[Electronics-talk] Cable/settop boxes

[Christopher Chaltain]

I agree the advocacy groups can and should help out here. I also applaud
the advocacy groups and especially the individual memeters of those
groups who are already working on our behalf. I don't agree that raising
this issue with our cable companies as individuals is a waste of time
though. I think we're all part of the solution, and we can all help out
in different ways. For example, we could volunteer to help our advocacy
group of choice push this issue, or we can take it up with our cable
company on our own. I can't see where paying customers letting their
cable companies know they have accessibility issues and are looking at
other more accessible entertainment alternatives could hurt and could
only help.

On 15/06/12 07:33, Gerald Levy wrote:
> 
> Don't waste your time.  The cable companies have absolutely no plans
> whatsoever to make their converter boxes accessible anytime soon.  They
> don't give a rat's ass about their blind customers as long as they pay
> their overpriced cable bills on time.  Panasonic is supposedly
> introducing some new TV models with an accessible menu system, but they
> are not yet available in the US,and details are sketchy.  So you can
> moan and bitch all you want to the cable companies, but in the end, it
> is the responsibility of the so-called blind advocacy groups to pressure
> the cable and satellite providers to make their converter boxes blind
> accessible.
> 
> Gerald
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Riehl" <realman02 at comcast.net>
> To: "'Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances'"
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> Sent: Friday, June 15, 2012 7:42 AM
> Subject: [Electronics-talk] Cable/settop boxes
> 
> 
>> I just read the announcement re more descriptive audio being available
>> soon.
>> That's great!
>>
>> I'm curious what the status is of the cable companies and TV
>> manufacturers
>> providing accessible settop boxes. I've tried contacting comcast but
>> can't
>> find a contact info; I'm not sure where to start with Verizon. What
>> are NFB
>> and orgs like AFB doing in this regard?
>> I'm tired of paying for services I  can't use, much less not being
>> able to
>> navigate my tv's menu. I know about the talking Panasonic tv's being
>> available in Great Britain; are they available here in the US?
>>
>> Thanks for any info anyone has!
>>
>> Panasonic
>>
>> John Riehl
>>
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