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| 16 May 2011 |
Government issues audio description trial correction The Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy (DBCDE) has issued a statement correcting a misprint in the final report of the... |
| 16 May 2011 |
The third annual Audio Description Institute This year’s Audio Description Institute will be held in Reno, Nevada, on 14-16 July, in conjunction with the American Council of the Blind’s annual... |
| 12 May 2011 |
Federal Household Assistance Scheme continues to help people with disabilities A bright point in this week’s Federal Government budget is the continuation of the Digital TV Taskforce’s Household Assistance Scheme (HAS). |
| 11 May 2011 |
The SubStation introduces fast captioning service for TV commercials Australian access company The SubStation has introduced a new service called Captionflow which will allow captions for TV commercials to be ordered... |
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| 28 April 2011 |
Blind Canadians will get live audio described Royal Wedding coverage Millions of Canadians are expected to watch the Royal Wedding this Friday and Accessible Media Inc (AMI) will ensure that people who are blind and... |
| 26 April 2011 |
Major conference discusses audio description trial on TV The 30th anniversary Round Table Conference on Information Access for People with Print Disabilities, which will be held in May, will include a... |
| 20 April 2011 |
US industry group makes standard available for online captioning The Society for Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE) has released to the public a standard which will make it easier for captions on TV... |
| 20 April 2011 |
ABC renews captioning contract with CSI The ABC has signed a new long-term contract with Captioning and Subtitling International (CSI) to provide captioning services across its channels... |
| 19 April 2011 |
Customise your news alerts now There are many ways you can choose to receive news from Media Access Australia, and with a few easy steps you can customise your subscription by... |
| 14 April 2011 |
New standard helps preserve captions on catch-up TV The Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE) has made freely available a standard that will enable captions from broadcast TV and... |
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| 31 March 2011 |
W3C talks accessibility in report on web and television convergence The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) held its Second Web and TV Workshop in February, where key priorities about web and TV convergence were discussed. |
| 24 March 2011 |
Independent auditor to oversee Nine Network’s captioning The Nine Network has appointed an independent auditor to oversee captioning on its stations TCN and NBN. This follows two instances where the... |
| 22 March 2011 |
Media Access Australia debunks myth of ‘boring’ accessible websites with new site We have officially launched our new accessible website, showcasing the latest web technologies and innovative design and meeting the Web Content... |
| 21 March 2011 |
Welcome to our new website We have now launched our new website merging our previous sites, mediaaccess.org.au and audiodescription.com.au. |
| 08 March 2011 |
‘Media Watch’ puts the spotlight on poor captioning Last night’s episode of Media Watch on the ABC looked at the state of news captioning on Australian television, and found that all too often the... |
| 07 March 2011 |
US communications regulator proposes new rules for audio description On 3 March, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) issued a ‘Notice of Proposed Rulemaking’ which outlines how it intends to reinstate audio... |
| 07 March 2011 |
US access group calls for end to caption exemptions The Coalition of Organizations for Accessible Technology (COAT) has petitioned the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), urging that television be... |
| 04 March 2011 |
Caption levels on the new commercial digital channels Media Access Australia recently conducted a survey of captioning on the commercial digital multichannels (7Mate, 7Two, GO!, Gem, Eleven and One HD),... |
| 01 March 2011 |
New Zealand audio description trial begins today The trial of audio description on New Zealand television begins today with an episode of the long-running British soap Coronation Street. |
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| 25 February 2011 |
UK study looks at 3D audio description guidelines A study released by the Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) in the UK has indicated that audio description users do not believe that... |