[Electronics-Talk] Cable box Accessibility

[Arlene]

We have dish, butg we don't have the hopper. Is there anything you know of 
for us to have more access. All we know to do is punch the channel numbers 
in, and go up and down channels. From one of the technicians  that does the 
service visits. he showed us one shortcut with changing the mode, going in 
the menue to change the time that the receiver goes off everyday. He said 
there's more shortcuts that he could show us.

Arlene
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Brad Hodges via Electronics-Talk" <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
To: "Discussion of accessible home electronics and appliances" 
<electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
Cc: "Brad Hodges" <brad.hodges at outlook.com>
Sent: Friday, July 15, 2016 8:06 AM
Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] Cable box Accessibility


> Arlene:
>
>
> I have not made the switch yet, so I have not received any different
> equipment. I am using a TIVO box, a cable card and the iPhone app to
> operate my TIVO. All works quite well, but $189 monthly is more than
> it's worth. I may drop both cable and satellite and rely on over the air
> and OTT services.
>
>
> Brad
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>
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>
> On 7/15/2016 8:58 AM, Arlene via Electronics-Talk wrote:
>> Brad, did you get the accessibility module from dish? While I didn't
>> go to either of the conventions last year, I was listening to the
>> audio from the acb convention last year. As they were talking about
>> accessibility and about the voice guidance from comcast, it was said
>> by next summer, which is now, that this form of accessibility would be
>> made law. I too, haven't heard anything to follow that bit of
>> information up, unless I understood wrong. If you know who to contact
>> to find out more information about this, it would be really
>> appreciated. Thank you.
>>
>> Arlene
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Brad Hodges via Electronics-Talk"
>> <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
>> To: "Discussion of accessible home electronics and appliances"
>> <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
>> Cc: "Brad Hodges" <brad.hodges at outlook.com>
>> Sent: Friday, July 15, 2016 5:05 AM
>> Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] Cable box Accessibility
>>
>>
>>> Cullen and all:
>>>
>>>
>>> I have been shopping for an alternative to Comcast, on account of their
>>> escalating price and poor technical performance. In the week before
>>> Convention I inquired of both Dish and Directv about the availability of
>>> accessible set top boxes.
>>>
>>>
>>> The Dish sales rep with whom I was talking immediately replied that they
>>> have an accessibility module which they would provide without charge and
>>> install with the rest of the equipment. She pleasantly offered to make a
>>> note with my service address to ensure that the extra equipment would be
>>> installed.
>>>
>>>
>>> At Directv,three sales reps, including an individual who identified
>>> themselves as a supervisor  could never answer the question.I have no
>>> way of knowing if they can provide accessibility.
>>>
>>> After my Directv calls, I began to search for their regulatory
>>> compliance group but was not able to identify a contact. If this is a
>>> question which is of importance we might ask the National Office for
>>> some assistance tracking down definitive information for both services.
>>>
>>>
>>> Brad Hodges
>>>
>>> brad.hodges at outlook.com
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On 7/15/2016 12:36 AM, Dennis Long via Electronics-Talk wrote:
>>>> Directtv needs to put one out
>>>> Sent from my Android phone using Aqua Mail
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>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On July 15, 2016 12:35:08 AM Cullen via Electronics-Talk
>>>> <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> hi all,
>>>>> I just realized that the deadline for making Cable boxes accessible
>>>>> is fast
>>>>> approaching, and I have not heard anything from other companies
>>>>> about their
>>>>> plans. It looks like Comcast is the only company with a talking TV
>>>>> interface. Has anyone heard from any of the other cable companies
>>>>> about
>>>>> their plans to make their boxes accessible? I’m surprised that we
>>>>> didn’t
>>>>> hear anything at Convention. On another note, I read on another
>>>>> list that
>>>>> Comcast improved Voice Guidance so that it will now read
>>>>> notifications,
>>>>> such as incoming phone calls and voicemails. Has anyone noticed
>>>>> this? It
>>>>> doesn’t seem to be working on my system. I’m really impressed with
>>>>> what
>>>>> Comcast has done, but it’s time for other companies to catch on.
>>>>> Just my thoughts,
>>>>> Cullen
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