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| 15 December 2014 |
Cinema and the arts highlights of 2014 2014 had a number of highlights in the areas of cinema and the arts. Where cinema developments over the last few years could be considered full steam... |
| 08 December 2014 |
Next steps for web accessibility in Australia announced The inclusion of accessibility in a digital design guide and a second NTS progress survey are just two of the next steps in Australian government web... |
| 08 December 2014 |
Accessible festivals during Australia’s summer Along with an Australian summer comes a raft of festivals nationwide. Three of the biggest festivals are the Sydney Festival, Adelaide Festival and... |
| 03 December 2014 |
Social media, cloud show signs of improved access The accessibility of social media and the cloud are beginning to mature, but access issues remain for people with disabilities, Media Access... |
| 02 December 2014 |
Q&A: Australia’s Media Accessibility in a Multicultural, Multilingual Context—Australia as a Case Study Media Access Australia spoke to Professor Peter Hutchings, Dean of the School of Humanities and Communication Arts at the University of Western... |
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| 28 November 2014 |
Westpac banking app inaccessible: Former Disability Commissioner Former Australian Disability Commissioner Graeme Innes is lodging a complaint against major Australian bank Westpac due to the alleged... |
| 27 November 2014 |
US cinemas and advocacy groups agree on accessible cinema recommendations US cinema owners and advocacy groups have come to a historic agreement in order to make accessible cinema recommendations to government around the... |
| 27 November 2014 |
3D printers to improve classroom access While not traditionally thought of as media, 3D printers are emerging as a new way for students to access learning and information. |
| 26 November 2014 |
Ofcom releases first access report for 2014 The UK communications regulator Ofcom has released its Television Access Report for the first half of 2014, which shows that once again, most British... |
| 25 November 2014 |
Online retail web accessibility guide 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... |
| 24 November 2014 |
Q&A Gilbert + Tobin’s Darren Fittler Media Access Australia spoke with Gilbert + Tobin’s Darren Fittler about his nomination for the 2014 Australian Human Rights Commission’s Human... |
| 24 November 2014 |
2014 Access All Areas film festival starts soon The annual Access All Areas Film Festival brings accessible screenings of the best new Australian films to venues near you. The festival travels to... |
| 21 November 2014 |
Access 2020 predicting the future – five experts, 20 ideas 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... |
| 20 November 2014 |
Hong Kong art for everyone, By ALL Means Media Access Australia recently met with staff from Arts with the Disabled Association Hong Kong (ADAHK) during their visit to Australia for the Arts... |
| 19 November 2014 |
Dropbox announces accessibility updates Dropbox, the cloud-based file storage service, has announced accessibility updates to its iOS-based application. |
| 18 November 2014 |
US cable company introduces talking TV guides Comcast, one of the largest cable TV suppliers in America, has introduced the industry’s first ‘voice enabled television interface’, allowing blind... |
| 17 November 2014 |
Victorian council to hold accessible cinema trial Yarra Ranges Council in Melbourne’s far north east is exploring the possibility of offering audio described and captioned movies at its iconic... |
| 13 November 2014 |
Understanding the experience of gamers with disabilities Gamers with disabilities often face challenges due to accessibility issues found in games, despite some good resources for developers who want to... |
| 12 November 2014 |
Japanese group develops new accessible cinema technology Japan’s Media Access Support Center (MASC) has developed a new glasses system to provide closed captions and audio description of movies for people... |
| 11 November 2014 |
Annual film festival brings free accessible movies to Sydney surrounds Access All Areas Film Festival will run again this year from 1-5 December across Sydney venues, bringing captioned and audio described Australian... |