Hi Martin,
...and digital exclusion, such as the lack of attention to the needs of
non-digital older and disabled people makes worse the problem of loneliness
among older and disabled people. Loneliness is now cited as as big a health
risk as smoking. So looking after the needs of your vulnerable non-digital
customers can have far-reaching consequences.
Best,
Clive
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From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
martin wilsher
Sent: 30 April 2015 11:58
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [access-uk] Re: Accessibility on Sky
Digital exclusion is a real problem, and tbh sky should have put their millions
into development of an accessible box. I remember talking to them in 2003
about it. it's now 12 years on, and in sky box terms, we totally blind have
got nowhere. You can exclude sky talker, as that's not viable now, and never
was, as the box outstripped the capabilities of the blindie box attachment even
before release. Sky should have invested in an accessible solution for their
boxes from the ground up, and why on earth they didn't look into adapting the
tvonix boxes I will never know, as the ground work had been done in that case.
Sky must have known about the talking freeview box. Their attention to their
blind, non-digital customers has been woeful tbh. I fear for the non-digital
blind person's access to tv technology, they can only get further and further
behind. An accessible box, from switch on is possible, and sky should be
making all efforts to create one, as accessibility helps
everyone, not just blind people.
From martin.
-----Original Message-----
From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
Clive.Lever@xxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: 30 April 2015 11:26
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [access-uk] Re: Accessibility on Sky
Hello all,
I wonder how this will help those viewers not online/those not using apps on
Smartphones? (apparently about a third of all disabled people have never used
the internet, according to Office for National Statistics figures. The
proportion is about the same among people aged 65 to 74 and far fewer people
over 75 have ever been online…that says nothing about those who have used the
internet but struggle).
Best,
Clive
From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of CJ
&AA MAY
Sent: 29 April 2015 23:21
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [access-uk] Re: Accessibility on Sky
I didn’t know this.
Alison
From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
[mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Ibrahim Gucukoglu
Sent: 29 April 2015 21:25
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [access-uk] Re: Accessibility on Sky
Hi Alison.
Sky Talker is no longer available I’m afraid, it was only ever compatible with
the original Sky and Sky Plus boxes, and since they’ve moved to HD equipment
now for which their is no compatible connection for the Sky Talker unit itself,
Sky decided to sease production. The accessibility features are now being
concentrated on their smartphone apps, on Android and iOS.
All the best, Ibrahim.
From: CJ &AA MAY <mailto:chrisalismay@xxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, April 28, 2015 11:02 PM
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [access-uk] Re: Accessibility on Sky
There is also Sky Talker of course, but the voice is so awful! But it is useful
for providing a synopsis, indicating which channel you are on and whether that
programme has audio descripton.
Alison
From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
[mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Barry Hill
Sent: 28 April 2015 21:55
To: 'Barry Hill'
Subject: [access-uk] Accessibility on Sky
Hi all
Sky have a new level of accessibility for their Sky box and on-screen menu’s.
You can now increase contrast and font size.
Cheers
Barry
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