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<DIV>Hi David, </DIV>
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<DIV>I recently, through my cable provider which is Verizon, got the Text to
Speech option working on my TV. Its great, however, the option for on-demand
watching doesn’t work when I go into the menu system to try and bring up
previously aired programs I want to watch and have missed for one reason or
another. </DIV>
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<DIV>By any chance, under these FCC rulings and laws do you know if providers
were supposed to make the on-demand option accessible? On Demand does come with
my basic family plan and I’d like to be able to use it but can’t. I’ve called
Verizon and have had tech help that has gone no where.</DIV>
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<DIV>Thanks for any info you might know.</DIV>
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<DIV>Eileen</DIV>
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<DIV style="font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=njtechdiv@nfbnet.org>David
Andrews via Njtechdiv</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Friday, July 14, 2017 9:55 PM</DIV>
<DIV><B>To:</B> <A title=blindtlk@nfbnet.org>blindtlk@nfbnet.org</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Cc:</B> <A title=dandrews@visi.com>David Andrews</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Subject:</B> [Njtechdiv] FW: Video Description</DIV></DIV></DIV>
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<BLOCKQUOTE class=cite cite="" type="cite"><BR><B>From:</B> Andrews, David B
(DEED) <BR><B>Sent:</B> Friday, July 14, 2017 9:21 AM<BR> <BR>The
following short mention was in a broadcasting newsletter I read. It concerns
video description, also known as audio description on television.
<BR> <BR><B><A
href="http://r.smartbrief.com/resp/jichCHzrmkpCoGdwfDqKfcfCSmBO?format=standard">FCC
votes in favor of expanding video description requirements</A></B> <BR><BR>
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<TD width=133>(Mark Wilson/Getty Images)</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><BR>The
Federal Communications Commission has voted unanimously in favor of increasing
the required number of hours of video descriptions from 50 to 87.5. The new
requirement -- which goes into effect in July 2018 -- also increases the
window for video descriptions from prime time to anytime between 6 a.m. and 12
a.m.<BR> <BR> <BR><BR><B>David Andrews <I>|</I> Chief Technology
Officer<BR></B><I>Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development
<BR>State Services for the Blind</I><B><BR></B>2200 University Ave West, Suite
240, St. Paul MN 55114<B><BR></B>Direct: 651-539-2294<B><BR></B><A
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