Centre for Inclusive Design, formerly Media Access Australia (MAA), has a rich history in the traditional disability sector both advocating and providing solutions for over 35 years.
1982
Media Access Australia was formed out of the Australian Caption Centre (ACC), a not-for-profit organisation founded in 1982. The ACC aimed to promote and produce captioning for deaf or hearing-impaired Australians. At the ACC’s creation, captions were non-existent on Australian TV. The organisation grew to provide captioning services on TV, video and DVD in Australia.
2005
In 2005, the Centre sold its commercial operations including the captioning services to Red Bee Media and formed Media Access Australia. As MAA, the focus broadened to those disadvantaged in access to media. In the digital age, the role of media and communication grew to include accessibility across digital communication as well as traditional communication. MAA focused strongly on advocating for and providing digital accessibility for Australia in websites, documents and videos.
2017
As the role of technology grew, MAA realised they needed to tackle design issues in the conception stage and thus created Centre for Inclusive Design in 2017.
Now
Centre for Inclusive Design work everyday to break down barriers and will continue to do so to create a future where inclusion is the norm.
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