[Blindtlk] Fwd: more TV providers provide talking menus for blind subscribers

Annely Rose annely53r at yahoo.com
Sun Apr 30 02:05:50 UTC 2017 

Hi All,

We have DirecTV with the Jeeny.  We have the main Jeeny in the living room and the mini Jeenies in the bedrooms which is one of mine.  How does it work with the minis?  Can I put it on the mini in my bedroom without bothering the main TV?  Or, does it go on the main and then work on the mini?  It is also the wireless type.  Yes, DirecTV talked me into that.  Still have about 8 months left on the 2 year contract for it.  Thanks for your replies.  God bless.

Annely

 
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On Sat, 3/18/17, Danielle Ledet via blindtlk <blindtlk at nfbnet.org> wrote:

 Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Fwd: more TV providers provide talking menus for blind subscribers
 To: "Blind Talk Mailing List" <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
 Cc: "Danielle Ledet" <singingmywayin at gmail.com>
 Date: Saturday, March 18, 2017, 12:55 PM
 
 Awww well we have it hear but I
 don't pay for it so I doubt she'll
 bother getting the Jenny Box, or if she has it,
 looking into and actng
 on accessibility. My
 brother has a FireStick and I just learned they
 were accessible. Whatever he does not have that
 activated
 ! I do not know if he knows that
 it is. I hate having equipment around
 me
 that I can use but the sightlings don't care enough to
 make it work
 for all!
 
 
 On 3/16/17, Judy Jones via
 blindtlk <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
 wrote:
 > I'm sure you are right about
 the script, especially if you are talking to
 > "India."
 >
 > Judy
 >
 >
 > -----Original
 Message-----
 > From: blindtlk [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org]
 On Behalf Of Mark Tardif
 > via
 blindtlk
 > Sent: Thursday, March 16, 2017
 3:13 PM
 > To: Blind Talk Mailing List
 > Cc: Mark Tardif
 >
 Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Fwd: more TV providers provide
 talking menus for
 > blind subscribers
 >
 > Unfortunately, what
 you are saying is probably true in a lot of cases.  What
 > Brenda described is beyond ignorance,
 that's all the way down to stupid.  We
 > gotta retrain these dummies all the time,
 because obviously the companies
 > they
 work for don't train them properly.
 >
 >
 >
 > Mark Tardif
 > Nuclear arms will not hold you.
 > -----Original Message-----
 > From: Larry Wayland via blindtlk
 > Sent: Thursday, March 16, 2017 12:27 AM
 > To: 'Blind Talk Mailing List'
 > Cc: Larry Wayland
 >
 Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Fwd: more TV providers provide
 talking menus for
 > blind subscribers
 >
 > Thanks again
 Brinda:
 > It is amazing how difficult it
 is to convince some of these teck people that
 > we are blind.  I think sometimes they
 have a card in front of them they
 >
 follow and can't get away from that script.  I really
 don't know what the
 > problem is, but
 it really gets frustrating!
 > Larry
 >
 >
 >
 > -----Original
 Message-----
 > From: blindtlk [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org]
 On Behalf Of Brenda
 > Horwitz via
 blindtlk
 > Sent: Wednesday, March 15,
 2017 9:41 PM
 > To: 'Blind Talk
 Mailing List'
 > Cc: Brenda Horwitz
 > Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Fwd: more TV
 providers provide talking menus for
 >
 blind subscribers
 >
 >
 Hi Larry,
 > I have had this same problem
 with Direct. I was having trouble with my box
 > and called in for assistance. I told the
 person that I was blind. At one
 > point,
 she told me to make sure that the wires were plugged into
 the correct
 > spots. I told her that they
 were. She told me to look at the back of the box
 > to make sure. I told her that I was blind
 and was unable to do that. Her
 >
 response. Are you ready for it?
 > She
 told me to put some light on it.
 > I said
 to her, "Um Mam, we can put all the light on it we want
 and it won't
 > make any bit of a
 difference.
 > She said "are you
 serious?" I said yes, I'm finished with you, and
 now you
 > can send someone to my home to
 fix it.
 > She did and they came 2 days
 later.
 > As far as the talking remote
 goes, I know they are working on it. I was told
 > that when I did a study for Direct TV.
 >
 >
 >
 Brenda
 >
 >
 -----Original Message-----
 > From:
 blindtlk [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org]
 On Behalf of Larry
 > Wayland via
 blindtlk
 > Sent: Wednesday, March 15,
 2017 8:45 PM
 > To: 'Blind Talk
 Mailing List'
 > Cc: Larry Wayland
 > Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Fwd: more TV
 providers provide talking menus for
 >
 blind subscribers
 >
 >
 Thank you Brinda: I finally got enough information out of
 the tech people to
 > do just that.  The
 first problem I had was trying to get them to understand
 > what blind, or can't see, or my eyes
 don't work ment. The third person could
 > speak English well enough to understand
 and  give me the instructions.
 > Now I
 would like to ask, is their a talking remote for Direct tv
 which can
 > be purchased?
 > Larry
 >
 >
 >
 >
 -----Original Message-----
 > From:
 blindtlk [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org]
 On Behalf Of Brenda
 > Horwitz via
 blindtlk
 > Sent: Wednesday, March 15,
 2017 4:27 PM
 > To: 'Blind Talk
 Mailing List'
 > Cc: Brenda Horwitz
 > Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Fwd: more TV
 providers provide talking menus for
 >
 blind subscribers
 >
 >
 How long ago did you get your current equipment? If it has
 been in the last
 > year and a half, you
 already have the accessible equipment. All you have to
 > do is activate it.
 >
 > Brenda
 >
 > -----Original Message-----
 > From: blindtlk [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org]
 On Behalf Of Larry
 > Wayland via
 blindtlk
 > Sent: Wednesday, March 15,
 2017 4:06 PM
 > To: 'Blind Talk
 Mailing List'
 > Cc: Larry Wayland
 > Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Fwd: more TV
 providers provide talking menus for
 >
 blind subscribers
 >
 >
 Is anyone having any luck in getting accessible equipment
 for DirectTV? I am
 > not having any
 luck.
 > Larry
 >
 >
 > -----Original
 Message-----
 > From: blindtlk [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org]
 On Behalf Of David
 > Andrews via
 blindtlk
 > Sent: Tuesday, December 27,
 2016 7:12 PM
 > To: david.andrews at nfbnet.org
 > Cc: David Andrews
 >
 Subject: [Blindtlk] Fwd: more TV providers provide talking
 menus for blind
 > subscribers
 >
 > The area of
 accessible television is getting more activity of late --
 this
 > information may interest you.
 >
 > Dave
 >
 >
 >
 >
 >
 >>From: Ray Foret jr
 <rforet7706 at comcast.net>
 >>Subject: more TV providors provide
 talking menus for blind subscribers
 >>Date: Thu, 22 Dec 2016 02:50:28
 -0600
 >>To: David Andrews <dandrews at visi.com>
 >>
 >>Greetings,
 >>As we all know, the Federal
 Communications Commission has inacted the
 >>Telecommunications act which requires
 provision for talking menu and or
 >>talking guide structure for blind
 subscribers of TV providing services.
 >>The first link is critically important
 for it leads to a FAQ sheet in
 >>which
 there is information for filing complaints if necessary:
 >>
 >><https://www.fcc.gov/television-and-set-top-box-controls-menus-program-
 >>guides-factsheet>https://www.fcc.gov/television-and-set-top-box-control
 >>s-menus-program-guides-factsheet
 >>
 >>
 >>Following is a list of TV providers who
 now provide some kind of audio
 >>or
 talking menu structure for blind subscribers.  Mostly,
 these
 >>providers require that the
 subscriber have the top of the line DVR box
 >>for this to work.  I must admit that I
 was quite surprised to see the
 >>TV
 satellite companies on board.
 >>
 >>
 >>Comcast:
 >>
 >><http://www.comcast.com/accessibility>www.comcast.com/accessibility
 >>
 >>Tivo:
 >><https://www.tivo.com/accessibility>https://www.tivo.com/accessibility
 >>Spectrum, (formerly Charter)
 >><http://www.charter.net/support/accessibility/talking-guide-spectrum-gu
 >>ide-support/>http://www.charter.net/support/accessibility/talking-guide
 >>-spectrum-guide-support/
 >>Direct TV:
 >><https://support.directv.com/equipment/talking-guide-faq>https://suppor
 >>t.directv.com/equipment/talking-guide-faq
 >>and Dish Network:
 >><https://www.dish.com/accessibility/>https://www.dish.com/accessibility
 >>/
 >>Verizon
 Fios:
 >><http://www.verizon.com/about/accessibility/text-speech?pos=1>http://ww
 >>w.verizon.com/about/accessibility/text-speech?pos=1
 >>
 >>Of course,
 Apple TV is accessible and that’s always a plus
 too.
 >>
 >>
 >>
 >>Sent from my
 Mac, The Only computer with full accessibility for the
 >>blind built-in
 >>
 >>Sincerely, The
 Constantly Barefooted Ray,
 >>
 >>Still a very happy Comcast XFinity
 Voice Guidance, Mac, Verizon
 >>Wireless iPhone7+ and Apple TV user!
 >
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