[Electronics-talk] On-Demand Cable Accessibility

Wed Dec 17 04:48:32 UTC 2008

Hi do you know of a good dvr program that will work with JAWS for Windows 
version 10. and the computer?
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Brett Boyer" <bboyer202 at gmail.com>
To: "Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances" 
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Sent: Tuesday, December 16, 2008 7:39 PM
Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] On-Demand Cable Accessibility

>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>
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> Sent: Sunday, December 14, 2008 8:58 PM
> Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] On-Demand Cable Accessibility
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>> 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
>>>>> Phone or Fax::
>>>>> +1 (985) 360-3375
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>>>>> Skype Name:
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>>>>>
>>>>> ----- 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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