[nabs-l] accessible products

[Josh Kennedy]

Hi

My question is this. Why is the nfb and ACB and AFB not pushing for 
accessibility in x-box, accessible nintendo wii? accessible dvr? If we 
had these things it would put us on an even more equal level with 
sighted people. Why not push for companies to add text-to-speech to the 
dvr? x-box, nintendo? make both braille and text to speech a standard on 
washing machines, dryers, and other appliances? Also instead of striking 
out on its own, why doesn't the nfb, ACB and AFB all work with google 
and apple to make the ultimate car that blind people can drive? Clearly 
there's a lot of work to be done still. Does the nfb ACB and AFB not 
care about such matters as accessible x-box, accessible nintendo, and 
dvr? Don't get me wrong we have more choices than we did ten years ago 
ut there's still a long way to go I think. In some ways with tv and dvr 
and stuff we're behind with the technology. That's good that apple tv is 
accessible. But the fact remains that my dish network dvr box, and my tv 
set doesn't have talking menus and a talking program guide. Also for 
some reason descriptive video is more prevalent in the United Kingdom 
than here in the USA. why? why is that? So far in the United States, 
deaf people get more on tv than we do. closed captioning is everywhere, 
but for blind folks there is very little in the way of descriptive video 
unless you get it from the united kingdom. I'm simply stating facts here 
guys on issues that I feel nfb ACB and AFB must address in order for us 
to be on a more equal level with the sighted people we interact with 
everyday.

Josh