<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 Lori, yah, my box had voice guidance as of March. I disconnected cable because it was too expensive! <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 11:02\u202fAM, Lori Falk via NJTechDiv <njtechdiv@nfbnet.org> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr">\ufeff<meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><div dir="ltr"></div><div dir="ltr">Good morning,</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">We have a optimum cable box that was replaced just a few years ago and you can use the speak button on the remote to say turn on voice guidance if I remember correctly. </div><div dir="ltr">At that point, you can then arrow aroundfor the menus and I know we turned on audio description.</div><div dir="ltr">Unfortunately, my husband turns off all the voice guidance features on the TVs and one TV has the audio description turned on and it just stays on.</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Sorry if this is not what you were looking for but I do hope it\u2019s helpful.</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br><blockquote type="cite">On May 18, 2026, at 9:16\u202fAM, Tracy Carcione via NJTechDiv <njtechdiv@nfbnet.org> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr">\ufeff<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=us-ascii"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 15 (filtered medium)"><style>@font-face { font-family: "Cambria Math"; }
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div.WordSection1 { page: WordSection1; }</style><div class="WordSection1"><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.<o:p></o:p></span></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.<o:p></o:p></span></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.<o:p></o:p></span></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?<o:p></o:p></span></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?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">I have 0 interest in using Alexa.<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">It\u2019s extremely annoying that Optimum had accessibility, and then just ditched it completely.<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></div><span>_______________________________________________</span><br><span>NJTechDiv mailing list</span><br><span>NJTechDiv@nfbnet.org</span><br><span>http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/njtechdiv_nfbnet.org</span><br><span>To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for NJTechDiv:</span><br><span>http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/njtechdiv_nfbnet.org/falkl%40optonline.net</span><br></div></blockquote><span>_______________________________________________</span><br><span>NJTechDiv mailing list</span><br><span>NJTechDiv@nfbnet.org</span><br><span>http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/njtechdiv_nfbnet.org</span><br><span>To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for NJTechDiv:</span><br><span>http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/njtechdiv_nfbnet.org/beatrice.oliveti%40gmail.com</span><br></div></blockquote></body></html>