[Blindtlk] Some Questions About Watching/Accessing Television

Sun Apr 13 02:05:29 UTC 2014

Cheryl,

The presentation to which you refer was given during the 2012 convention by
a representative of the Royal National Institute for the Blind (RNIB) of the
UK. The audio recording of it should be in the National Convention
Highlights page of the NFB Web site.

Chris

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From: blindtlk [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of cheryl
echevarria
Sent: Saturday, April 12, 2014 7:33 PM
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Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Some Questions About Watching/Accessing Television

I am not sure if anyone on this list was at the National Convention in 2012
or was it in 2011, one of the presentations were from a company or
organization in the United Kingdom, I am looking for it on the NFB.org It is
not that these devices don't exist, they do, I believe Magnavox has them
working over there, but for whatever reason, they do not allow them with the
cable companies here in the US.
Instead of us asking to NFB to make or build something, we don't make or
build things, we ask if there are Colleges and Universities and others who
want to work with us, in finding out how to make things.
We didn't make the car, we had worked with them.
We have to go after the cable companies and the dish network, and let them
know that these things exist.

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> From: b.schulz at sbcglobal.net
> To: blindtlk at nfbnet.org
> Date: Sat, 12 Apr 2014 17:03:58 -0500
> Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Some Questions About Watching/Accessing 
> Television
> 
> hi,
> 
> the 2-mil car was supposed to lend technology to other situations.
> so why can't the nfb create a talking direct tv 
> box/microwave/washer/stove/etc?
> Bryan Schulz
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Mark Tardif" <markspark at roadrunner.com>
> To: "Blind Talk Mailing List" <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Saturday, April 12, 2014 2:36 PM
> Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Some Questions About Watching/Accessing 
> Television
> 
> 
> > Kerri:
> >
> > First of all, LOL, Mike.  Is there anything worth watching besides 
> > baseball, MSNBC, (I guess I just showed my polits a little) and 
> > documentary programs such as The American Experience.  But 
> > seriously, one reason I like to watch such programs is that there is 
> > narration and one can follow pretty well what is going on.  
> > Unfortunately, I have no idea how to program a VCR so it can record 
> > other programs while I am watching something else or while I am out.
> >
> > Mark Tardif
> > Nuclear arms will not hold you.
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Mike Freeman
> > Sent: Saturday, April 12, 2014 10:25 AM
> > To: 'Blind Talk Mailing List'
> > Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Some Questions About Watching/Accessing 
> > Television
> >
> > Kerri:
> >
> > The following is said with tongue firmly in cheek: how do I watch 
> > television? A: Is there anything worth watching on TV anymore 
> > outside of the news, baseball and hockey? But the *real* answer is 
> > that I let my wife (who is sighted) pollute her brain with TV and I 
> > just put up with it.
> >
> > Mike
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: blindtlk [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of 
> > Kerri Kosten
> > Sent: Friday, April 11, 2014 11:24 PM
> > To: Blind Talk Mailing List
> > Subject: [Blindtlk] Some Questions About Watching/Accessing 
> > Television
> >
> > Hi All:
> >
> > When I was younger, (many years ago) I used to watch TV all the time.
> > I loved and primarily watched shows on channels such as ABC Family, 
> > MTV, and the CW (formerly the WB) so they had a lot of talking in 
> > them so I could follow along with what was going on pretty well just 
> > by listening to the context clues.
> > I would like to get back into watching television.
> > First, are popular television shows described? Could I go to a 
> > certain setting or something on my TV and access an audio described 
> > version of the shows?
> > For those of you who love and regularly watch TV, do you just listen 
> > and try to use context clues to figure out what is going on or how 
> > do you keep yourself interested in the show when there is usually so 
> > much action and shows are very visual?
> > Also, being that I likely won't be home when the shows I want to 
> > watch air, is there any way to access on demand through 
> > Exfinity/Comcast (my cable provider)? I know sighted people can 
> > access on demand through the menus on the remote control but of 
> > course neither my remote nor Television have speech so I can't 
> > access the menus or anything like that. For those of you who watch 
> > tv regularly, how do you get around this?
> > Is there an app I could download on the Iphone or something to maybe 
> > somehow control my TV using the Iphone to access the on demand menus?
> > I know these questions may sound weird, but I haven't really watched 
> > TV in so long the times have sort of changed. Television seems to be 
> > a huge thing for sighted people and I'd like to get back into 
> > watching popular TV shows again. I know I can access TV listings 
> > through NFB Newsline.
> > Thanks,
> > Kerri
> >
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