Media Access Australia podcasts

Global Accessibility Awareness Day is on 15 May. Sarah Pulis, Head of Accessibility at PWC Stamford Interactive, is organising events to mark the occasion in Sydney and Melbourne.

Dr Scott Hollier gives his report on the Web For All conference just held in South Korea, and tells us what to expect when the event is held in his home town of Perth.

A simple change to the system used on Qantas domestic flights has unlocked screen reader access to its inflight entertainment. Media Access Australia's Online Editor Eliza Cussen tells us more.

The ABC has just released a new version of its online video service iview. Chris Mikul from Media Access Australia is here to tell us about what the changes mean for blind and vision impaired ABC fans.

To celebrate World Autism Awareness Day (2 April), we look at how media access technologies such as audio description can help people with autism sprectrum disorders.

Audio description is what makes movies, TV shows and performances accessible to people who are blind or vision impaired. Project manager Ally Woodford shares the latest DVDs released in Australia that have audio description available.

Dr Scott Hollier talks through the results of the WebAIM screen reader survey and trends in web accessibility with Vision Australia Radio presenter Roberta Ashby.

The Round Table on Information Access for People with Print Disabiltities is on in May. Media Access Australia CEO Alex Varley chats to presenter Roberta Ashby on what attendees have to look forward to.

The AbleGamers Charity in the USA has announced the winners of its accessible game awards. Online Editor Eliza Cussen talks about what goes into making a game accessible and the options that are out there for people who are blind.

After giving up on Facebook due to its inaccessibility, Andrew Devenish-Meares has come back years later to give it another go. As he tells presenter Roberta Ashby, he was pleasantly surprised.

There's no doubt technology is getting cheaper. In the past year or so we've seen products come on to the market that are not only affordable, they're accessible. Online Editor Eliza Cussen shares some recent developments. 

A new service has launched which allows users to add audio description to YouTube videos. Chris Mikul from Media Access Australia tells us more.

The Consumer Electronics Show was just held in Las Vegas and, if the products on show are any indication, the we're in for an exciting year of developments. Dr Scott Hollier shares his futuristic favourites.

A new app has just been released which provides route and stop information for Perth's bus network. The app was specifically designed for people who are blind or vision impaired. Online editor Eliza Cussen chats with presenter Roberta Ashby.

The Australian Government has changed it's approach to making its websites accessible. As Dr Scott Hollier provides an update.