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Kōrero

15 October 2022

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What could the new public media entity mean for media accessibility?

Our vision is for an Aotearoa in which everyone has equal access to audiovisual media. We believe…

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Kōrero

13 October 2022

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Behind The Scenes with Karen O’Leary

In celebration of World Sight Day, we’ve collaborated with TVNZ and South Pacific Pictures to shine a…

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Kōrero

13 October 2022

Lynda Topp plays Karen O'Leary's onscreen mum in Wellington Paranormal. Photo / Supplied

How the Topp Twins inspired Kiwi actress Karen O’Leary to help others

Karen O’Leary is a comedian, reality show star and an early childhood educator but first and foremost,…

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Kōrero

7 October 2022

Karen O'Leary with Mike Minogue and two other hosts from Radio Hauraki.

Karen O’Leary joins Jason Hoyte and Mike Minogue on Radio Hauraki to chat about World Sight Day

“She’s a super guest, this person – she’s so good she’s been on once before, and she’s…

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Kōrero

5 October 2022

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Warner Bros. Discovery launches audio description on Three

In partnership with The Media Access Charitable Trust (Able), Warner Bros. Discovery has developed its platforms to…

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Kōrero

3 August 2022

Kristin has long brown hair, and live-captions by wearing headphones and typing onto dual computer screens.

Behind-The-Screens | Meet Kristin, Caption Editor

Kristin joined Able as a Caption Producer in August 2020, and is a recent addition to our…

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Kōrero

26 July 2022

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Able on RNZ’s The Panel with Wallace Chapman

Dan Buckingham, Chief Executive of Able was on RNZ’s The Panel with Wallace Chapman discussing the phenomenon…

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Kōrero

6 July 2022

Steffi live-captions, wearing a headset and microphone.

Behind-The-Screens | Meet Steffi, Caption Editor

Kia ora Steffi, tell us a bit about yourself? I studied a Bachelor of Arts degree with…