The intention of Westpac Group is to acknowledge the needs of its employees, customers and community members and accommodate them. An audit conducted by the group in 2010 has informed the priorities and criteria identified in the 2011 Accessibility Action Plan.
Some of the key actions set out by the Westpac Group include:
The Media Access Review began under the Howard Government, and encompassed issues surrounding captioning, audio description, cinema and DVD accessibility, and emergency notification. The ‘Media access review final report’ proposed many positive recommendations, including:
Tying in with the International Day of People with a Disability, Telstra promotes accessibility through a set of objectives for three key stakeholders including:
The key findings are:
1. An audio description trial is proposed for the ABC during the second half of 2011 (subject to funding) and will be a closed trial with receiver mix
2. Captioning quotas will be brought solely under the Broadcasting Services Act, including those for subscription television
3. Free-to-air television will have 100% captioning between 6am and midnight by analog switch-off
4. Caption quality standards will finally be formally addressed
5. Equipment issues making set-top boxes accessible
