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| 20 June 2011 |
Leading online video provider Netflix sued for not captioning videos The National Association of the Deaf (NAD) is suing Netflix, the largest provider of on-demand video in the US, for failing to provide captions on... |
| 16 June 2011 |
ACCAN funds Media Access Australia’s social media accessibility project The Australian Communications Consumer Action Network (ACCAN) today announced that Media Access Australia’s social media accessibility project will... |
| 16 June 2011 |
US non-profit group sues CNN.com for uncaptioned online video A Berkeley-based non-profit group has filed a lawsuit against Time Warner for allegedly discriminating against the Deaf and hearing impaired by not... |
| 15 June 2011 |
Vodafone Foundation Accessibility Awards promote apps for disabled and elderly Vodafone Foundation has launched a competition to promote the development of software applications that improve the lives of people with disabilities... |
| 08 June 2011 |
New version of Apple iBooks includes read-aloud feature The latest version of the Apple iBooks app includes a new read-aloud feature, allowing publishers to include human-voice narration in their books. |
| 07 June 2011 |
ACCAN Standing Advisory Committee members appointed Media Access Australia Project Manager Dr Scott Hollier and board member Victoria Rubensohn have been appointed to the Australian Communications... |
| 06 June 2011 |
CAPTCHAs shown to yet again impede accessibility The question of accessible CAPTCHAs has been raised once again as they are shown to impede ticket purchase on the 2012 London Olympic website. |
| 03 June 2011 |
VizWiz now available in iTunes store VizWiz, a new iPhone app which enables people who are blind or vision impaired to recruit sighted users to answer questions about an item they have... |
| 02 June 2011 |
Accessible Twitter changes name to Easy Chirp Accessible Twitter, the popular web application that helps people with disabilities to access Twitter, has changed its name to Easy Chirp. |
| 02 June 2011 |
Wells Fargo reaches settlement that will guarantee equal access The United States Justice Department and Wells Fargo & Company have reached a comprehensive settlement agreement under the Americans with... |
| 02 June 2011 |
Latest W3C column looks at evaluation tools for auditing website accessibility This month’s W3C column from Dr Scott Hollier, representative of Media Access Australia on the Advisory Committee of the World Wide Web Consortium (... |
| Date Published | News headline and description |
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| 31 May 2011 |
BBC trials MyDisplay web customisation tool The BBC is currently trialling web customisation tool MyDisplay, designed to improve the accessibility of the BBC website for people with a... |
| 31 May 2011 |
Media Access Review progress page launched Today Media Access Australia launched a new webpage in our Research and Policy section detailing the progress which has so far been made on the Media... |
| 30 May 2011 |
Australian Government seeks Senior Web Accessibility Policy Officer The Australian Government Information Management Office (AGIMO) is advertising for an Executive Level 1 – Senior Web Accessibility Policy Officer. |
| 24 May 2011 |
Australian government’s web accessibility efforts recognised through award The Australian Government Information Management Organisation (AGIMO) is a recipient of Vision Australia's 2011 ‘Making a Difference Awards’ for... |
| 23 May 2011 |
Study reveals most US Government websites are inaccessible A recent study published in the Government Information Quarterly journal has found that most US Federal Government websites are inaccessible and do... |
| 17 May 2011 |
iPhone app uses real-life people to answer questions for blind and vision impaired A new iPhone app enables people who are blind or vision impaired to recruit sighted users to answer questions about an item they have taken a photo... |
| 13 May 2011 |
Conference promotes use of technology for better outcomes for not-for-profits Media Access Australia’s Digital Media and Technology Manager Sarah Pulis will be talking to not-for-profit organisations about web accessibility at... |
| 13 May 2011 |
Irish captioning provider offers live captioning and streaming service Premier Captioning and Realtime Ltd. in Ireland has launched a new live streaming and captioning service for online events. |
| 13 May 2011 |
Netflix adds captions to iOS app A new update to the Netflix app for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch now allows you to watch movies and TV episodes with captions. |