You are here:
You are here
Latest News
| Date Published | News headline and description |
|---|---|
| 06 August 2015 |
BBC paper looks at the future of online captioning As people increasingly watch TV programs online, the opportunity arises for captions to be made more responsive to the needs of individual users. A... |
| 05 August 2015 |
Connect Ability Challenge awards accessible tech innovators The Connect Ability Challenge, which challenges developers to build accessible technology solutions for people with disabilities using only existing... |
| 04 August 2015 |
Parents support captions in the classroom Parents are a key ally in providing a supported captioning experience, according to Kate Kennedy from Parents of Deaf Children (PODC), the NSW-based... |
| 03 August 2015 |
Blind viewers are dreaming of streaming Video-on-demand (VOD) or streaming video services are seen as the new way of delivering content to people where they can choose how and when to view... |
| Date Published | News headline and description |
|---|---|
| 29 July 2015 |
Windows 10 launches with accessibility improvements The Windows 10 update has begun to roll out on a number of devices and has some significant improvements to the accessibility features previously... |
| 29 July 2015 |
Captioned video and transcripts – ideal access and teaching combination For students with diverse learning needs, the use of captioned content in the classroom is the best way to gain access to context and information for... |
| 24 July 2015 |
Real-time captioning glasses premiere at French arts festival Augmented reality (AR) glasses which project real-time, customisable captions and surtitles for viewers have debuted at the Avignon Festival in... |
| 24 July 2015 |
Ofcom consults on accessibility of on-screen TV guides The UK communications regulator Ofcom has issued a consultation paper outlining changes it is proposing to make electronic program guides (EPGs) more... |
| 22 July 2015 |
Five key captioning roles for specialist educators Specialist education roles, such as Itinerant or Supporting Teachers of the Deaf, have a strategic and practical role in promoting the use of... |
| 21 July 2015 |
Academic calls for new audio description policy Dr Katie Ellis, senior research fellow in the Department of Internet Studies at Curtin University, is calling for a new policy on audio description... |
| 20 July 2015 |
Five tips to make the web work better in your language In late May, Dr Scott Hollier travelled to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, to teach a web accessibility course to 22 students. As part of the assignment work,... |
| 17 July 2015 |
Developer discusses the creation of handheld audio description device In a recent interview, Bryan Gould, Accessible Learning and Assessment Technologies Director at the National Center for Accessible Media (NCAM) in... |
| 16 July 2015 |
UK channels breach rules by not providing access in other countries The UK communications regulator Ofcom has found that a number of UK-based channels owned by AXN and MTG breached access regulations by not providing... |
| 16 July 2015 |
Choosing captioned options is an essential first step In many subjects, students (and teachers) have a choice about which texts or resources to study. For students who use captions, it makes sense to... |
| 15 July 2015 |
Using captions to teach skills and concepts Access and opportunity combine with the use of captioned video in the classroom to provide necessary context, as well enduring information, after the... |
| 13 July 2015 |
Study will review disabled consumer experiences with video on demand Curtin University academic Katie Ellis will investigate disabled consumer experiences of subscription video-on-demand (VOD) services in Australia in... |
| 13 July 2015 |
Captioned Discovery Kids helps primary children learn Discovery Kids is Australia’s only dedicated educational channel for primary-school aged children (5-12) and a sponsor of Media Access Australia's... |
| 10 July 2015 |
Audio description trial on iview enters third month The trial of audio description on the ABC’s iview service is about to enter its third month, with feedback from viewers on the choice of programs and... |
| 07 July 2015 |
Blind viewer sues ABC for not providing audio description Suzanne Hudson, a blind television viewer, has launched a case against the ABC in the Federal Circuit Court, claiming that it has unlawfully... |
| 01 July 2015 |
iTunes to remove content that isn’t captioned 1 July 2015 is the deadline in the United States for all online video content to have captions if it was previously captioned for broadcast on... |