Council on the Ageing WA Conference Media Access Australia WA Manager Dr Scott Hollier will be presenting today on access to online media and digital technology at the Council on the... |
| 15 June 2011 |
Vodafone Foundation Accessibility Awards promote apps for disabled and elderly Vodafone Foundation has launched a competition to promote the development of software applications that improve the lives of people with disabilities... |
| 08 June 2011 |
New version of Apple iBooks includes read-aloud feature The latest version of the Apple iBooks app includes a new read-aloud feature, allowing publishers to include human-voice narration in their books. |
| 07 June 2011 |
Apple announces iOS 5 with accessibility improvements The new version of Apple’s mobile operating system, iOS 5 for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch, has been announced with new and improved accessibility... |
| 07 June 2011 |
ACCAN Standing Advisory Committee members appointed Media Access Australia Project Manager Dr Scott Hollier and board member Victoria Rubensohn have been appointed to the Australian Communications... |
| 03 June 2011 |
VizWiz now available in iTunes store VizWiz, a new iPhone app which enables people who are blind or vision impaired to recruit sighted users to answer questions about an item they have... |
| 03 June 2011 |
CBM offers Christian audio library for people with a print disability CBM Australia is offering a free Christian audio library service for people with print disabilities, including blindness and vision impairment. |
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| 31 May 2011 |
BBC trials MyDisplay web customisation tool The BBC is currently trialling web customisation tool MyDisplay, designed to improve the accessibility of the BBC website for people with a... |
| 31 May 2011 |
Media Access Review progress page launched Today Media Access Australia launched a new webpage in our Research and Policy section detailing the progress which has so far been made on the Media... |
| 31 May 2011 |
US Government releases FAQs for accessible eReader laws and rules The United States Department of Education has released a new guide that provides further clarification for schools and colleges about the laws and... |
| 17 May 2011 |
iPhone app uses real-life people to answer questions for blind and vision impaired A new iPhone app enables people who are blind or vision impaired to recruit sighted users to answer questions about an item they have taken a photo... |