[Electronics-Talk] My TIVO is talking, and it's rather impressive

[Jude DaShiell]

"Can you hear me now?".  Talk about communications and that's between 
departments inside verizon.  If it doesn't do any better than that, why 
should anyone use it that needs accessibility?

On Fri, 16 Dec 2016, Matthew Chao via Electronics-Talk wrote:

> Date: Fri, 16 Dec 2016 11:13:08
> From: Matthew Chao via Electronics-Talk <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Reply-To: mattchao at verizon.net,
>     Discussion of accessible home electronics and appliances
>     <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
> To: Discussion of accessible home electronics and appliances
>     <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: Matthew Chao <mattchao at verizon.net>
> Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] My TIVO is talking, and it's rather impressive
> 
> Hi, Folks.  After an hour or so on the phone with Verizon, I finally am going 
> to get my set top box to talk, or get a swap-out.  Seems I'm told my 
> four-year-old box is compatible with text-to-speech, but they can't enable it 
> remotely.  Another source told me it was incompatible.  Long story short:  a 
> technician is coming out on Tuesday to make sure I have a talking set top 
> box, one way or another.Understand this development happened about a week or 
> so ago, and the center for customers with disabilities hasn't even gotten 
> training on this stuff.  So, we wait.  So, be prepared to spend a while on 
> the phone if you have a box that was installed in 2012.--Matthew Chao
>
>
>
>
> On 12/16/2016 9:43 AM, Pamela Dominguez via Electronics-Talk wrote:
>> Thank you for this.  It's time for me to bug my cable company.  Pam.
>> 
>> -----Original Message----- From: Brad Hodges via Electronics-Talk
>> Sent: Thursday, December 15, 2016 5:54 PM
>> To: Discussion of accessible home electronics and appliances
>> Cc: Brad Hodges
>> Subject: [Electronics-Talk] My TIVO is talking, and it's rather impressive
>> 
>> Colleagues:
>> 
>> 
>> There has been a small flurry of accessibility advances of set top boxes
>> in the past week or so. I understand from friends in New York, that
>> Verizon's FIOS set top box now talks. We have also learned about the
>> ROKU accessibility.
>> 
>> 
>> Now I can add my trusty TIVO box to the list. As of an update this
>> afternoon, it is providing rather well executed audio feedback.
>> 
>> 
>> To activate screen reader press and hold the "A" button on the remote
>> for 2 seconds. Similarly to turn it off do the same.
>> 
>> 
>> The guide and all programming information which is generated by TIVO
>> appears to be accessible. Unhappily apps, including Netflix etc are not
>> accessible.
>> 
>> 
>> Brad
>> 
>> 
>> 
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