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Awards, Achievements & Access

Friday, August 27 2010

Awards, Achievements & Access

Last night's 2010 Captioning Awards was a celebration of all the achievements made in captioning over the last year...

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SKY NEWS launches Live Captions

Thursday, August 26 2010

SKY NEWS launches Live Captions

SKY NEWS to Launch Live Captioning from October 1, 2010.

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Live Captioning on FOX SPORTS

Thursday, August 26 2010

Live Captioning on FOX SPORTS

FOX SPORTS today confirmed that from October 1, 2010, a live captioning services will be available to all subscribers across a selection of live Australian sport telecasts.

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Captioned Content

Wednesday, August 25 2010

Captioned Content

Each month we highlight the hottest captioned content being broadcast by our clientele. Keep an eye out for what to watch and when!

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Ai-Media's New Recruits

Tuesday, August 24 2010

Ai-Media's New Recruits

Meet the newest team members at Ai-Media

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Hearing Awareness Week

Monday, August 23 2010

Hearing Awareness Week

The purpose of Hearing Awareness Week is to raise awareness and understanding of hearing loss.

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Live Captioning for Election 2010

Friday, August 20 2010

Live Captioning for Election 2010

On Election night August 21st 2010, Sky News and Ai-Media will be launching live captioning for Australia's News Channel. 

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Support for a Disability Reform

Friday, August 20 2010

Support for a Disability Reform

Deafness services innovator Ai-Media today welcomed the support of all major political parties for a disability reform as part of their policies for election 2010.

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Ai-Media Submission

Thursday, August 19 2010

Ai-Media Submission

Ai-Media welcomes the Productivity Commission's inquiry into disability reform as an opportunity to tackle these long term intergenerational challenges. We hope that the inquiry will shine light on issues that can no longer be swept under the carpet.

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60 Seconds with Nick Watkins

Thursday, July 29 2010

60 Seconds with Nick Watkins

Nick Watkins took up impossible challenges on a new game show...and won the hearts of 1.3 million viewers nationally, plus he put the Deaf and hearing impaired community in the spotlight...

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Ai-Live™ in The SMH

Monday, July 19 2010

Ai-Live™ in The SMH

Ai-Media has spent the past three and half years researching and developing Ai-Live™, which is a system set to provide about 10,000 Australian children with hearing loss access in the classroom like never before.

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New Cinema Access Innovations

Sunday, July 18 2010

New Cinema Access Innovations

Disability services innovator Ai-Media said today's launch by the Parliamentary Secretary for Disabilities, Mr Bill Shorten MP, of new cinema access initiatives for people with hearing and vision loss or impairment was a landmark advance for Australia.

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PCDE Morning Tea

Friday, July 09 2010

PCDE Morning Tea

On the 7th July 2010, Ai-Media and members from Parent Council for Deaf Education and some of their children gathered at Ai-Media Headquarters for a live demonstration and a showcase of the Ai-Live™ - captioning solution.

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ASTRA Awards 2010

Wednesday, June 30 2010

ASTRA Awards 2010

The 8th annual ASTRA Awards were held last Wednsday, 24th June 2010. The Ai-Media team was out in force to show their support.

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Ai-Live™ - From The New Inventors

Thursday, June 24 2010

Ai-Live™ - From The New Inventors

Two months after launching at the 6th National Deafness Sector Summit in Sydney, Ai-Live featured last night on ABC's The New Inventor program - up against a ride-in organic weeder and a 7-in1 matrix lock system.

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RU a WordNerd?

Wednesday, June 23 2010

RU a WordNerd?

We hear about code-cutters, wire-benders, propeller-heads, geeks and nerds. Silicon Valley gazillionairre? 5-time TED speakers? Fanboys? U ain't got nuffin on... ... A WordNerd.
A What?

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Ai-Media Supports CEO Sleepout

Thursday, June 17 2010

Ai-Media Supports CEO Sleepout

Our CEO, Tony Abrahams, will brave the elements tonight in Sydney, as he rises to the challenge of the first national Vinnie's CEO Sleepout.

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Ai-Live™ on The New Inventors

Monday, May 31 2010

Ai-Live™ on The New Inventors

Save the Date: Ai-Live on The New Inventors -- 8pm, Wednesday June 23, 2010

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Report on Hearing Health

Friday, May 14 2010

Report on Hearing Health

The Senate Community Affairs References Committee today tabled its report titled Hear Us: Inquiry into Hearing Health in Australia. The issues most commonly raised with the committee concerned access and services. The committee has made a number of recommendations to address these issues.

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Ai-Live™ Beta Video

Friday, May 07 2010

Ai-Live™ Beta Video

Ai-Live™ Beta was released on the 23rd of April at the National Deafness Sector Summit. It is a world’s first education innovation for Deaf and hearing impaired students.

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ABC Radio Interview

Tuesday, May 04 2010

ABC Radio Interview

Radio interview with Tony Abrahams and Alex Jones aired at 9.40am on the 4th May, 2010 on Deborah's Program - "Mornings with Deborah Cameron" - on ABC 702.

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Check out our NEW videos!

Thursday, April 22 2010

Check out our NEW videos!

Ai-Media to Unveil World-First -- Education Innovation for Deaf School Students at National Deafness Sector Summit - Friday 23 April.

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New School Captioning Services

Wednesday, April 21 2010

New School Captioning Services

Deafness services and captioning innovator Ai-Media will unveil a world-first education service for deaf and hearing impaired school students at the National Deafness Sector Summit this Friday in Sydney.

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National Deafness Sector Summit

Monday, April 19 2010

National Deafness Sector Summit

The National Deafness Sector Summit on 23-24 April will turn a spotlight on the critical issue of hearing disability that affects more than 3.5 million Australians.

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New Education Division

Friday, April 16 2010

New Education Division

Ai-Media today launched a new Education Access Division to enable deaf and hearing impaired students to participate fully in mainstream classrooms in schools, TAFEs and universities.

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ASTRA Respeaking Competition

Saturday, March 20 2010

ASTRA Respeaking Competition

Winner of iPod Touch --- Colin Stapleton of OpenTV

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WIN iPod Touch in 30 seconds

Wednesday, March 17 2010

WIN iPod Touch in 30 seconds

ASTRA Conference RESPEAKING COMPETITION

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Ai-Media Acquires RipperReporters

Wednesday, March 17 2010

Ai-Media Acquires RipperReporters

Ai-Media today announced the expansion of its stenographic captioning resources to service growing demand for television broadcasters and clients in the public and private sectors.

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Experienced Captioners Wanted!

Monday, March 15 2010

Experienced Captioners Wanted!

Ai-Media is looking for experienced speech captioners to join our growing team! The position will initially be based onsite in our Macquarie Park office; however we are looking for people who can be set up to work from their own home. You will also be trained in offline captioning (Swift).

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Experienced live Stenocaptioners wanted!

Monday, March 15 2010

Experienced live Stenocaptioners wanted!

Ai-Media is looking for experienced live stenocaptioners to provide high quality captioning. The postion will initially be based on site in our North Ryde office; however we are looking for people who can also be set up to work from home.

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Jo Booth Joins Ai-Media

Thursday, February 18 2010

Jo Booth Joins Ai-Media

Access services company Access Innovation Media (Ai-Media) has appointed Jo Booth to the newly created position of Development Manager.

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EARN $$$--WORK FROM HOME

Tuesday, February 02 2010

EARN $$$--WORK FROM HOME

We are looking for people who are keen to work long-term as an offline captioners for at least 20 hours a week. Your main task would be to author and edit captions for television.

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The Henry Report Supports National Disability Levy

Wednesday, January 27 2010

The Henry Report Supports National Disability Levy

On the 23rd of January 2010, the Sydney Morning Herald publised an article about The Henry Report.

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Changing Attitudes

Thursday, January 21 2010

Changing Attitudes

RACHEL BROWNE meets the man speaking out on the rights of the 'hearing impaired'.

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Alex Jones-ABC Radio Interview

Thursday, December 03 2009

Alex Jones-ABC Radio Interview

Adam Spencer, ABC Sydney Radio host, conducted an interview with Alex Jones this morning.

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Better Media Access!!

Monday, November 30 2009

Better Media Access!!

Tony Abrahams, CEO of Access Innocation Media, welcomes the release of the report "Access to Electronic Media for the Hearing and Vision Impaired: Approaches for Consideration".

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Captioning on YouTube

Thursday, November 26 2009

Captioning on YouTube

Google has announced that they are adding automatic caption capabilities to YouTube.

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Australian Government to consider new approaches to disability

Tuesday, November 24 2009

Australian Government to consider new approaches to disability

Last night The Prime Minister, Kevin Rudd, announced a Productivity Commission inquiry to examine the feasibility, costs and benefits of replacing the current system of disability services with a new approach which provides long-term essential care and support for people with severe or profound disabilities however acquired.

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5th Anniversary of Closed Captioning

Friday, November 13 2009

5th Anniversary of Closed Captioning

October 21 marked the 5th anniversary of Closed Captioning on FOXTEL. Ai-Media and the FOXTEL CC crew celebrated this great milestone together with a luncheon to reflect on the wonder years. Since its inception on the digital service in 2004, over 390,000 hours of programming content has been broadcast which is a remarkable achievement by all involved. At launch, there were 20 channels enabled for CC and by the end of 2009 there will be over 50.

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National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS)

Wednesday, November 11 2009

National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS)

All Australians need a no-fault insurance scheme for everyone who has, or acquires a significant disability. Australia's approach to disability services is crisis-driven and welfare-based. A National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) would change this.

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New strategy tipped to benefit Deaf

Tuesday, October 13 2009

New strategy tipped to benefit Deaf

Employment Participation Minister Mark Arbib and Disabilities and Children’s Services Parliamentary Secretary Bill Shorten have unveiled the Government’s new National Mental Health and Disability Employment Strategy.

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2009 Deafness Forum Captioning Awards

Tuesday, October 06 2009

2009 Deafness Forum Captioning Awards

Ai-Media were proud to be a sponsor of the 2009 Captioning Awards, hosted by Deafness Forum.

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Job Opportunities at Ai-Media

Wednesday, September 23 2009

Job Opportunities at Ai-Media

We're looking for passionate communicators who are interested in a flexible working opportunity.

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The end of Disability

Thursday, August 27 2009

The end of Disability

"The end of Disability" - Keynote Address to Launch 2009 Hearing Awareness Week, which was held at Jubilee Dining Hall, Parramatta Town Hall, August 24th 2009 at 7pm

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Hearing Awareness Week

Monday, August 24 2009

Hearing Awareness Week

Hearing Awareness Week is here again. It runs from Sunday 23 August through to Saturday 29 August.

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Shut Out

Tuesday, August 18 2009

Shut Out

What is life like for Australians with disabilites, their families and carers? This thought provoking report has the answers.

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Captioning Awards 2009

Monday, August 17 2009

Captioning Awards 2009

2009 Captioning Awards - 27 August 2009

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FOX8 Highlights

Saturday, August 01 2009

FOX8 Highlights

Want to know what's happening in the realm of FOX8? Check out the FOX8 highlights

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Australia's Next Top Model

Tuesday, July 07 2009

Australia's Next Top Model

What a night! Australia's Next Top Model final was live captioned and broadcast across Australia exclusively on FOX8 on 7th July.

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Superfast Broadband for all?

Wednesday, May 13 2009

Superfast Broadband for all?

Ai-Media strongly supports the Australian Government’s proposed National Broadband Network (NBN) initiative to deliver every house, school and business access to affordable fast broadband. 

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Sign Language on the iPhone

Wednesday, May 13 2009

Sign Language on the iPhone

The hottest new iPhone App is the "Auslan Tutor" and a steal at just $50 for iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad. The best way to learn Auslan is by watching it - and trying it out - and now you can carry 500 of the most common signs in your pocket.

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Ai hits the Street

Wednesday, April 01 2009

Ai hits the Street

The freshest non-conformist original reporting in town is Street TV.

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Ai-LIVE at ASTRA

Thursday, March 19 2009

Ai-LIVE at ASTRA

Ai-Media’s LIVE captions deliver 100% accessibility to the ASTRA Conference held on 19 March at the Hilton Hotel in Sydney.

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Laws are Changing

Thursday, March 19 2009

Laws are Changing

Recognising the enormous loss to society if people with disabilities are unable to fulfil their potential and fully participate in their communities, laws around the world are changing to promote Access and Inclusion.

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Closing the Gap

Friday, February 13 2009

Closing the Gap

Geoffrey Robertson's Hypothetical: Closing The Gap saw the veteran broadcaster and provocateur return to his unique forum for NITV.

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CHANGE we can believe in

Monday, December 15 2008

CHANGE we can believe in

Barack Obama's successful campaign for change resonates with many of us all over the world.

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Priscilla in sign

Sunday, December 14 2008

Priscilla in sign

"Why should they miss out on such a fabulous show?"

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Wild Boys

Thursday, November 27 2008

Wild Boys

Let's Get Physical! Ai-Media hosted three separate groups during the 17-day season of Caroline Conlon's Wild Boys at the NIDA Playhouse in Sydney.

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FOXTEL backstage access

Saturday, November 15 2008

FOXTEL backstage access

Access is all about connection and some great connections were made at the FOXTEL Backstage Access Day on 15 November.

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