Like many blind people, I grew up enjoying television along with my
sighted peers and watched/listened to TV programs on a daily basis along
with audio drama and the radio in general. I had lots of shows I looked
forward to, even if they were sometimes so visual that I had no clue as
to what was happening in some scenes.
With Internet-based TV, we are now able to enjoy many of today's TV
shows not only on our TV but on our accessible devices, such as an
iPhone, iPad, PC, Mac, etc. In many cases, we are not limited to just
today's programs but we can also enjoy many of the classic shows we grew
up with, such as I Love Lucy, Lost in Space and, last but most certainly
not least, Star Trek, along with many others. This new freedom comes
with various accessibility challenges, as some apps are more of a
challenge to use than others. To that end, I have set up a mailing list
for the purpose of discussing accessibility issues with Internet-based
TV services. I'm not so much interested in discussing specific shows and
so I'd prefer to not have messages talking about how a specific Trek
episode was so much better than some other episode. However, I would
like this list to facilitate discussion with questions, answers, tips
and tricks for using your favorite Internet TV service with speech,
Braille or low vision solutions.
In the event that we find apps and services to be less than accessible
or usable, I would also like this list to facilitate some advocacy
whereby we can contact the developers of these services to alert them of
accessibility issues or relevant bugs.
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David Goldfield,
Assistive Technology Specialist
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