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| Date Published | News headline and description |
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| 17 May 2011 |
US news organisations argue for audio description exemptions The National Association of Broadcasters and Fox News Channel have written to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), requesting that they are... |
| 16 May 2011 |
Government issues audio description trial correction The Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy (DBCDE) has issued a statement correcting a misprint in the final report of the... |
| 16 May 2011 |
Audio described contemporary art tour at Art Gallery of NSW The Art Gallery of NSW is holding an audio described tour of the new John Kaldor Family Gallery on Sunday, 22 May at 1:30pm. |
| 16 May 2011 |
The third annual Audio Description Institute This year’s Audio Description Institute will be held in Reno, Nevada, on 14-16 July, in conjunction with the American Council of the Blind’s annual... |
| 11 May 2011 |
Updates on Google Chrome OS and screen reader support The Google Chrome blog has reported improved third-party screen reader support in the latest version of the Google Chrome operating system (beta),... |
| Date Published | News headline and description |
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| 22 April 2011 |
BBC asks the question: are colourblind gamers left out? With one in twenty men and one in two hundred women suffering from some form of colour blindness, a reporter for the BBC has asked the question: are... |
| 05 April 2011 |
iPhone app ZoomReader provides cost effective alternative to more expensive devices The new iPhone app ZoomReader enables people who are blind or vision impaired to use their iPhone to convert images taken with their iPhone into text... |
| 04 April 2011 |
Latest audio described DVD figures and titles – March 2011 Audio described DVD titles on new release shelves during the month of March 2011 stand at 32% of all titles. |
| 01 April 2011 |
Apple picks up three awards at the 2010 Blind Bargain Access Awards Apple has received three awards from the fourth Annual Blind Bargains Access Awards, where both organisations and individuals have been recognised... |
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| 31 March 2011 |
Latest Google Chrome (Beta) has voice-to-text capabilities Google has announced that the latest version of Google Chrome (Beta) now has voice-to-text capabilities, a feature that will ultimately enable users... |
| 24 March 2011 |
Adobe ‘Project Wallaby’ converts Flash into HTML Adobe Labs has released an experimental technology designed to convert Flash animation files into HTML, potentially improving their accessibility. |
| 11 March 2011 |
Sneak peak of Orion Smartbook at technology and disabilities conference Assistive technology producer LevelStar has released the details of its Orion SmartBook Braille notetaker that uses Google Android as its operating... |
| 11 March 2011 |
iVote to enable blind and vision impaired people to cast secret vote online The NSW Electoral Commission will use an online and telephone system in the upcoming state election called iVote for people who are blind or vision... |
| 08 March 2011 |
New version of NVDA released A new version of the free and open source screen reader NVDA for Microsoft Windows was released today. |
| 07 March 2011 |
US communications regulator proposes new rules for audio description On 3 March, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) issued a ‘Notice of Proposed Rulemaking’ which outlines how it intends to reinstate audio... |
| 07 March 2011 |
UK charity RNIB launches campaign for book accessibility The Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) has launched an online campaign to raise awareness of the large number of books that are... |
| 04 March 2011 |
Mobile Accessibility app comes to Android The release of Mobile Accessibility, a screen access application designed to help people who are blind or vision impaired to use an Android, has... |
| 01 March 2011 |
Free and low-cost screen reader use increases according to survey WebAIM has released the results from its third screen reader user survey conducted in December 2010. |
| 01 March 2011 |
New Zealand audio description trial begins today The trial of audio description on New Zealand television begins today with an episode of the long-running British soap Coronation Street. |
| 01 March 2011 |
Media Access Australia welcomes user testing for new website Within the next couple of weeks we will officially launch our new website, showcasing the latest web technologies and meeting best practice... |