[Electronics-talk] question about Sirius XM Internet Radio

[David Andrews]

Most of the satellite radio receivers are usable, that is you can 
move from channel to channel, go directly to a channel, and the 
like.  However many of the features of the radios are not available 
to us.  Each channel gives its number and name, each song and band 
are named, and some receivers have features to group things by genre 
etc.  There also may be menu-based settings for tone etc., which are 
not accessible.  I do not know of any satellite radio that turns the 
info on the display screen of the unit into speech or Braille.

So, as I say they are usable, but not completely accessible.

Dave

At 07:31 PM 1/2/2012, you wrote:
>The receivers themselves are pretty accessible, I was asking about 
>Internet radio.
>
>Chris
>
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>
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>real problem is the misunderstanding and lack of education that 
>exists.  If a blind person has the proper training and opportunity, 
>blindness can be reduced to a mere physical nuisance."
>-- Kenneth Jernigan (President, National Federation of the Blind, 1968-1986
>
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>----- Original Message -----
>From: "cheez" <cheez at cox.net
>To: "Discussion of accessible electronics and 
>appliances"<electronics-talk at nfbnet.org
>Date sent: Mon, 2 Jan 2012 18:13:02 -0700
>Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] question about Sirius XM Internet Radio
>
>At that time, I was told it was.  I don't know about now.
>The one thing I found annoying was, each time I signed in, I'd have to enter
>the code of a captcha.  And since I had no one sighted around to read it to
>me, That made me decide to forget it.  The verbal code never worked for me
>either.
>Again.  That was 3 years ago.  I haven't tried since so it may be different
>now.
>I have a friend that just got a sat radio for Christmas that is pretty
>accessible.  I'll ask him what the model is and share.
>Vince
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Chris Nusbaum" <dotkid.nusbaum at gmail.com
>To: "Discussion of accessible electronics andappliances"
><electronics-talk at nfbnet.org
>Sent: Monday, January 02, 2012 11:31 AM
>Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] question about Sirius XM Internet Radio
>
>
>Hi Vince,
>
>So the app is accessible?
>
>Chris
>
>Merry Christmas and a happy and prosperous new year!
>
>"The real problem of blindness is not the loss of eyesight.  The real
>problem is the misunderstanding and lack of education that exists.  If a
>blind person has the proper training and opportunity, blindness can be
>reduced to a mere physical nuisance."
>-- Kenneth Jernigan (President, National Federation of the Blind,
>1968-1986
>
>The I C.A.N.  Foundation helps blind and visually impaired youth in
>Maryland say "I can," by empowering them through providing assistive
>technology and scholarships to camps and conventions which help them be
>equal with their sighted peers.  For more information about the Foundation
>and to support our work, visit us online at www.icanfoundation.info!
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "cheez" <cheez at cox.net
>To: "Discussion of accessible electronics and
>appliances"<electronics-talk at nfbnet.org
>Date sent: Mon, 2 Jan 2012 10:08:24 -0700
>Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] question about Sirius XM Internet Radio
>
>I tried subscribing about 3 years ago and I had trouble getting it to work
>for me.  I was also disappointed when I found out that some shows weren't
>available online.  So I canceled and asked for a refund--which they said
>wasn't refundable.
>Hopefully they've changed.  I think most folks are using iPhones and other
>cellphones to listen to sat radio now.
>Vince
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "John Riehl" <realman02 at comcast.net
>To: "'Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances'"
><electronics-talk at nfbnet.org
>Sent: Monday, January 02, 2012 10:01 AM
>Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] question about Sirius XM Internet Radio
>
>
>Chris, it's very nice to meet you.  Welcome to the list!
>I'm also interested in the question of XM on-line accessibility.
>
>I have never heard of Sirius XM Streamer, so I'd love to hear some
>comments
>on its accessibility.
>Again, welcome to the List, Chris -- and Happy New Year!
>  John
>
>John Riehl
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org
>[mailto:electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Chris Nusbaum
>Sent: Sunday, January 01, 2012 1:54 PM
>To: electronics-talk at nfbnet.org
>Subject: [Electronics-talk] question about Sirius XM Internet Radio
>
>Hi everyone,
>
>First of all, I want to wish everyone on this list a very happy
>new year and say that I am new to this list! I'm 14 years old and
>am in 8th grade in public school here in Maryland.  You have
>probably seen me on other NFB lists, the NABS (National
>Association of Blind Students) or Blind Talk list, as I'm very
>active in the Federation.  With that said, I have a question
>about Sirius XM Internet radio and accessibility.  Has anyone
>found a work-around to using Sirius XM's online radio service
>with JAWS? It seems to be inaccessible to me, at least the one on
>siriusxm.com.  I have heard about a program called Sirius XM
>Streamer which makes the internet stream accessible.  But how
>does it work? Thanks for any help!
>
>Chris
>
>Merry Christmas and a happy and prosperous new year!