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Research
Accessibility – A Learning Imperative
This is a study by Sue McKnight and Angela Trikić from Nottingham Trent University, and John Baker, President and CEO of Desire2Learn Inc. ‘Accessibility: a Learning Imperative’ examines ways to model best practice for accessibility in web design.
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Statistics on DVD accessibility in Australia
Background
Since 2006, Media Access Australia (MAA) has been keeping a watch on the access levels of entertainment, rental DVDs in Australia on a bi-monthly basis.
The methods used to provide the information below is simply taken from the DVD covers of rental titles at a local DVD outlet, with support from members of the Australian Home Entertainment Distributors Association (AHEDA).
Within the time that statistics have been kept, over 2,500 titles have been researched. Titles are checked for a number of things:
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Cinema and DVD
Disability Discrimination Act 1992 (Cth)
The Disability Discrimination Act 1992 (Cth) (DDA) has been the major policy instrument which has provided access in to cinemas and DVDs in Australia. There are no legislative requirements for access in these media.
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