<html class="apple-mail-supports-explicit-dark-mode"><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto">Hi Joseph, I\u2019m using my youtube tv free trial right now and quite happy with it! I like using it on my phone and IPad too. I especially like the dvr feature cause I don\u2019t always like watching things when they\u2019re shown. <br id="lineBreakAtBeginningOfSignature"><div dir="ltr">Warm Regards, <div>Beatrice Oliveti </div><div>National Federation Of The Blind </div><div>Of NJ. Northeast Chapter </div><div>Vice-President </div><div>National Federation Of The Blind Of NJ. Braille Group Co-Facilitator </div><div>Bayonne, NJ. Lions Club Administrator </div><div>Cell: 2019838124 </div><div>Email: beatrice.oliveti@gmail.com </div></div><div dir="ltr"><br><blockquote type="cite">On May 18, 2026, at 2:02\u202fPM, Joseph Hudson via NJTechDiv <njtechdiv@nfbnet.org> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr">\ufeff
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Hi Tracy, I'm sorry that optimum has dropped their accessibility option. I am a happy YouTube subscriber. And I find using it through my phone or my computer, the best options. Or I'm possibly sure that you could use it quite comfortably on a smart TV as well.
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<div>On May 18, 2026, at 8:16\u202fAM, Tracy Carcione via NJTechDiv <njtechdiv@nfbnet.org> wrote:</div>
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<div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">For a long time, we had software on our Optimum cable box that would announce the channel and what was playing, and I could also use it to access the
DVR.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Optimum doesn\u2019t support it anymore, and their new cable box doesn\u2019t have any accessibility at all.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">They think that maybe a smart TV would have it, but I don\u2019t know.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">If I buy a smart TV, and turn on Talkback or whatever it has, will it tell me what\u2019s playing on a channel and have ways to access the DVR?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">For instance, I was able to move through the shows on a channel until I found the one I wanted to record, then hit record. Later, I could go into the
DVR, scroll through the recordings, find the one I wanted, watch it, then go through the menu to either keep it or delete it. Imagine that. Can I get those same features on a smart TV?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">I have 0 interest in using Alexa.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">It\u2019s extremely annoying that Optimum had accessibility, and then just ditched it completely.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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