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- Captions aid literacy in the classroom
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... studies have identified that captions can play a vital role in improving literacy levels of students. Improving reading skills is one of the main objectives for Media Access Australia’s CAP THAT! campaign, which targets all schools and all ...
10 Jun 2015 - 3:51pm
- The benefits of inclusive education
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... Leslie Soodak and Elisabeth Erwin, argue that for inclusive education to work properly it has to be more than placing disabled students in ... website . MAA is undertaking a Classroom Access Project with the Catholic Education Office and La Salle College in ...
5 Sep 2011 - 3:23pm
- Pilot trials technological solutions for regional hearing impaired students
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... for remote and regional areas. Regional education in Australia has been thrust into the spotlight with the recent ... fund, highlighting lack of resources in these areas. Media Access Australia’s research backs this up suggesting that support for hearing ...
21 Mar 2011 - 2:04pm
- Inclusive education report released
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... a major issues paper exploring the need for inclusive education in Australian schools. The paper identifies an entrenched culture of ... and do not experience disability,” said Cologon. Media Access Australia’s Education Manager, Anne McGrath said “By raising ...
23 Oct 2013 - 4:11pm
- Government review of disability standards in education
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Peter Garrett, Minister for School Education, has released a discussion paper which encourages people to ... to achieve their full potential”. A key focus for Media Access Australia regarding this review is the issue of access to multimedia for students in schools and universities. Parents and students need to be aware of the ...
22 Feb 2011 - 9:42am
- Policy and expectations
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... the general public. The Disabilities Standards for Education 2005 were formulated under the Disability Discrimination Act 1992 and came into effect in August 2005. In 2011 there was a review into the Disabilities Standards for ...
27 Aug 2014 - 6:02pm
- Using captions in the classroom
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Captions differ from foreign language subtitles in that they can be coloured and positioned to indicate who is speaking, and ... English language subtitles can also be used as a form of access for Deaf and hearing impaired people, although these are simply a ...
8 Jul 2015 - 2:49pm
- New titles added to Accessible Education Database
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Search captioned education materials https://mediaaccess.org.au/education/accessible-education-database 1 Taxonomy: ...
21 Mar 2011 - 4:51pm
- Education ministers endorse Australian Curriculum
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... currently makes no mention of sensory impairments. Media Access Australia continues to develop initiatives such as the Classroom Access Project and encourages education professionals to acknowledge the importance of access for these ...
21 Mar 2011 - 1:53pm
- Our study into education for blind and vision impaired children
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Media Access Australia has today released a landmark study into how the access needs of blind and vision impaired students can be met in Australian schools. Launched at the Blind Citizens Australia convention ... formats A lack of information to help educators and education departments to adapt to technological change Media Access ...
28 Oct 2013 - 11:30am