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Online retail web accessibility guide

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Now that a legal case has been brought against Coles for a lack of web accessibility of its online shopping site, and that a similar case in the US against online grocer Peapod has been settled, it’s time for online retailers to act on improving access for people with disabilities.

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Disability Discrimination Act
Disability
Blind or vision impaired
Deaf or hearing impaired
Inclusion
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Web browsers
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Q&A Gilbert + Tobin’s Darren Fittler

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Media Access Australia spoke with Gilbert + Tobin’s Darren Fittler about his nomination for the 2014 Australian Human Rights Commission’s Human Rights Awards, challenges in media access, and his 40 by 40 challenge.

Portrait of Darren Fittler

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2014 Access All Areas film festival starts soon

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The annual Access All Areas Film Festival brings accessible screenings of the best new Australian films to venues near you. The festival travels to Parramatta, Casula and the Sydney city centre from 1-5 December and includes open captioned and audio described sessions.

Access All Areas Film Festival logo

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Access 2020 predicting the future – five experts, 20 ideas

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A highlight of the recent the Languages and the Media Conference in Berlin was a panel presentation speculating about what access might look like in the year 2020.

Media Access Australia CEO Alex Varley presenting at the Languages & The Media Conference 2014. Credit: ICWE GmbH / Mark Bollhorst

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Media Access Review
Review of access to electronic media
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Solutions
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Audio description
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Techniques
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Senate committee seeks submissions about caption changes

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The Senate committee which is looking at the Government’s recently proposed changes to caption regulations is seeking submissions by interested parties.

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The proposed changes are part of the Broadcasting and Other Legislation Amendment (Deregulation) Bill 2014, which was read into the House of Representatives on 22 October 2014. They include:

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ACCAN, Australian Communications Consumer Action Network
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TV terms
Digital TV
Multichannels
TV access
Disability
Deaf or hearing impaired
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Hong Kong art for everyone, By ALL Means

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Media Access Australia recently met with staff from Arts with the Disabled Association Hong Kong (ADAHK) during their visit to Australia for the Arts Activated conference. Both organisations were able to share experiences in delivering accessible arts programs to diverse audiences.

香港展能藝術會 Arts with the Disabled Association Hong Kong logo

ADAHK was formed in 1986 as a result of the first Hong Kong Festival of Arts with the Disabled. Promoting arts for everyone takes on a two-directional and complementary approach for the organisation: horizontal and vertical.

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UK VOD industry has two years to deliver captions or face regulation

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The video on demand (VOD) industry in the United Kingdom has two years to prove that it can deliver reasonable access for deaf people or it will face the government introducing mandatory regulation. This was one of the key discussions at The Future of Subtitling Conference held in London on 10 November 2014.

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TV & video
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Catchup services
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Deaf or hearing impaired
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Dropbox announces accessibility updates

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Dropbox, the cloud-based file storage service, has announced accessibility updates to its iOS-based application.

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Web
Practical web accessibility
Disability
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Digital media and technology: 
Web browsers
VoiceOver
iOS
iPad
iPhone

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Online grocer Peapod settles web accessibility action

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Online shoppers with disabilities have achieved a win with the news overnight that the US Justice Department has settled a discrimination action against internet supermarket, Peapod.

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Practical web accessibility
Americans with Disabilities Act
Legal
Policy
Disability
Digital media and technology: 
Web browsers

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US cable company introduces talking TV guides

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Comcast, one of the largest cable TV suppliers in America, has introduced the industry’s first ‘voice enabled television interface’, allowing blind and vision impaired customers to easily navigate through program guides and other features.

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TV & video
Television
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TV terms
TV access
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Blind or vision impaired

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