New Media
December AWARe websites now available for review
Tuesday, 01 December 2009 14:35
The Australian Web Access Review has been working towards making Australian websites more accessible.
Google Wave accessibility review
Monday, 30 November 2009 15:38
Google Wave has been one of the most talked about technologies of 2009. Technology analysts, Twitter streams and the mainstream press have been awash with all things Wave. But how accessible is it?
Social media for all
Thursday, 26 November 2009 00:00
Social networking is revolutionising Internet communications, and Media Access Australia has today launched two products which will help people with disabilities take advantage of these changes.
Radio interview on access to the Internet
Thursday, 19 November 2009 09:25
Media Access Australia’s New Media Project Manager, Dr Scott Hollier, was interviewed by ABC’s Radio National on access to the Internet and new media. The program covers significant advances in access for people with disabilities, including many built-in access features now offered. Whilst there is much progress, the interview points to more that needs to happen to achieve full access.
NCAM creates guidelines for iTunes access
Monday, 16 November 2009 09:09
The National Center for Accessible Media, part of WGBH in Boston USA, has created guidelines for content providers who want to include audio description and captions on iTunes U media. Step-by-step documentation is provided on how to create accessible media, including both closed and open captions and audio description. The site also includes video and audio clips that demonstrate captions and description on iTunes U media.
Intel Reader released to convert printed text to speech
Thursday, 12 November 2009 15:18
Intel have launched a handheld device called the Intel Reader, designed to assist people who are blind or vision impaired in gaining access to printed text. The reader features a camera which takes pictures of the text and then converts the text into speech.
Read more: Intel Reader released to convert printed text to speech
US blind gamer sues for online game access
Wednesday, 11 November 2009 09:14
A vision impaired gamer in California became frustrated by repeated requests to Sony to make its games more accessible and has sued, alleging that Sony failed to implement features to make games accessible to visually impaired gamers. The law suit is about online games and cited how other games, such as World of Warcraft and Terraformers, had features which allowed vision impaired people to play them.
Live demonstration of iPhone, Mac accessibility coming to Sydney Apple store
Friday, 06 November 2009 13:32
On Thursday 19 November, Vision Australia staff member David Woodbridge will be providing a live demonstration of the vision impaired-related accessibility features of the Apple iPhone 3GS.
Read more: Live demonstration of iPhone, Mac accessibility coming to Sydney Apple store
5 days left to have your say on tourism websites
Friday, 30 October 2009 13:33
Have you reviewed the accessibility of this month's government websites at the Australian Web Access Review (AWARe)? You have 5 more days to have your say on government tourism websites, with the deadline extended this month to tie in with the Government 2.0 competition.
IBM creates software to improve mobile web accessibility
Thursday, 29 October 2009 10:42
A team of IBM researchers has created a tool that makes it easier for webmasters to make websites easier to use and more accessible on mobile devices.
Read more: IBM creates software to improve mobile web accessibility
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