[Electronics-Talk] audio description and accessibility of Pluto, tubi, and more free tv and movie apps

Wed Aug 7 17:37:18 UTC 2024

Hello,

Has anyone used IMDB, Crackle or Hulu?
I forgot to put those on the original list. Those apps have been around a
while so I hope they would be fairly accessible.

A librarian suggested Crackle and Tubi when I inquired about watching older
classic tv shows.
The Hoopla app has older tv shows, but my library does not subscribe to
Hoopla. Also, I know from the NFB national resolution that Hoopla does not
provide audio description for most of its content.

Tracy, thanks for sharing. Is the app you used called Amazon Freevee in the
App store?
I think that is what came up when I looked for the Freevee app.
Nice to know its easily searchable.

Thanks,
Ashley
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Tracy Carcione via Electronics-Talk
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Pluto, tubi, and more free tv and movie apps

I use Pluto and Freevee on my iPhone.  They work OK.  It is a little hard to
search or scroll Pluto, but it can be done.  I haven't seen any option for
audio description there.  
Freevee does have an option for audio description, and it seems to stay set
once it's on.  It's also easy to search for shows or scroll through.
Those are the ones I use that you've mentioned.  

When my husband wants to watch some show, he goes to Google on his PC and
puts in the whole show name.  He gets a nice list, and picks things until he
gets what he wants.  Often it's right at the top of the list, too.  We found
some interesting stuff on Daily Motion, which I'd never heard of.  I didn't
look for audio description, though.
Tracy

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Subject: [Electronics-Talk] audio description and accessibility of Pluto,
tubi, and more free tv and movie apps

Hello All,

I'm wondering about accessibility of the free streaming apps out there.

I have a bit of low vision but usually use a screen reader for electronic
operations.

We have discussed a little on here about major streaming services that you
pay for such as Disney, Max and Netflix.

But there are several others which give you access to older shows as far
back as the 1950s but also include discontinued network shows from more
recent times such as the 1990s which include Golden Girls, Saved by the
Bell, the Cosby show, and Leave it to Beaver.

If I used these apps or websites, I'd either view it on my Ipad, Windows pc,
or maybe regular tv on a Amazon Firestick. We do not have a smart tv in the
house.

What is the accessibility like for free tv apps that play classic tv shows
or in some cases, current shows?

Are there built in short cut keystrokes? Can you access the major menus with
a screen reader? How do you enable audio description? When you enable audio
description, is it like Netflix settings where the audio description stays
on until you turn it off?

Most of these have paid plans, but they do have free options as well.

Here are potential streaming services I might use. I'd definitely like to
know experiences about accessibility before trying some of them. I already
know Peacock has many issues. I saw the NFB resolution about this. I still
might try it to see how it is now. If its too frustrating, I can always
delete the app.

I've heard so far that Tubi is good for classic 1980s and 1990s shows and
has an audio description category.

The apps of interest are:

*	Pluto
*	Tubi
*	Freevee
*	Classix
*	Vudu
*	Peacock
*	Sling

I also know Youtube is a good source. I do not know the extent of full
episodes of shows. Most shows I've seen are exerpts.

Another issue with youtube is that there is no audio description; at least
not that I can find using the free website.

Thanks for any reviews. What do you like and dislike about the apps?
Interested in thoughts.

Thanks,

Ashley

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