Latest News
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Review of a Strong HD Recorder - SRT 5495A In October 2010, Strong Australia loaned MAA one of its latest high definition hard drive recorders to review for its captioning capabilities. The SRT 5495A is a twin tuner terrestrial receiver and digital video recorder, with AV inputs. It is equipped to handle both next generation MPEG-4 broadcasts, including 3DTV and current MPEG-2 broadcasts, with a 500GB hard disk drive. |
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New version of XVid player for iOS devices supports captions A new version of the iPhone app CineXPlayer that allows you to play Xvid movies on your iPad and iPhone now includes support for captions. |
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Techniques for WCAG 2.0 updated, including techniques for Flash The World Wide Web Consortium has released updates to Techniques for WCAG 2.0 and Understanding WCAG 2.0. WCAG 2.0, or the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.0 outline the practical delivery of universal design concepts, focusing on mainstream usability issues, disability-specific accessibility issues, and the interaction of assistive technology products likely to be used by affected disability groups. |
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UNESCO publishes report on mainstreaming ICT for people with disabilities The United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) has published a report on its ‘Consultative Meeting on Mainstreaming Information and Communications Technologies (ICTs) for Persons with Disabilities to Access Information and Knowledge’. |
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Think Vitamin's free accessibility video tutorials hit 21 A week ago, Think Vitamin announced at the Future of Web Apps event in London that it would make all its web accessibility videos freely available. Since then, twenty-one captioned videos on web accessibility have been made available – and the number keeps growing. |
| 12 October 2010 |
New Android app WalkyTalky helps the vision impaired find their way The new Android app WalkyTalky is an accessible navigation aid that works alongside Google Maps for Android to better assist people who are blind or vision impaired when they are walking along the street. |
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Media Access Australia launches Accessible Regions Campaign Media Access Australia today launched its Accessible Regions Campaign (ARC), which focuses on ensuring that regional news and current affairs programs are broadcast with quality captions. |
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Media Access Australia to chair accessibility session at Web Directions South Media Access Australia’s New Media Manager, Sarah Pulis, will be chairing Australia’s Web Accessibility Transition Strategy session at Web Directions South this Thursday, 14 October. |
| 11 October 2010 |
HTML5 Accessibility website tracks browser support A new HTML5 Accessibility website has been launched over the weekend that provides information about web browser accessibility support for HTML5 features. |
| 11 October 2010 |
Access All Areas film festival hits the road again Access All Areas is a touring film festival that aims to increase access to Australian cinema. For the third year running the festival will screen across NSW during November and December. |
| 08 October 2010 |
President Obama to sign landmark access legislation today President Barack Obama will today sign into law the Twenty-First Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2010. |
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President Obama signs landmark access legislation President Barack Obama signed into law the Twenty-First Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2010. |
| 08 October 2010 |
Captioned theatre in Adelaide, 15 October The award-winning production of When the Rain Stops Falling returns to Adelaide for a short season this month. Included in the season is a captioned performance at 8pm on 15 October. |
| 07 October 2010 |
Dr Scott Hollier introduces the importance of WAI-ARIA Dr Scott Hollier continues to keep us up to date with the W3C as he introduces the WAI-ARIA. |
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The Media Access Report - Spring 2010 The Media Access Report for Spring 2010 is now available to download in Rich Text Format. |
| 06 October 2010 |
Crowd sourcing for increased web accessibility Fix the Web began its first trial at the end of September and provides a simple way for web users with disabilities to report access issues they encounter. |
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Ai-Media interviews MAA Ai-Media spent some time recently chatting with Media Access Australia CEO Alex Varley and Education Manager Anne McGrath. |
| 06 October 2010 |
Award-winning documentary to be audio described on Internet radio Monica and David, a documentary about the marriage of two people with Down syndrome, will be broadcast on the US cable network HBO on 14 October, with an audio described version of the soundtrack streamed worldwide simultaneously on the American Council of the Blind's ACB Radio. |
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Social media spreads word about accessibility in Firefox 4 A blog post written by Mozilla’s Accessibility Quality Assurance Engineer, Marco Zehe, is being enthusiastically passed around by accessibility advocates via Twitter. |
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US House of Representatives passes landmark media access bill The US House of Representatives today passed S. 3304, the Twenty-First Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act and its technical corrections bill. |
