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10.11.2006NPR and NCAM Partner to Create Accessible Radio Technology, Press Release
09.15.2006NCAM's Access Alerts Project to Make Emergency Warnings Accessible, Press Release
07.12.2006Guidelines for Creating Accessible Digital Materials Published by WGBH/NCAM, Press Release
06.16.2006A&E Network's Touch the Top of the World to be Accessible to Viewers who are Blind or Visually Impaired, Press Release
04.26.2006Access to In-Flight Entertainment and Information Focus of Latest WGBH/NCAM R&D Effort, Press Release
10.21.2005WGBH and Shapiro Family Foundation Collaborate on Community Workshops Exploring Accessible Media Technology, Press Release
05.05.2005WGBH and Stevie Wonder Create Groundbreaking Music Video Described for Visually Impaired Listeners, Press Release
01.2005Live Described Coverage of Inauguration 2005 on PBS, Press Release
11.2004Product Launch: CaptionKeeper Recycles TV Captions for Web Streaming, Press Release
05.04.2004WGBH's Rear Window® Captioning to be Installed in 12 D.C.-area Theaters
4.12.2004NCAM Shows Latest DTV Access Advances at NAB2004, Press Release
10.10.2003NCAM Awarded Grant to Develop Access Solutions for Multimedia in E-Books, Press Release
08.21.2003Guidelines for Creating Talking Menus for Set-top Boxes and DVDs Released, Press Release
06.11.2003America Online Makes Finding "MoPix" Movies a Click Away, Press Release
04.30.2003IMS Releases Draft Specification to Improve Accessibility of Online Learning, Press Release
03.13.2003MAGpie 2.01: Captioning and Description Software for Multimedia Released, Press Release
02.04.2003Guidelines for Making Educational Software and Web Sites Accessible Released, Press Release
11.25.2002Join PBS's ARTHUR on a Communication Adventure, Press Release
07.15.2002Zenith/WGBH Demonstrate HDTV with Closed Captioning, Press Release
07.14.2002Media Access Group at WGBH Publishes New Guides, Press Release
05.24.2002Star Wars Episode II Released with Access Features, Press Release
05.24.2002The Media Access Group at WGBH Publishes Informational Brochure on Video Description, Press Release
05.07.2002Beta version MAGpie 2.0 Released. Free, do-it-yourself captioning and description tool for multimedia now available., Press Release
03.28.2002FOX Introduces Descriptive Narration on Five Series, Press Release
03.07.2002Marcus Garvey: Look for Me in the Whirlwind Latest Fully Accessible DVD, Press Release
03.04.2002Flash upgrade improves Web site accessibility , Network World Fusion
02.28.2002Reading and Deaf Children, Reading Online
02.15.2002Platform Nine and Three Quarters, acbny.org Newsletter
12.05.2001Alive and Well: Accessible 'Grinch' Stole Hearts, Cincinnati Enquirer
11.20.2001Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace Airs on Fox with Closed Captions and Audio Descriptions, Press Release
11.17.2001The Fully Accessible Harry Potter, Wired News
11.16.2001Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas™ on a Fully Accessible DVD, Press Release
11.15.2001Technology makes films accessible, theglobeandmail.com
11.12.2001Harry Potter Comes to Life for Deaf and Blind Fans, Press Release
11.11.2001NCAM Launches New Web Site, Press Release
11.09.2001Cornerstones: A New Approach to Literacy Development for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Children, Press Release
11.01.2001Movie Magic for the Hearing Impaired, Business Week
11.01.2001Communications Technologies Aid Kids with Disabilities, but Federal Policies Fall Short , Civil Rights Forum on Communications Policy
10.29.2001Second Set of Captions Available on Arthur, Press Release
10.22.2001Nickelodeon Series Rugrats Premieres with Description for Young Viewers Who are Blind or Visually Impaired, Press Release
08.28.2001First DVD to Feature Audio navigation Now Available, Press Release
08.06.2001NCAM Partners with Macromedia, Press Release
06.12.2001Director of the Media Access Group at WGBH Appointed to FCC's Technological Advisory Council , Press Release
06.05.2001WGBH's Media Access Group Opens Expanded West Coast Facility , Press Release
05.21.2001IMAX theaters take lead in accommodating special needs, St. Petersburg Times Online
05.01.2001QuickTips: Captioning QuickTime, DV.com Magazine
04.18.2001Public Broastcaster WGBH Forms Media Access Group , Press Release
04.13.2001PBS to Broadcast Schindler's List with captions and description for deaf and visually impaired audiences , Press Release
02.21.2001NCAM Partners with AOL, Press Release
02.02.2001Public Radio Station KCSM 91.1 to Simulcast PBS Broadcast of Ken Burns's 'Jazz' with Description, Press Release
02.01.2001TechKnowledge: Making Educational Software Accessible, School Library Journal Online
02.01.2001Access Solutions for Rich Media Focus of Comprehensive, Department of Education-Funded Project , Press Release
01.01.2001NCAM to Work Toward Accessible Online Learning, Press Release
12.15.2000Disabled Need Tools for Schools, Edupage
12.14.2000Disabled Need Tools for Schools, Wired News
10.24.200014th Annual Bridge School Benefit Concert to be Webcast with Real-Time Captioning, Press Release
09.18.2000Devices Make Theaters Accessible to Blind and Deaf, Wall Street Journal
09.01.2000Locking Out the Disabled, PC World.com
08.07.2000Cobb County theater makes movies accessible to blind, deaf, The Atlanta Journal and Constitution
07.20.2000WebTools for Graphics & Design: Building Web Pages For Disabled Users, webtools.com
06.05.2000Net To Get More Accessible To Disabled, Inter@ctive Week
03.27.2000Two New Systems to Help Deaf and Blind at Movies, New York Times
03.21.2000Web Closed Captioning Simplified, Wirednews.com
03.01.2000Java™ Accessibility API Goes to Market
11.01.1999Making Movies Reel for the Blind, Daily News, New York Now
10.18.1999WGBH pioneers movie technologies for deaf, blind, Boston Business Journal
10.08.1999The Future of SMIL, Webreview.com
09.08.1999Sometimes a Picture Isn't Worth a Thousand Words and Should Be, North Carolina Network News (ncnn.com)
08.09.1999Yorktown Theater Screens New World, Tribune West
08.08.1999Video and Streaming Media, Useit.com/alertbox
08.02.1999The blind get lift from Java-based design, EE Times
08.02.1999General Cinema Brings Movies to Deaf and Blind, Herald and News
07.01.1999A New Wave in Cinema, The Philadelphia Inquirer
06.17.1999Movie Theater Provides Service for Visually, Hearing Impaired, The Atlanta Journal and Constitution
06.07.1999WGBH Speeds Captioned Latest Star Wars to Theaters, Current
06.01.1999Making CD-ROM's Multimedia Work for All Users, Computer in Libraries
06.01.1999Summary of WWW8 Developer's Day Track - Accessibility: Software and Design, Internetworking
05.28.1999Digital Technology Brings the Magic of the Movies to Blind and Deaf People, CBS This Morning
05.22.1999Deaf and blind moviegoers take in first-run Menace, LA Daily News
05.18.1999How the Force will be with Deaf Moviegoers, EE Times
02.25.1999Movie Theater Technology Projects Access to Vision-, Hearing-Impaired, Seattle Post-Intelligencer
01.04.1999WGBH develops DTV captioning, Broadcasting & Cable
11.20.1998Disabled Web Surfer's Case May Prove A Bellwether for Accessibility Standards, foxnews.com
09.15.1998Out of the Dark: Internet opens doors for disabled, but new features may shut some, The Dallas Morning News
09.09.1998Blind Web Users Campaign to 'See' More of Cyberspace, The Wall Street Journal Interactive Edition
09.02.1998Group Makes Strides in Improving Web Access for the Disabled, PC Week Online
11.21.1997Closed Captions And Descriptive Narration Available For First Time As Part Of Feature Film Presentation, Press Release
01.01.1997Web Pages for the Disabled, PC World
05.23.1996Deceptions of the Web, The Boston Globe
05.13.1996Captioning on the Web, Broadcasting & Cable

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