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| 14 January 2016 |
Disabled gamer impresses at Awesome Games Done Quick 2016 A disabled gamer known as Halfcoordinated, who plays with one hand, has again impressed and inspired the games community by speedrunning (playing as... |
| 12 January 2016 |
CES 2016 accessibility round-up The annual International Consumer Electronics Show (CES), which was held in Las Vegas, USA last week, is generally considered the world’s largest... |
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| 23 December 2015 |
The most popular accessibility stories of 2015 As the year comes to a close, here’s a look back at some of the most popular articles and events regarding consumer accessibility across the web,... |
| 18 December 2015 |
Microsoft announces philanthropic initiative to improve digital access Microsoft has announced an increased commitment to digital accessibility through Microsoft Philanthropies, an organisation within the company aiming... |
| 11 December 2015 |
Interest in mobile accessibility continues to increase: report The Mobile Manufacturers Forum (MMF) has released a report suggesting that there has been an increased interest in the availability of accessibility... |
| 09 December 2015 |
Cortana now available to Australian Windows 10 users Support for Cortana for Australian users has been added in the latest November update for Windows 10, allowing the feature to be officially enabled... |
| 07 December 2015 |
Q&A with Sonokids Australia: education through gaming for children with disability We spoke with Phia Damsma, co-founder and Creative Director at Sonokids Australia, to learn about the processes involved in creating accessible,... |
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| 16 November 2015 |
Xbox Accessories app supports standard controller remapping The recently updated Xbox Accessories app from Microsoft now provides button remapping support for standard Xbox One controllers, adding to the list... |
| 13 November 2015 |
Digital Gap pushes for change by 2017 The call for improvement to digital accessibility for people with disabilities moved to Parliament House in Canberra with a call for significant... |
| 03 November 2015 |
New accessible gaming resources available Media Access Australia’s gaming specialists have joined forces to bring you brand new information on accessible mainstream and mobile gaming options... |
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| 28 October 2015 |
UK TV access report shows over compliance The UK regulator Ofcom has released its access compliance report for the first two quarters of 2015 and it shows that generally all quotas have been... |
| 21 October 2015 |
Digital Gap Initiative invites you to Parliament The Federal Parliament will be the venue for a major accessibility event showcasing developments and issues in digital accessibility. |
| 21 October 2015 |
Apple to provide accessibility support around NDIS conference Apple is presenting its accessibility technologies at the NDIS New World Conference in Brisbane next week. The tech giant has prepared an "Accessible... |
| 12 October 2015 |
Blind Citizens Australia wraps up successful convention in Perth The Blind Citizens Australia (BCA) annual convention was held over the weekend at the Mercure hotel in Perth, with approximately 120 attendees... |
| 09 October 2015 |
Digital Inclusion Index measures access in Australia A new Melbourne-based research project has launched with the aim of discovering the reach of digital inclusion in Australia. |
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| 30 September 2015 |
Australian Game Developer Awards set to honour accessibility and representation of people with disabilities Nominations are open for the Australian Game Developer Awards (AGDAs) until Friday 2nd October, awarding accessible design and games representing... |
| 28 September 2015 |
Japan trials live captioning system Kyoto University in Japan is trailing a new live captioning system for use in academic conferences, using an automatic speech recognition system to... |
| 10 September 2015 |
Apple TV, iPhone and iPad lineup offers both accessibility benefits and challenges The new range of Apple products has been announced with upgrades of many of them including new iPhones, an iPad with a larger screen, and a... |
| 03 September 2015 |
Affordable access opportunities for Australia At the ACCAN National Conference on 2 September, Media Access Australia CEO Alex Varley joined a panel to discuss challenges for the... |
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| 25 August 2015 |
Dr Scott Hollier talks affordable access at ACCAN 2015 National Conference Media Access Australia’s Dr Scott Hollier will be presenting at next week’s Australian Communications Consumer Action Network (ACCAN) National... |