[Electronics-talk] descriptive TV

[cbandmantracker]

Just letting you know that I have one of those over the air TV receiveers 
which I plug into my computer monitor for my sighted friends and I had to a 
friend to show me to were the  MTS button on my remote once and I was able 
to go to the SAP/DVS video shows. DirecTV has a instent button for easy 
access to the SAP/DVS feature. Do not go with dish for that is harder. and 
even with the new cable boxes are much harder for accesing the SAP/DVS 
feature.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ashley Bramlett" <bookwormahb at earthlink.net>
To: "Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances" 
<electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Wednesday, December 12, 2012 4:18 PM
Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] descriptive TV


> oh, so it is the sap channel. My parents said its to turn on spanish.
> so I'm not sure it’s the sap channel here.
> As for navigation, that was my question. Can we navigate the screen to 
> turn it on?
>
> I thought we might be able to memorize what to press. Like hit a button 
> three times for the third option or something.
> If not, I have sighted help when they get home from work. But seems to me 
> they could and should make described tv accessible to access.
> Ashley
>
> -----Original Message----- 
> From: Gerald Levy
> Sent: Wednesday, December 12, 2012 7:12 AM
> To: Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances
> Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] descriptive TV
>
>
> So waht?  We still can't access this described programming because there 
> is
> no way to navigate the onscreen menus of most cable boxes and digital TV's
> without sighted help to turn on the SAP channel that carries the 
> descriptive
> audio. And most remote controls no longer have a dedicated SAP button,
> either.
>
> Gerald
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "A. Chew" <a1chew at hotmail.com>
> To: "Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances"
> <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, December 11, 2012 9:58 PM
> Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] descriptive TV
>
>
>> On August 25, 2011, the FCC was finally able to vote (unanimously) to 
>> reinstate video description, effective July 1, 2012.  ABC, CBS, Fox, NBC, 
>> USA, the Disney Channel, TNT, Nickelodeon, and TBS are each required to 
>> provide 50 hours of video-described prime time or children's programming 
>> per calendar quarter.
>>
>> full text may be found at below link
>> http://www.acb.org/adp/tv.html
>>
>> at the bottom of the linked page will be links to file a complaint with 
>> the FCC.
>>
>> I was surprised to received a call from Comcast a few weeks after filing 
>> a complain.
>> issue is still open... (not resolved)  but Comcast claims they are 
>> working on it....
>>
>>
>> A. Chew
>>
>> .
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Ashley Bramlett" <bookwormahb at earthlink.net>
>> To: "Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances" 
>> <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Tuesday, December 11, 2012 6:05 PM
>> Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] descriptive TV
>>
>>
>>> Hi all,
>>> this is bad news. You're saying that time warner and
>>> Comcast are not providing descriptive audio when its now the law.
>>> I cannot speak for cox cable as I have not asked. But I suspect when I 
>>> do, they will have no clue.
>>> what it is either.
>>>
>>> My parents can read the options on the screen and we never see 
>>> descriptive audio. So like
>>> Mariea said, I suspect that descriptive tv doesn't exist either for me.
>>>
>>> If I cannot get it, is there a way to file a complaint with the FCC and 
>>> how?
>>> Is there a way to download descriptive tv shows from online? even if its 
>>> paid, I'd like to have old shows.
>>>
>>> Ashley
>>>
>>> -----Original Message----- 
>>> From: Mariea Harris
>>> Sent: Tuesday, December 11, 2012 7:04 PM
>>> To: Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances
>>> Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] descriptive TV
>>>
>>> Time Warner Cable doesn't support audio description either. When I read 
>>> up
>>> on audio description, it said that cable companies use analog and that
>>> satellite uses something else, but I forget what. It seems that the only 
>>> way
>>> you can get audio description here in the states is via satellite TV. We
>>> turned on SAP on our TV and nothing happens. I doubt Time Warner has any
>>> clue what audio description is either, so I've not bothered asking.
>>>
>>>
>>> Mariea and Valiant
>>>
>>>
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