• Telstra’s changes to selling practices and debt-waiver for indigenous communities has been a result of the ongoing engagement by ACCAN and other consumer organisations regarding poor selling practices in remote communities. [...] • Audio Description – the Government’s December 2019 announcement of one-off funding for the national broadcasters, ABC and SBS to introduce audio description on broadcast television indicates the impact of ACCAN’s and the blindness sectors’ ongoing advocacy for free-to-air television access services. [...] • Australian Human Rights Commission Human Rights and Technology project – many of ACCAN’s recommendations to the initial consultation have been referenced in the preliminary report and incorporated in the AHRCs proposals for the second round of consultation. [...] The 2020 round of ACCAN’s Grants Program was opened for Expressions of Interest on January 28, with a closing date of February 25. [...] ACCAN also successfully launched the second phase of the accessible telecoms website, which now features more than 330 models of mobile phones and tablets, over 60 different landline phones and 45 types of accessories and apps.
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