[dbaust] Latest news from Media Access Australia
- From: Erika Webb <erikaweb@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: Erika Webb <erikaweb@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 6 Feb 2012 16:20:36 -0800 (PST)
Latest news from Media Access Australia
Tuesday, 7 February, 2012 1:02 PM
From: "Media Access Australia" <info@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
The latest access news from Media Access Australia
- Canadian access company modernises its brand Accessible
Media, the not-for-profit organisation which operates The Accessible
Channel, is rebranding all its media operations under the name AMI as
part of a strategy of branching out into new media.
Read more of Canadian access company modernises its brand
http://www.mediaaccess.org.au/latest_news/general/canadian-access-company-modernises-its-brand
- Online video service brings treatment to children with disabilities A
new initiative will mean that more children with hearing or vision
impairment living in regional and remote Australia will be able to talk
to a specialist right from their living rooms.
Read more of Online video service brings treatment to children with
disabilities
http://www.mediaaccess.org.au/latest_news/general/online-video-service-brings-treatment-to-children-with-disabilities
- SKY New Zealand launches captions On
1 February, New Zealand’s main subscription TV provider, SKY
Television, introduced closed captioning on 13 of its channels: Animal
Planet, Disney Channel, Disney Junior, TCM, TV1, TV2, TV3, Cartoon
Network, and Crime & Investigation.
Read more of SKY New Zealand launches captions
http://www.mediaaccess.org.au/latest_news/general/sky-new-zealand-launches-captions
- Latest accessible DVD releases – January 2012 Each
month, Media Access Australia conducts an audit of new release DVDs. Of
the 73 DVD titles researched during January 2012, 34% feature audio
description and 75% feature captioning.
Read more of Latest accessible DVD releases – January 2012
http://www.mediaaccess.org.au/latest_news/general/latest-accessible-dvd-releases-%E2%80%93-january-2012
- UK discount airline faces legal action over inaccessible website The
UK discount airline BMI Baby faces a legal case for its inaccessible
website. The complaint was made this week by the Royal National
Institute of Blind People, which claims the BMI Baby website is
inaccessible for people who are blind or vision impaired. Read more of UK
discount airline faces legal action over inaccessible website
http://www.mediaaccess.org.au/latest_news/general/uk-discount-airline-faces-legal-action-over-inaccessible-website
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