Interesting, Rick. I assume, that since this is specifically related to the instant video app, that there isn't any way to use voice search on other fire TV channels. It's a good start. But clearly, the answer would be to make the app accessible so that we could use all the channels.
Sent from my iPhone > On Jul 13, 2015, at 3:45 PM, Rick Alfaro <[email protected]> wrote: > > Mary and others: > > Brent Harbolt from www.harboltcompany.com posted a short podcast on a work > around for using the Fire TV in conjuction with the IOS Instant Video app. > Basically, you find the movie you want in the Instant Video app then do a > voice search for it on the Fire TV. It isn't ideal but it does make the Fire > TV somewhat useable. In the podcast he goes over it step by step, informing > you what to do and how to use the Fire TV remote to accomplish this. I've > taken the liberty of uploading this to SendSpace, hope he doesn't mind. (lol) > > https://www.sendspace.com/file/tz7t06 > > > > Best regards, > > Rick Alfaro > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Mary Otten > Sent: Monday, July 13, 2015 6:13 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Amazon Fire TV Accessibility > > Hi Kevin, > Thank you for your good efforts. Frankly, I wish they would just make the > apps for these things really accessible to the screen reader of choice, > rather than trying to build some kludgy nonsense into the fire TV etc. I have > a Kindle fire HD, and I was so dissatisfied with it that I gave it to my > husband > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Jul 13, 2015, at 2:57 PM, Kevin Shaw <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Hi Mary, >> >> No, I don’t know anyone on the Echo team, but my friend tells me it’s not >> hard to get the message across to the right people. I’ve already told her >> the “community” is hating on Amazon products for lack of screen reader >> accessibility. >> >> My friend has worked on some motor accessibility stuff for Fire TV, so it’s >> not a far leap to get them to put a screen reader on it. >> >> I suggested they take the screen readers from the Fire Phones and put them >> into the Fire TVs, but the Fire Phones are all being used to prop up wobbly >> desks and chairs at Amazon. Only kidding. >> >> Will keep you guys in the loop. >> Kevin >>> On Jul 9, 2015, at 11:54 PM, Mary Otten <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> Good, Kevin. I hope something comes of it. You don't happen to know anybody >>> on the Amazon echo team do you? It seems that requests from ordinary echo >>> users don't do any good, as the updates they release do not help. The >>> iPhone app remains a loser. The website is barely usable in my opinion and >>> not usable and that of some others I know. >>> >>> >>> Sent from my iPhone >>> >>>> On Jul 9, 2015, at 8:31 PM, Kevin Shaw <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>> A friend of mine is a software engineer on the Fire TV team at Amazon. >>>> I’ve told her about the discussions on this list around the Fire TV iPhone >>>> app being inaccessible to VO users and she’s given me her promise that she >>>> will bring it up with the dev team. >>>> Kevin >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>>> email to [email protected]. >>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>> email to [email protected]. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. 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