Media Access Canada (MAC) is a not for profit organization working towards a system of fully accessible broadcast content by 2020. To do this MAC is:
- Leading the Access 2020 Coalition
- Advocating for improved accessibility in broadcasting and telecommunications, in submissions to Parliament, the CRTC and others
- Working to stimulate the growth of an independent accessible content production industry, as well as
- Commissioning and publishing independent third-party, research in technical innovation as well as empirical assessments of accessibility in broadcasting and telecommunications
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Media Access Canada takes lead establishing international standards for CC and DV
(Friday September 14, 2012)
A recent meeting of the international standards committee dealing with User interface accessibility (ISO/IEC JTC1/SC35/WG6) in Paris, France discussed Media Access Canada's (MAC) descriptive video best practices guide, published in January 2012. The ISO/IEC JTC1/SC35 User interfaces sub-committee invited Canada to propose a new work item to be based on the MAC descriptive video best practices guide....
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MAC thanks CTV and others at international disability conference
(San Diego, California, Friday March 2, 2012)
Media Access Canada today extended its thanks to CTV, Accessible Media Inc., Industry Canada, Access 2020 Collaboration and the many other industry stakeholders who participated in and funded the development of a best practices guide for Descriptive Video, while expressing hope that CAB will join in the endeavour...
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Media Access Canada's Chairman of the Board appointed President and CEO of the Canadian Institute of Chartered Business Valuators
(Toronto, ON, Tuesday February 14, 2012)
Media Access Canada is please to announce that its Chair, Allister Byrne, has been appointed President and CEO of the Canadian Institute of Chartered Business Valuators. In their announcement the Institute cites Allister's experience of over 30 years, both in leadership and management roles.
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