[Electronics-talk] audio described TV programming

Wed Apr 27 22:54:11 UTC 2011

This directed to Sherry
I would not put my promises for listening to your local Cable company for 
having discriptive video services for the blind, given the reason they have 
been saying this for nay years. Your local cable company doesn't have enough 
bandwith to allow for such a service to exist on their system. This the 
reason for the suggestion for having Win TV install on your computer, given 
the reason for easy navigation through the channels coming over the air.What 
the cable company doesn't tell you with them going all digital which would 
not work on their system in the first jplace. I have been having a battlt 
with them about making their many receivers accessable for the blind, and 
all I hear from them is nothing but chatter and no promises of working on 
this problem for the blind.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Sherri" <flmom2006 at gmail.com>
To: "Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances" 
<electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Wednesday, April 27, 2011 3:20 PM
Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] audio described TV programming


> They say they are going to do that. I am thinking of going back to cable. 
> I don't have Uverse yet because we don't have it out here.
>
> Please check out the link below and help blind people in your local area 
> achieve their dreams by visiting
> http://www.raceforindependence.org/goto/Sherri.Brun
> Thank you.
>
> Character is the side of yourself you choose to show the world. Integrity 
> is what you do, what you say and how you act when you think no one is 
> paying attention.
> Sherri Brun
> flmom2006 at gmail.com
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Dewey Bradley" <deweyspr at mediacombb.net>
> To: "Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances" 
> <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, April 27, 2011 4:41 PM
> Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] audio described TV programming
>
>
>> yes but most people can't get U-verse
>> grin
>> So speaking of U-verse, have they put a data cap on the internet use like 
>> they have with the DSL?
>> I ask because they say we will have it this year
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Ray Foret Jr" <rforetjr at att.net>
>> To: "Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances" 
>> <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Wednesday, April 27, 2011 2:54 PM
>> Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] audio described TV programming
>>
>>
>>> If you have AT&T U-verse, SAP is  available by pressing the info button 
>>> on the remote then scroling right  with three presses of the right arrow 
>>> button then pressing down arrow followed by the okay button.  If no SAP 
>>> is there, the audio will not change.  In such case, you need then to 
>>> press the exit button.
>>>
>>> Alternativly, you can access the menu structure and find SAP in the 
>>> audio settings there.  Now, it's true that the menus don't talk, but, if 
>>> you ever get lost, you can press the exit key and then press menu again. 
>>> this action will take you to the very top left of the menu structure so 
>>> you can start again.  Not all cable or TV providor boxes behave in this 
>>> way, but, if you can get AT&T U-verse in your area, that is kind of what 
>>> you can look forward too.  Also, you can, (using the Mac at least) 
>>> program the DVR via the web interphase with complete accessibility.
>>>
>>>
>>> Sincerely,
>>> The Constantly Barefooted Ray!!!
>>>
>>> Now a very proud and happy Mac user!!!
>>> Skype name:
>>> barefootedray
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Apr 27, 2011, at 2:26 PM, Gerald Levy wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>> You most likely need sighted assistance to turn on the SAP channel from 
>>>> the on-screen menus.  The SAP or Secondary Audio Program channel is 
>>>> normally used buy broadcasters to carry audio-described or DVS 
>>>> programming.  Some analog TV's used to have a dedicated button on the 
>>>> remote to turn SAP on and off, but with digital TV's, you usually have 
>>>> to turn it on and off from one of the set's built-in  on-screen menu. 
>>>> If you use a cable box, you usually have to turn SAP on or off from one 
>>>> of the box's on-screen menus.
>>>>
>>>> Gerald
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sherri" <flmom2006 at gmail.com>
>>>> To: "Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances" 
>>>> <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
>>>> Sent: Wednesday, April 27, 2011 11:24 AM
>>>> Subject: [Electronics-talk] audio described TV programming
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> How does one access the audio description of a television program on 
>>>>> digital
>>>>> TV? Thank you.
>>>>>
>>>>> Sherri
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Please check out the link below and help blind people in your local 
>>>>> area
>>>>> achieve their dreams by visiting
>>>>> http://www.raceforindependence.org/goto/Sherri.Brun
>>>>> Thank you.
>>>>>
>>>>> Character is the side of yourself you choose to show the world. 
>>>>> Integrity is
>>>>> what you do, what you say and how you act when you think no one is 
>>>>> paying
>>>>> attention.
>>>>> Sherri Brun
>>>>> flmom2006 at gmail.com
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