[blparent] FW: [EOS] Comcast Talking TV Interface

[Erin Rumer]

Hello!

That's wonderful to hear that more accessible options are on their way for
television!

We just got Apple TV in our home and I absolutely love it!!  Everything's
fully accessible and by using Voice Over that comes automatically on all
Apple Products I can go through the menus on the remote control and Voice
Over reads everything to me.  We paired this up with Net Flicks and through
the Apple TV box I can access everything on my own.  I can't say how much I
love this and finding shows for my family has never been easier.  As far as
cable goes, I am able to go to any channel that we subscribe to and pick
whatever show I want at any time to watch commercial free.    Everything on
Net Flicks is also commercial free which rocks!!!  The Apple box also
links-up with an iPhone so if you have wireless internet in the house you
can access multiple features on your phone on the television.  In just the
past few days we've had the Apple box, this has been great any time my
husband takes pictures and wants to view them immediately on a large screen.
I could see how if we label the photos with titles, I could independently
show friends and family pictures on our TV by using the accessibility of the
Apple TV.  Also, I think we're pretty much done buying DVDs as all we have
to do now is purchase a hard drive for the Apple TV and we can purchase all
shows and movies off our TV and store them electronically.  I know there is
a lot more this box offers that I'm yet to learn in the next few days as I
play with it...  The remote only has a few buttons on it so it takes only
seconds to orient to.  Can't say enough about this awesome product!  Thank
you Apple!

Erin

-----Original Message-----
From: blparent [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Robert
Shelton
Sent: Thursday, March 06, 2014 9:51 PM
To: 'Blind Parents Mailing List'
Subject: [blparent] FW: [EOS] Comcast Talking TV Interface

Just thinking about how a blind couple might control the TV.  Turns out, I
wasn't the first person to wonder about this.

 

From: Shelton, Robert O. (JSC-ER711)
Sent: Thursday, March 06, 2014 10:22 AM
To: Robert Shelton
Subject: FW: [EOS] Comcast Talking TV Interface

 

 

 

From: EyesOnSuccess at googlegroups.com [mailto:EyesOnSuccess at googlegroups.com]
On Behalf Of Eyes On Success: Hosts Peter and nancy
Sent: Wednesday, March 05, 2014 8:47 PM
To: EyesOnSuccess at googlegroups.com
Subject: [EOS] Comcast Talking TV Interface

 

We recently had several listeners ask us about the accessibility of cable TV
systems and suggesting that we do a show on this topic.

 

As it turns out, Comcast has apparently developed a talking TV interface
that it is going to test out in a limited fashion early in 2014.  If you
would like to know more, here is a link to an article in AFB's "Access
World" that describes Comcast's accessibility initiatives and their talking
TV interface:

http://www.afb.org/afbpress/pub.asp?DocID=aw150107

 

We will see if we can arrange an interview with a representative from
Comcast for an episode to air later this year.

 

In addition, below are links to the audio and show notes for an earlier
episode of Eyes On Success in which we talked with Jose Tamayo about an
accessible home entertainment system:

 

1213 3-28-12 An Accessible Home Entertainment System
<http://www.eyesonsuccess.net/eos_1213_podcast.mp3>
Show Notes <http://www.eyesonsuccess.net/show_notes_1213.htm>
Can't work the remote for your TV? Hosts Peter and Nancy Torpey talk with
Jose Tamayo about a system he made and uses independently to watch
television, movies and home videos and also to listen to music and podcasts.
We'll do demos of using the system with either the Apple remote that comes
with the Apple TV or the Apple remote app on the iPhone. 

 

 

The Hosts: Peter and Nancy 

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