Turning on captions improves childrens’ literacy, New Zealand study shows

In light of the report released this week about the state of children’s literacy in New Zealand,…

Meet the Audio Describers: Fast Facts with Jennifer Daruwalla

Who are you and what do you do? Kia ora! I’m Jennifer (but you can call me…

Changing Media Accessibility Landscapes in New Zealand

Our CE Wendy Youens contributed a chapter on the media access landscape in Aotearoa to the recently released…

Will new disability legislation include access to media?

On 9th February 2022, Kathryn Ryan spoke with Wendy Youens, our Chief Executive (CE), and John Mulka,…

2021’s Audio Description Wrapped: The best descriptions of New Zealand TV this year.

The experience of consuming media for people who access the world through sound, rather than sight, involves…

Able’s Brand Evolution

Able has been on an incredible journey since our inception. Growing from TVNZ’s ‘Access Services’ Department into…

Able – Our Story

Everyone should be able to connect. Able to understand the story, able to share the laughter, able…