Education
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Macquarie University Accessibility Unit in the spotlight
Friday, 07 May 2010 00:00
The work of Macquarie University’s Accessibility Unit has been featured in an article, ‘Clearing a path to learning’, in the Sydney Morning Herald this week. The article outlines the wide range of support available to students with disabilities, including those with sensory impairment, provided by the unit.
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Media Access Australia reviews the Draft National Curriculum
Tuesday, 27 April 2010 10:21
Media Access Australia’s (MAA) education team has completed a review of the Draft National Curriculum, and Education Manager Anne McGrath recently spoke with Vision Australia Radio about the lack of accessibility considerations for students with sensory impairments.
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Accessibility and usability concerns voiced over ICT in National Curriculum
Monday, 19 April 2010 11:18
The question of whether to embed ICT (Information and Communication Technology) across all subjects in the National Curriculum, or include it as a separate subject, was put to members of the Leadership Forum focusing on the National Curriculum and ICT over the Easter school holidays. It was held as part of the Australian Council for Computers in Education ‘Digital Diversity’ Conference in Melbourne from 6-10 April 2010.
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Draft National Curriculum offers chance to champion access
Thursday, 01 April 2010 08:54
Educators, parents, students and the general public are reminded that comments and feedback for the draft National Curriculum from Kindergarten to Year 10 will be closing on 23 May 2010. The feedback mechanisms allow for extensive feedback across all syllabuses and it is recommended that individuals register and work through the process over a period of time. Media Access Australia encourages all to consider the proposed curriculum in regard to statements on access and equity.
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National Curriculum launched, but how accessible will it be?
Tuesday, 02 March 2010 10:54
The Federal Government launched the much anticipated National Curriculum yesterday, and the Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA) has opened a Consultation Portal on its website to welcome public feedback.
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Benefits of audio description in early childhood education
Monday, 23 November 2009 00:00
The role of audio description (AD) in children’s television presents a gap in research that is currently being investigated by Melanie Peskoe of the University of Louisville. Prompted by a surge of studies in the benefits of Children’s educational programs on development, Peskoe’s study looks at how parents can switch on audio description to enhance the educational benefits of children’s television.Read more: Benefits of audio description in early childhood education
Listening is Learning launch description guide
Friday, 20 November 2009 09:21
The American Listening is Learning project, a joint venture between the Described and Captioned Media Project and the American Council of the Blind, has officially launched Description Key.
Using media access for mainstream teaching
Wednesday, 11 November 2009 10:33
American literacy organisation Read Write Think has taken disability access features and adapted them for mainstream teaching.
Using AD in education website launched
Tuesday, 10 November 2009 08:20
The US accessible education organisation the Described and Captioned Media Program (DCMP) has joined with the American Council of the Blind in developing a special website to promote the use of audio description (known as “video description” in North America) in education. The Listening is Learning website is a campaign to encourage the use of audio description by both vision impaired students and other students.
American disability group to have world’s largest captioned billboard
Tuesday, 27 October 2009 08:57
America’s peak disability organisation, the American Association for People with Disabilities (AAPD), has secured the use of the CBS Jumbo Screen in Times Square, New York to use as an electronic billboard. AAPD will be given 15-second spots throughout November to show its specially made open-captioned commercial.
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