[Electronics-talk] question about Sirius XM Internet Radio

Tue Jan 3 23:48:30 UTC 2012

Yes, you're right about that.  I believe the NFB passed a 
resolution last year regarding making Sirius XM receivers 
accessible, but I haven't heard anything about it from the 
Federation since.

Chris

"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

 ----- Original Message -----
From: David Andrews <dandrews at visi.com
To: Discussion of accessible electronics and 
appliances<electronics-talk at nfbnet.org
Date sent: Mon, 02 Jan 2012 20:59:54 -0600
Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] question about Sirius XM Internet 
Radio

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

Merry Christmas and a happy and prosperous new year!

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exists.  If a blind person has the proper training and 
opportunity,
blindness can be reduced to a mere physical nuisance."
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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-----
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[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!

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