[Electronics-talk] On-Demand Cable Accessibility

Wed Dec 17 02:39:28 UTC 2008

I have to agree with Dave and the rest. The best thing to do is buy a tv 
tuner and a good dvr program for your computer. On demand won't work but at 
least you can get 20% instead of 10. However, I do think in the future more 
things will be accessed online like on-demand. That might be our only hope 
for now.
That and a lot of companies putting movies and shows online.
bb

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Stephen Guerra" <stephen at independentliving.com>
To: "'Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances'" 
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Sent: Sunday, December 14, 2008 8:58 PM
Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] On-Demand Cable Accessibility

> Dave, I echo your frustrations, and though computer savvy, and on top of
> most high technology, I feel helpless, and dam the manufacturers who
> continue to remind me how dependent I have to be on some one with sight.
>
> eAsy for someone to say:
>
> "invent something" yes, but is not always the anser.
>
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org
> [mailto:electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of DAVID DE NOTARIS
> Sent: Sunday, December 14, 2008 2:27 PM
> To: Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances
> Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] On-Demand Cable Accessibility
>
> I have windows xp media on my computer with a TV tuner, I connect the 
> cable
> line in to the pc and can change channels, record brodcasts and view
> recorded programs.  All works well with speech.
>
> That said, when my 5 or 7 year old daughters ask me to put on a DVD or
> on-demmand show on our TV in the family room, I can not help them.   It is
> extremely frustrating and doesn't make me feel very good to have to say 
> pls
> ask your mom.
>
> HTH
>
> DD
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Donnie" <russdon at bellsouth.net>
> To: "Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances"
> <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Sunday, December 14, 2008 2:30 PM
> Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] On-Demand Cable Accessibility
>
>
>> Is there even a Digital Video Recorder that is accessible to the blind?
>> I'd like to record the occasional program  that I'm missing when I'm
>> watching something else.
>>
>> Donnie
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "A. Chew" <a1chew at hotmail.com>
>> To: "Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances"
>> <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Sunday, December 14, 2008 11:24 AM
>> Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] On-Demand Cable Accessibility
>>
>>
>>>i assume the conversation in the design meetings go all the line ..
>>>
>>> why are we spending time and money to design something for the visually
>>> impaired....  "they do not watch television".
>>>
>>> - a bit upset about this
>>> r.no
>>>
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>> From: "Ray Foret jr" <rforetjr at comcast.net>
>>> To: "Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances"
>>> <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
>>> Sent: Sunday, December 14, 2008 7:01 AM
>>> Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] On-Demand Cable Accessibility
>>>
>>>
>>>> In a word, nothing is being done by anyone; so far as i know.
>>>> Furthermore,
>>>> nothing will be done by anyone at all any time soon.  We're being left
>>>> out;
>>>> and, you can just completely forget anybody even trying to do anything
>>>> about
>>>> it.  That's my take on the matter.  Why is this?  I'm afraid it's
>>>> simple.
>>>> We are not a large enough market for any of the box mantufacturers o
>>>> even
>>>> take notice of.  The larger cable companies and satellite companies
>>>> can't be
>>>> bothered either.  Sorry to be this way; but, that's the picture I'm
>>>> getting
>>>> at the moment.  IF I'm wrong, I'd love to stand corrected; but, I don't
>>>> think so; at least, not at the moment.
>>>>
>>>> Sincerely,
>>>> The Constantly BAREFOOTED Ray
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>>>> +1 (985) 360-3375
>>>> e-mail:
>>>> rforetjratcomcastdotnet
>>>> Skype Name:
>>>> barefootedray
>>>>
>>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>>> From: "Matthew Chao" <mattchao at verizon.net>
>>>> To: <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
>>>> Sent: Sunday, December 14, 2008 7:52 AM
>>>> Subject: [Electronics-talk] On-Demand Cable Accessibility
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> HI, listeners!Wonder if anything's being done to make cable
>>>> boxes/menus more accessible.  The most frustrating thing to me is not
>>>> being able to use the On-Demand feature to watch movies.  Any ideas
>>>> on this?  Thanks.--Matthew Chao
>>>>
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