[Electronics-talk] descriptive TV

[barb o'connor]

If it is against the law not to be providing the audio description, why aren't these cable companies getting in trouble?  I thought it had something to do with the size of the television market but I could be wrong.

Barb
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Ashley Bramlett 
  To: Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances 
  Sent: Tuesday, December 11, 2012 8:05 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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