[Blindtlk] Some Questions About Watching/Accessing Television

Sun Apr 13 09:26:52 UTC 2014

Mike, I chose to reply to your message because, quite frankly, it seems to me that your observations make the most sense.  Here, therefore, is a direct link to a video which demonstrates what blind Comcast customers can expect to see later this year.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fNTL-3fj6HI

He goes on for a bit at first, so be patient, the fun part comes toward the end.

Sent from my Mac, the only computer with full accessibility for the blind built-in!

Sincerely,
The Constantly Barefooted Ray, still a very happy Mac and Iphone 5 user!

On Apr 12, 2014, at 6:35 PM, Mike Freeman <k7uij at panix.com> wrote:

> The ultimate purpose of the car -- one which I am not certain was achieved
> -- was to get universities and the like interested in the problem of other,
> more efficient, ways of accessing information.
> 
> So while your suggestion makes sense on its surface, I doubt we have the
> capital to develop such equipment as accessible appliances and it is by no
> means certain that we could get any manufacturer to produce items we
> designed.
> 
> Moreover, if we're talking medical devices, there's the old problem of
> medical liability.
> 
> Supposedly Comcast is working on accessible set-top boxes. They've got a
> good guy working with them. We shall see.
> 
> Mike
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blindtlk [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Bryan
> Schulz
> Sent: Saturday, April 12, 2014 3:04 PM
> To: Blind Talk Mailing List
> 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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