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--></style></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>I talked to Bea, and she says the Optimum box is accessible; the workers just have no clue. She told me exactly what to tell the cable guy to do to turn on accessibility, so we made an appointment to try again.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>NJTech comes through again!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Tracy<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> NJTechDiv <njtechdiv-bounces@nfbnet.org> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Beatrice Oliveti via NJTechDiv<br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, May 18, 2026 9:53 AM<br><b>To:</b> njtechdiv@nfbnet.org<br><b>Cc:</b> Beatrice Oliveti <beatrice.oliveti@gmail.com><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [NJTechDiv] Accessible cable TV<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Hi Tracey. I remember you and I used to talk about this all the time! I can{t believe Optimum took away their accessibility options. I disconnected cable to save money. I do cable and an airial antenna now. But it was only a few months ago that I had cable. And I had a streaming box and it had the accessibility. Is your box a streaming box_ If you buy a smart TV it{s only going to read you the channels on the TV not the cable box. But you can use optimum through the optimum tv app on your phone. That will allow you to use your phone as a control and the voiceover will talk back to you. You can also watch your dvred programming on your TV. You might also consider switching to Hulu with live TV, Youtube TV, or Directtv. They{re very accessible on your phone and IPad. Hope this helps. <o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>Warm Regards, <o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>Beatrice Oliveti <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>National Federation Of The Blind <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Of NJ. Northeast Chapter <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Vice-President <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>National Federation Of The Blind Of NJ. Braille Group Co-Facilitator <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Bayonne, NJ. Lions Club Administrator <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Cell: 2019838124 <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Email: <a href="mailto:beatrice.oliveti@gmail.com">beatrice.oliveti@gmail.com</a> <o:p></o:p></p></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><br><br><o:p></o:p></p><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>On May 18, 2026, at 9:17\u202fAM, Tracy Carcione via NJTechDiv <<a href="mailto:njtechdiv@nfbnet.org">njtechdiv@nfbnet.org</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></blockquote></div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal>\ufeff<span style='font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>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.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Optimum doesn\u2019t support it anymore, and their new cable box doesn\u2019t have any accessibility at all.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>They think that maybe a smart TV would have it, but I don\u2019t know.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>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?</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>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?</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>I have 0 interest in using Alexa.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>It\u2019s extremely annoying that Optimum had accessibility, and then just ditched it completely.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Tracy</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif'>_______________________________________________<br>NJTechDiv mailing list<br><a href="mailto:NJTechDiv@nfbnet.org">NJTechDiv@nfbnet.org</a><br><a href="http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/njtechdiv_nfbnet.org">http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/njtechdiv_nfbnet.org</a><br>To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for NJTechDiv:<br><a href="http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/njtechdiv_nfbnet.org/beatrice.oliveti%40gmail.com">http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/njtechdiv_nfbnet.org/beatrice.oliveti%40gmail.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></blockquote></div></body></html>