[Blindtlk] Some Questions About Watching/Accessing Television

Sun Apr 13 22:05:13 UTC 2014

Interesting. Has anyone brought charges against them thus far?

Chris Nusbaum

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> On Apr 13, 2014, at 12:57 AM, "Mike Freeman" <k7uij at panix.com> wrote:
> 
> I've heard that Blind Mice may not have copyright permission to distribute.
> Not saying it is so but worth pondering.
> 
> Mike
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blindtlk [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Chris
> Nusbaum
> Sent: Saturday, April 12, 2014 8:16 PM
> To: 'Blind Talk Mailing List'
> Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Some Questions About Watching/Accessing Television
> 
> Alyssa,
> 
> You have just shown yourself as one of my fellow pitch-sensitive music
> nerds. LOL. Yes, Blind Mice is an option for movies. However, this does not
> answer the question of how to access described content on TV. For this we
> would still need sighted assistance with the inaccessible remote menus.
> 
> Chris
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blindtlk [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Alyssa
> Sent: Saturday, April 12, 2014 11:07 PM
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> Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Some Questions About Watching/Accessing Television
> 
> If descriptive is specifically what you want, the blind mice movie vault is
> an option. I personally am not the biggest fan for a couple reasons though.
> Firstly, all the video is taken out. If it's just me who is watching it,
> that's not a huge issue. It's really no fun for our sighted counterparts
> though. Secondly, I think they mess with the audio quality. For example, the
> songs aren't in their original pitch, but that's just my personal pet peeve.
> If you are willing to work around these things, it is an option. I do still
> use it some when it's just me. For example, my older brother wanted me to
> watch The Book of Eli. I would have been lost without the descriptions.
> Also, one perk to blind mice is it's free! :) I hope this is also helpful.
> 
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
>> On Apr 12, 2014, at 1:24 AM, Kerri Kosten <kerrik2006 at gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>> 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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