[Electronics-talk] question about Sirius XM Internet Radio
Jude DaShiell
jdashiel at shellworld.net
Wed Jan 4 17:20:26 UTC 2012
Please file an official complaint with the F.C.C. and include Section 508
violations in that complaint. That will get attention. I don't think
jamal maxzrui is on this list, but he does work at the f.c.c. and is
interested in things like this.On Tue, 3 Jan 2012, Brett Boyer wrote:
> Well don't hold your breath waiting for that. It has been an ongoing problem
> and as far as I know even the iphone app which was somewhat accessible has
> changed since the update and now is almost completely nonaccessible. I
> subscribed to sirius for Howard Stern and as soon as I found an online
> alternative and realized how difficult the sirius website was to navigate I
> unsubscribed. When I talked to the people and explained why I was
> unsubscribing they had no clue what I was talking about and put bad reception
> as my reason of cancelation.
> bb
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> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Chris Nusbaum" <dotkid.nusbaum at gmail.com>
> To: "Discussion of accessible electronics andappliances"
> <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, January 03, 2012 4:48 PM
> Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] question about Sirius XM Internet Radio
>
>
> >I have the Starmate 5 receiver, and I agree with your friend that it is
> >pretty usable, as has been said before. However, there are some features to
> >the radios which aren't available to us; reading the song title and artist,
> >the channel name and number, and reading the call-in number for the channel
> >you are listening to (if that channel has one,) as this information is
> >displayed on the
> > screen of the radio for sighted people. All the on-screen menus and channel
> > look-up features of the radio are also inaccessible. There is a work-around
> > to the channel lookup feature, which is to go to the program guide channel
> > (channel 184 on Sirius) and listening for the channel name and number you
> > want. However, this isn't near as fast as it would be for sighted people to
> > just look up the channel in the menu. For example, one day I couldn't
> > remember the channel number of a channel that I wanted to listen to, and
> > went to the program guide channel, but had to wait for them to go through
> > the whole programming lineup (probably a half an hour at least) just to hear
> > the channel number for one channel, when I could have been listening to
> > something far more interesting! Their Web site isn't accessible either, so
> > they leave a lot to be desired for us, and when talking to tech support
> > about this issue, it was as if I was talking to myself, as the guy was
> > outsourced from India or somewhere and spoke very broken English. So he had
> > no idea what I was talking about. I really hope the NFB acts on that
> > resolution from last year, if we haven't done so already, and I just didn't
> > know about it.
> >
> > 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: "cheez" <cheez at cox.net
> > To: "Discussion of accessible electronics and
> > appliances"<electronics-talk at nfbnet.org
> > Date sent: Mon, 2 Jan 2012 22:17:33 -0700
> > Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] question about Sirius XM Internet Radio
> >
> > A friend has the Starmate 4, bought at Radio Shack 4 years ago. He is total
> > and says it's pretty friendly.
> > Vince
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "David Andrews" <dandrews at visi.com
> > To: "Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances"
> > <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org
> > Sent: Monday, January 02, 2012 7:59 PM
> > 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!
> >
> > "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 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!
> >
> >
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