The Captioning Studio announces new theatre project for kids
Show on home page GoTheatrical! Kids is a new project that aims to increase access to children’s theatre performances in Australia through captions.An initiative of The Captioning Studio,...
View ArticleSydney’s iconic Belvoir St Theatre announces 2012 accessible performances
Show on home page One of Australia’s most enduring theatre companies, Belvoir, has announced audio described and captioned performances for 2012.In working to ensure all its visitors have the same...
View ArticleSydney Festival provides captioned and audio described performances
Show on home page Sydney siders will have the chance to see open captioned and audio described performances as part of the annual Sydney Festival, held from 7-29 January.Performances with audio...
View ArticleThe Captioning Studio wins Human Rights Award
Show on home page A captioning services provider has won a Human Rights Award for its contribution to the inclusion of people with hearing loss. The Australian Human Rights Commission awarded The...
View ArticlePerth’s Shakespeare in the Park features an audio described session
Show on home page Shakespeare WA has paired up with the Association for the Blind WA to bring A Comedy of Errors to blind and vision impaired theatre fans. A special session of the comedy will be held...
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Behind the scenes: audio description at the theatre
Show on home page For something different, Media Access Australia’s Eliza Cussen takes readers behind the scenes at one of Sydney’s most beloved theatres to reveal how audio description has become a...
View ArticleCaptioning Award winners announced
Show on home page Last night the Deafness Forum of Australia celebrated the achievements of the media and entertainment industry in providing access to the one in six Australians who are Deaf or...
View ArticleAccess achievements honoured at National Disability Awards
Show on home page Individuals and organisations committed to improving access to media foe people with disability were honoured at the National Disability Awards, which were held at the National...
View ArticleNational audio description survey for cultural venues
Show on home page Australia’s galleries, museums and theatres are being called on to participate in a national survey of how audio description (AD) is used to bring access to cultural venues for...
View ArticleNew pre-show notes service for audio described theatre
Show on home page Vision Australia has launched a new pre-show notes service for blind and vision impaired patrons of audio described theatre. Pre-show notes provide set design descriptions, character...
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