[Electronics-talk] Issues with Cox remote top boxes

[David Andrews]

Vince, I hate to break it to you, but they don't care about us!  We 
are a very small minority and they aren't going 6to make a bunch of 
extra money by serving us.  And ..... Apple did not start doing 
accessibility out of the goodness of their heart.  They did it so 
they could keep selling computers to the Federal Government because 
of Section 508 of the Rehab Act.  Granted they have extended their 
work further then they would have had to do otherwise, and their good 
work should be acknowledged.  However they or anyone else doesn't do 
it out of altruism.  They do it either to make money, or because they 
legally have too.

Dave

At 09:58 PM 1/24/2012, you wrote:
>does anyone know why Apple seems to be the only company that is 
>conscientious of the blind community?
>I never heard of any Blind organizations or individuals holding guns 
>to the heads of the developing team members.  It gets frustrating 
>when it seems the technology is their, and companies either drag 
>their feet to produce, or they just don't give a care about us.
>Vince
>
>----- Original Message ----- From: "Bryan Schulz" <b.schulz at sbcglobal.net>
>To: "Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances" 
><electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
>Sent: Tuesday, January 24, 2012 6:58 PM
>Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] Issues with Cox remote top boxes
>
>
>>cheez and ray,
>>
>>your replies are the exact same glass half empty attitude that i 
>>got blasted for last week on another list.
>>
>>Bryan Schulz
>>
>>  ----- Original Message -----  From: cheez
>>  To: Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances
>>  Sent: Tuesday, January 24, 2012 7:20 PM
>>  Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] Issues with Cox remote top boxes
>>
>>
>>  It seems every president signs the same law, just to make it look 
>> as if they
>>  care.  Never did see that accessible DVD player, did we?
>>  No more.  We are getting off topic.  Let's refocus with the list's purpose.
>>  Vince
>>
>>  ----- Original Message -----  From: "Jim Barbour" <jbar at barcore.com>
>>  To: "Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances"
>>  <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
>>  Sent: Tuesday, January 24, 2012 4:17 PM
>>  Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] Issues with Cox remote top boxes
>>
>>
>>  > How is this helping to answer the original question, which was "what
>>  > cox cable boxes are most accessible?"
>>  >
>>  > If we find the bill number, then what?  If the law was  passed in
>>  > 2012, it's less than a month old.  Even if it were passed on the fall
>>  > of 2011, there's still not enough time to have implemented the law.
>>  >
>>  > Jim
>>  >
>>  > On Tue, Jan 24, 2012 at 05:13:05PM -0600, Dewey Bradley wrote:
>>  >> Do you know what bill it is, I couldn't find it, I wasn't aware that it
>>  >> had
>>  >> passed
>>  >>
>>  >> ----- Original Message ----- From: <GeorTsoukala at aol.com>
>>  >> To: <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
>>  >> Sent: Tuesday, January 24, 2012 5:08 PM
>>  >> Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] Issues with Cox remote top boxes
>>  >>
>>  >>
>>  >> >I believe it was part of the law that passed in 2012.
>>  >> >
>>  >> >
>>  >> >
>>  >> >In a message dated 1/24/2012 3:18:12 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
>>  >> >dewey.bradley at kc.rr.com writes:
>>  >> >
>>  >> >Isn't  there a bill in congress to require companies to make that stuff
>>  >> >accessible?
>>  >> >
>>  >> >----- Original Message ----- From: "Julie  Phillipson"
>>  >> ><jbrew48 at verizon.net>
>>  >> >To: "Tony Sohl"  <tonysohl at cox.net>; "Discussion of accessible
>>  >> >electronics
>>  >> >and  appliances" <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
>>  >> >Sent: Tuesday, January 24,  2012 2:04 PM
>>  >> >Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] Issues with Cox remote top  boxes
>>  >> >
>>  >> >
>>  >> >>a few years ago there was some articles I think in the  monitor but it
>>  >> >>may
>>  >> >>have been from access world or could have been  both.  It compared a
>>  >> >>few
>>  >> >>models as to which were the easier ones  to use.
>>  >> >>
>>  >> >>
>>  >> >>Julie Phillipson
>>  >> >>----- Original  Message ----- From: "Tony Sohl" <tonysohl at cox.net>
>>  >> >>To:  <Electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
>>  >> >>Sent: Tuesday, January 24, 2012  1:40 PM
>>  >> >>Subject: [Electronics-talk] Issues with Cox remote top  boxes
>>  >> >>
>>  >> >>
>>  >> >>>Hi I was wondering are there any accessible  cable boxes on 
>> the market
>>  >> >or
>>  >> >>>any way I can access the menus such  as turning on the second audio
>>  >> >>>program for DVS? If anyone has  some suggestions, then let me know.