[Blindtlk] Some Questions About Watching/Accessing Television

[Alyssa]

That is quite scary. Hopefully further research will be put into this.
Alyssa 

Sent from my iPhone

> On Apr 13, 2014, at 8:39 PM, "Mike Freeman" <k7uij at panix.com> wrote:
> 
> I don't know.
> 
> Mike
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blindtlk [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Chris
> Nusbaum
> Sent: Sunday, April 13, 2014 3:05 PM
> To: Blind Talk Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Some Questions About Watching/Accessing Television
> 
> Interesting. Has anyone brought charges against them thus far?
> 
> Chris Nusbaum
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
>> 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
>> To: Blind Talk Mailing List
>> 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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