Access for everyone? Australia's 'streaming wars' and consumers with disabilities. Issue 6 (2nd November 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Ellis, Katie; Kent, Mike; Locke, Kathryn; Clocherty, Ceridwen
• Is Part Of: Continuum. Volume 31:Issue 6(2017)
• Page Start: 881
• Page End: 891
• Publication Date: 2017-11-02
• Subjects: Motion pictures -- Australia -- Periodicals; Broadcasting -- Australia -- Periodicals; Mass media -- Periodicals; 306.05
• DOI: 10.1080/10304312.2017.1370076
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1030-4312

Abstract

Abstract: This article is concerned with the recent rise in popularity of video-on-demand services as a form of entertainment in Australia and its premise of offering freedom to watch whatever, whenever. The article investigates how the entry of video-on-demand services into the Australian television market has both enabled and disabled televisual content access, focusing on how people with disability access video-on-demand content and the hardware and software they use to do this. It discusses how a lack of accessibility features, reduced useability and cumulative barriers to accessibility has led to failure of these services to be inclusive of everyone.