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MCA offers audio described tour of Annie Liebovitz exhibition

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The Museum of Contemporary Art (MCA) in Sydney is offering an audio described tour of the exhibition ‘Annie Leibovitz: A Photographer's Life 1990 – 2005’.

This is due to a demand for the very popular international exhibition to offer audio description services for the blind and vision impaired.

The free tour is with Judith Blackall, MCA Head of Artistic Programs, and is scheduled for 27 February from 2pm - 3pm. Bookings are essential and can be made by contacting the MCA on 02 9245 2484 or by emailing education@mca.com.auThis e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

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DVDs with audio menus

DVD discs themselves offer a method of choosing the audio track through the disc’s own menu system. However, these menus vary from title to title and most do not talk, making it difficult for a blind user to select the AD independently. 

Audio menus are DVD menus that narrate the options to a viewer from the moment you insert the disc into your DVD player. They assist you to navigate through the menu options to select the options you wish, including AD. The development of audio menus, also called audio navigation, is still in its infancy both in Australia and internationally.

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Audio navigation
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How to identify a DVD that has access features

Image of the closed caption logoImage of the audio description logo The Australian DVD industry association, the Australian Home Entertainment Distributors Association (AHEDA), has adopted a labeling terminology and layout to clearly identify audio described and captioned DV

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DVD distributors accessibility framework

The Australian Home Entertainment Distributors Association (AHEDA) has a DVD accessibility framework document, affirming its commitment to making available access features such as captioning and audio description. 

AHEDA will also respond on behalf of members to complain about accessibility of specific DVD titles where access features were available overseas and not in Australia.

Objectives of the Accessibility Framework for the Home Entertainment Film Industry

The objectives of this Framework are to:

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Name change for Australian DVD distributors’ association

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From 1 February 2011, the Australian Visual Software Distributors Association (AVSDA), representative of the Australian film and TV home entertainment industry, will be known as the Australian Home Entertainment Distributors Association (AHEDA).

The Association plays a vital role in ensuring Australian DVD and Blu-ray products are released with captions and audio description. AHEDA has worked with consumer groups, Media Access Australia and the Australian Human Rights Commission since 2006 to improve access levels, and continues an educational campaign to members to encourage the importation of titles with access features and the local production of titles with access features.

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Captions
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Video
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