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  • Friday, 17 May 2013
     Captioned cinema moves forward with new technologies

    Two new accessible cinema developments in the USA and UK have movie fans getting excited about what might be the next steps in captioned movies. Both developments, InvisibleCaptions and the Off-Screen Cinema Subtitle System, present the compromise that can win over both consumers and exhibitors.

  • Thursday, 16 May 2013
     The 2013 Print Disability Roundtable

    The Roundtable on Information Access for People with Print Disabilities is a forum of 40 organisations from Australia and New Zealand. Its upcoming conference will bring together influential thinkers in web accessibility, braille and audio description.

  • Thursday, 16 May 2013
     Federal budget fails to deliver on audio description

    The federal budget announced on Tuesday evening had disability reform as its cornerstone. While most Australians with disability cheered, the budget also held disappointment for those who are blind or vision impaired.

  • Monday, 13 May 2013
     Blind taxpayers sue for inaccessible website

    The National Federation of the Blind (NFB) in the USA and two Massachusetts residents who are legally blind have filed a lawsuit against one of the largest tax preparation firms in the country for failing to make their online tax services accessible to people who are blind and vision impaired. Filed earlier in April, the lawsuit claims H&R Block violates the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and article 114 of the Massachusetts Constitution.

  • Monday, 13 May 2013
     Media Access Australia at the World Wide Web Conference

    Dr Scott Hollier, our manager of major projects, is presenting a paper at the 22nd International World Wide Web conference in Brazil today. Presented with co-lecturer Associate Professor Denise Wood, the paper looks into how the Professional Certificate in Web Accessibility addresses the shortfall in accessibility knowledge in Australia.

  • Friday, 10 May 2013
     Ai-Media appoints new caption quality auditor

    The access provider Ai-Media has appointed Robert Scott as an independent auditor to ensure the quality of the captions it produces for broadcast, government, education and corporate services in Australia and the UK.

  • Thursday, 9 May 2013
     Dog finds his voice: First Dog On The Moon goes aural

    Crikey cartoonist First Dog On The Moon has started releasing versions of his political cartoons in audio format specifically for the enjoyment of blind and vision impaired readers.

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Welcome to Media Access Australia

This website provides information on access to media using technology. It covers a wide range of practical information on access issues involving TV, DVDs, cinema-the-arts, the artsXXX, new media and education; and access technologies including captioning (primarily used by people who are Deaf and hearing impaired) and audio description (primarily used by people who are blind and vision impaired). You will also find information on rules and regulations affecting access, and levels of access on various types of media in Australia and the rest of the world. The key to our service is keeping people up-to-date with the world of accessible media.

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