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| 28 February 2013 |
Human Rights Commission releases Australia’s first fully-accessible DVD Twenty Years: Twenty Stories is a video project initiated by the Australian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) which celebrates the twentieth anniversary... |
| 27 February 2013 |
If we had Glass: the access potential for Google Glass Google released a promotional website for its Project Glass last week, a device worn as glasses which integrates smartphone technology. Among much... |
| 19 February 2013 |
Campaign for captions in Malta A campaign is under way in Malta to have captions introduced on television and in cinemas. Run by the Deaf People Association and film promotion... |
| 18 February 2013 |
MasterChef highlights online access gap One of the contestants on Network Ten’s MasterChef: The Professionals, Bonny Porter, has a hearing impairment, but like other Deaf and hearing... |
| 12 February 2013 |
Accessible DVD releases for January 2013 During January Media Access Australia found 23 movies on the new-release entertainment shelves at our local DVD store that were audio described and... |
| 11 February 2013 |
Educational app review: captions for learning Educational apps are increasingly being used by teachers as a fun and interactive way of engaging students, but captions are often lacking on the... |
| 05 February 2013 |
Accessible cinema questionnaire results From June to December 2012, Media Access Australia ran a questionnaire for the general public on technology issues surrounding the use of closed... |
| 04 February 2013 |
Canadian counterpart honoured with Jubilee Medal The CEO of our sister organisation, Media Access Canada, Beverley Milligan has been awarded with the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal. The... |
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| 31 January 2013 |
The challenges of voice recognition in captioning Voice recognition software is becoming the staple of captioning providers but the technology is far from perfect, writes Television Project Manager... |
| 31 January 2013 |
Persistence pays off for Californian accessible cinema fan A Californian teenager who lobbied his local cinema and council to get captioned movies shown at his favourite cinema complex has been rewarded and... |
| 23 January 2013 |
Fetch TV applies for caption exemptions Fetch TV, a subscription service which delivers its content over the internet, has applied to the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA... |
| 17 January 2013 |
New year, new accessible cinemas 2013 is set to be a landmark year for accessible cinema in Australia with two major cinema chains on track to complete the installation of audio... |
| 10 January 2013 |
How to make a submission about caption quality The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has invited public comments on its new draft captioning standard. This is a perfect... |
| 07 January 2013 |
Festival season made accessible through audio description and captions This year’s Sydney and Perth festivals will provide audio description and open captions on a range of performances for patrons who are blind, vision... |
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| 21 December 2012 |
Conference looks at voice recognition and live captioning The increasing use of voice recognition technology to create captions for live programs was a major topic at the CSI User Experience Conference, an... |
| 21 December 2012 |
Ofcom extends access requirements to programs made for Europe The British communications regulator, Ofcom, has decided to extend the access requirements it places on UK broadcasters to channels providing... |
| 20 December 2012 |
Boxing Day blockbusters: sessions with captions and audio description Two of 2012’s most anticipated movie releases, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey and Les Miserables will both be released to cinemas with audio... |
| 18 December 2012 |
Top 12 of 2012 #12 – US regulator takes the lead on online captioning The USA has seen a number of developments this year which will increase the availability of captions online. With the world’s most popular content... |
| 17 December 2012 |
Top 12 of 2012 #11 – the ABC helps get captions in schools In partnership with Education Services Australia, the ABC launched an education website in November. With closed captions provided for all videos,... |
| 13 December 2012 |
Top 12 of 2012 #9 – the cinema access revolution The end of the year marks the halfway point of Australia’s world-leading Cinema Access Implementation Plan. The strategy is seeing access technology... |