[blindlaw] Satelitte TV Tuner Boxes

[ckrugman at sbcglobal.net]

this sounds like a good idea as so many of the devices are manufactured in 
places like China.
Chuck
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Russell J. Thomas, Jr." <rjtlawfirm at yahoo.com>
To: "'NFBnet Blind Law Mailing List'" <blindlaw at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Friday, February 20, 2009 6:37 AM
Subject: Re: [blindlaw] Satelitte TV Tuner Boxes


>
> A possible option--a global approach to the accessibility of consumer
> products by comprehensive legislation.
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of AZNOR99 at aol.com
> Sent: Friday, February 20, 2009 4:06 AM
> To: blindlaw at nfbnet.org
> Subject: Re: [blindlaw] Satelitte TV Tuner Boxes
>
> I was at a seminar a few weeks ago, and Dr. Maurer specifically mentioned
> the lack of accessibility of televisions, cable, and satelite services.
> Thus,
> the NFB is aware of the problem and is exploring the best manner in which
> to
> resolve it for blind people.  If you care strongly about this issue, I
> suggest you call the National Center or Scott and discuss it with Dr. 
> Maurer
> or
> Scott.  My experience is they are both very responsive.
>
> Ronza
>
>
>
> In a message dated 2/19/2009 10:28:24 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
> roddj12 at hotmail.com writes:
>
> If you  guys are wishing that every access issues should be addressed
> through
> law  suits, let me suggest to you that this is not possible. Our efforts
> have
>
> to be targeted, else you lose credibility quickly.
>
> Rod  Alcidonis
> Juris Doctor Candidate, 2009.
> Roger Williams University School  of Law
> 10 Metacom Ave., Box: 9003
> Bristol, RI 02809
> Cell:  718-704-4651
> Home: 401-824-8685
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Ford, Tim (CDPH-OLS)" <Tim.Ford at cdph.ca.gov>
> To: "NFBnet  Blind Law Mailing List" <blindlaw at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Thursday,  February 19, 2009 6:57 PM
> Subject: [blindlaw] Satelitte TV Tuner  Boxes
>
>
>> If anyone is looking for another possible case, how  about the complete
>> lack of accessibility of my Dish Network satellite  video tuner/recorder?
>> I assume the same lack of access exists for all  the satellite and cable
>> system video recorders used by all those  companies.
>>
>> The unit is essentially a computer, with a hard  drive and an operating
>> system.  There are a series of menus, left  and right arrow options, a
>> button to select, etc.  It strikes me  that it would not be a hard task
>> to put speech output into that  operating system, especially since it is
>> a set amount of options and  commands.  Just for fun, I asked DISH
>> Network about a set of  instructions so that a blind person could operate
>> their video  recorder.  Needless to say, they had nothing.
>>
>> Yes, I can  change/select channels, but that is about it.  The rest of it
>>  involves too many steps and series of choices, and the choices vary
>>  depending upon the situation, so I doubt that much could be done even
>>  with a long series of steps to take, with no way of confirming what  you
>> have done.
>>
>> Sincerely,
>> Tim  Ford
>>
>> _______________________________________________
>>  blindlaw mailing list
>> blindlaw at nfbnet.org
>>  http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/blindlaw_nfbnet.org
>> To  unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for
>>  blindlaw:
>>
> http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/options/blindlaw_nfbnet.org/roddj12%40hotmail.
> com
>>
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> blindlaw  mailing  list
> blindlaw at nfbnet.org
> http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/blindlaw_nfbnet.org
> To  unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for
> blindlaw:
> http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/options/blindlaw_nfbnet.org/aznor99%40aol.com
>
>
> **************A Good Credit Score is 700 or Above. See yours in just 2 
> easy
> steps!
> (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100126575x1218822736x1201267884/aol?redir=htt
> p:%2F%2Fwww.freecreditreport.com%2Fpm%2Fdefault.aspx%3Fsc%3D668072%26hmpgID
> %3D62%26bcd%3DfebemailfooterNO62)
> _______________________________________________
> blindlaw mailing list
> blindlaw at nfbnet.org
> http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/blindlaw_nfbnet.org
> To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for
> blindlaw:
> http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/options/blindlaw_nfbnet.org/rjtlawfirm%40yahoo
> .com
>
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> blindlaw mailing list
> blindlaw at nfbnet.org
> http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/blindlaw_nfbnet.org
> To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for 
> blindlaw:
> http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/options/blindlaw_nfbnet.org/ckrugman%40sbcglobal.net