New Media
Apple confirms VoiceOver will dictate e-books
Tuesday, 23 March 2010 08:34
Apple has confirmed that VoiceOver, an integrated accessibility tool that uses text-to-speech technology to help vision impaired users use the iPad, will also work to dictate e-books.
FCC Chair outlines disability approaches
Thursday, 11 March 2010 14:56
The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) hosted an event in Washington DC on 10 March 2010 covering the issue of broadband access for people with disabilities. In his prepared remarks, FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski outlined the FCC’s approach to its Broadband Plan, which it will deliver to Congress and the President next week.
Research into synthesised speech and audio description
Tuesday, 02 March 2010 14:26
IBM Research-Japan and WGBH's Carl and Ruth Shapiro Family National Center for Accessible Media (NCAM) are conducting a joint study via an online survey on the applicability of speech synthesis for audio description of Web-based video, and are looking for adults who are blind or vision impaired to participate in the research. The study asks for people to provide opinions on a series of videos with synthesised description.
Read more: Research into synthesised speech and audio description
Are news websites accessible? Have your say
Monday, 01 March 2010 13:38
Continuing last month’s theme the Australian Web Access Review (AWARe) will focus on the accessibility of news websites in March. Three popular news websites have been selected for this month including The Australian, The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age.
Introducing the Dingoo: an affordable handheld gaming device with access features
Friday, 26 February 2010 10:28
The Dingoo is a handheld gaming device produced in China that is rapidly gaining in popularity in Internet circles. It can be used to play Dingoo-specific games, emulated games from old game consoles, most music files, most video files, an FM radio, view pictures and view e-books. What makes the device even more interesting is that it retails for about $100, and it contains a number of access features including a text-to-speech reader.
Read more: Introducing the Dingoo: an affordable handheld gaming device with access features
Nintendo announces DSi XL, with 93% larger screen
Thursday, 25 February 2010 09:11
Today Nintendo America announced it will be releasing a new version of the Nintendo DSi model with a screen nearly twice the size of previous models, improving the gaming experience for people who are vision impaired.
Read more: Nintendo announces DSi XL, with 93% larger screen
International access conference calls for papers
Monday, 15 February 2010 12:59
The bi-annual Languages and the Media conference will be held in Berlin this year from 6-8 October. Following current trends and developments, this year’s theme is ‘New Media – New Contexts New Translator Profiles?’.
ABC TV's New Inventors Access and Ability special
Thursday, 11 February 2010 15:51
Three inventions to help disabled people are featured in a special edition of the ABC1 television program The New Inventors screening on 10 March 2010. One of the inventions is directly connected to access to new media – a web-based, free screen reader. This invention, the NonVisual Desktop Access (NVDA), was invented by two blind men, James Teh and Michael Curran. There are existing screen readers, but these specialist pieces of equipment cost thousands of dollars. The NVDA is free to the user.
Read more: ABC TV's New Inventors Access and Ability special
Consumer organisation launches major study on broadband access
Wednesday, 10 February 2010 16:00
The Australian Communications Consumers Action Network (ACCAN) has released a major international study looking at broadband access solutions for people with disabilities.
Read more: Consumer organisation launches major study on broadband access
United Nations workshop examines vision impairment Internet issues
Monday, 08 February 2010 10:19
The United Nations has concluded a four-day workshop in Geneva which investigated ways to improve access to the Internet for people who are blind or vision impaired.
Read more: United Nations workshop examines vision impairment Internet issues
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