[Electronics-talk] accessible TV shows and how do we fix ourTV's to get the audio?

[`cbandmantracker]

Most of the TV stations really do not give a hoot when it comes for blind 
folks wanting to have access to the many DVS programing  From the networks.
if I could have a place to where I can install my Bud system the C band  10 
foot dish I could hav all access with the DVS programing provide by the 4 
major networks, since the signal is being sent directly to the receiver, 
with out those Pizza pan Dishes and the Cable companies.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Gerald Levy" <bwaylimited at verizon.net>
To: "Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances" 
<electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Saturday, June 16, 2012 2:16 PM
Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] accessible TV shows and how do we fix 
ourTV's to get the audio?


>
> This whole situation is a real mess.  So the networks are going to 
> increase the number of prime time hours dedicated to audio described 
> programming. But if you are blind and you have cable TV or one of the 
> satellite providers, this is of little consolation because there is no way 
> to access the SAP channel unless you have sighted help to navigate the 
> onscreen menus of the converter box to turn it on or off.  Presently, none 
> of the cable or satellite providers has any plans to offer accessible 
> converter boxes, so once again, we blind consumers are getting screwed 
> over while the advocacy groups pat themselves on the backs for increasing 
> the amount of available audio described programming. Imagine if the deaf 
> had to rely strictly on audible clues to turn the closed caption decoder 
> on or off.  You can bet their advocacy groups would scream bloody murder 
> to the FCC.
>
> Gerald
>
>
>
> Gerald
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Jenny Keller" <jlperdue3 at gmail.com>
> To: "Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances" 
> <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Saturday, June 16, 2012 4:55 PM
> Subject: [Electronics-talk] accessible TV shows and how do we fix our TV's 
> to get the audio?
>
>
>> As the subject says.  Most of the TV's menus are not accessible, so how 
>> will we get our TV's to the proper settings?
>>
>> If it is the SAP thing, you can't leave that on all the time, because if 
>> it's not available in audio description, it turns in to the spanish 
>> option.  besides, again, you can't access the menus by sight it you don't 
>> have any.
>>
>> also, the article said that there would be symbols and sounds, well, the 
>> symbols is a stupid idea cause if you are blind, and/or visually 
>> impaired, how will you see the symbols?  that's kind of stupid in my 
>> opinion, the symbols thing.
>>
>> Sounds like they have a lot of bugs to get out before July first, and 
>> I've seen nothing on the networks saying anything about that, and believe 
>> me, I'm a TV junky.
>>
>> JMO,
>>
>> Jenny
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