[access-uk] Re: facilities for the blind on sky
- From: "Steve Nutt" <steve@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 5 Aug 2007 23:38:08 +0100
Hi Kevin,
You still have to have a computer to get Broadband connections. As I
understand it, he has a downer on computers.
All the best
Steve
-----Original Message-----
From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
Kevin Lloyd
Sent: 05 August 2007 14:33
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [access-uk] Re: facilities for the blind on sky
Hi.
For his radio needs why not suggest the Sonus talking DAB radio? Not Sky
but just as much choice of stations to listen to and all with spoken
prompts.
As far as keeping in touch with overseas friends and family, perhaps suggest
a 'voice over internet protocol' phone? I don't know a lot about this
subject but I believe there's a number of deals to be had out there now,
including Tesco, where you can effectively get a handset that connects
through broadband to allow you to take advantage of cheap or free calls
without the need for a computer.
Regards.
Kevin
E-mail: kevin.lloyd3@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
----- Original Message -----
From: "Adrien Collins" <adriencollins06@xxxxxxx>
To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, August 04, 2007 3:01 PM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: facilities for the blind on sky
> Hi
>
> I wasn't enquiring about sky for myself. It was for somebody on one of the
> forums. His father has just lost his sight. He doesn't use computers.
> Doesn't really like tv but enjoys the radio so he was asking me if I knew
> of any radios that announced the station that is being tuned in to and if
> there was an easy way to know what radio station you were listening to on
> sky.
>
> Here's the difficult bit. This guy's father doesn't like computers and he
> has asked me if there was a way they could keep in touch. Nick is in
> France, his father is in the UK and Nick's sister is in Ghana. I
> immediately thought of e-mails but as his father doesn't use a computer
> that's not possible. Any other ideas? A very tricky one. The obvious
> solution is to get his father on the internet but if he's never watched tv
> or used a pc that could be difficult!!
>
> Regards
>
> Adrien
>
> You can get me off list at
> adriencollins06@xxxxxxx
>
> Speakon is a free fully self-voicing accessible multimedia
> program for
> the visually impaired, find out more by downloading the
> software from:
> http://www.a-technic.net/speakon.htm
> You can join the speakon user group by sending a blank
> e-mail to:
> speakon-subscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Steve Nutt" <steve@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Saturday, August 04, 2007 12:49 AM
> Subject: [access-uk] Re: facilities for the blind on sky
>
>
>> Hi Adrien,
>>
>> Take a look at http://www.sky.com/accessibility.
>>
>> You can download channel listings, so that you can directly type the
>> number
>> of a channel. You can text or set up recordings over the web if you have
>> a
>> Sky Plus box. It is not great if you don't have a computer or a mobile
>> phone, but if you do have either, then you can do a lot with Sky.
>>
>> All the best
>>
>> Steve
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
>> Of
>> Adrien Collins
>> Sent: 03 August 2007 23:32
>> To: access uk
>> Subject: [access-uk] facilities for the blind on sky
>>
>> Hi
>>
>> Somebody local on a forum has asked me about sky and how a viperson can
>> use
>> sky. I know nothing about sky but could someone please tell me what
>> facilities sky has for visually impaired people.
>>
>> Is it easy for a vi person to tune into various radio stations? Do sky
>> boxes
>>
>> have speech capabilities?
>>
>> Regards
>>
>> Adrien
>>
>> You can get me off list at
>> adriencollins06@xxxxxxx
>>
>> Speakon is a free fully self-voicing accessible multimedia
>> program for
>> the visually impaired, find out more by downloading the
>> software from:
>> http://www.a-technic.net/speakon.htm
>> You can join the speakon user group by sending a blank
>> e-mail to:
>> speakon-subscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>
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