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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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