Paul,
Not sure of your country of origin, but recent laws in the United States are
requiring TV's to be more accessible. I believe the law goes into full effect
in December
The
21st Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act
requires in .
■ Article 2 includes:
Requires user controls for TVs and other video programming devices to be
accessible to people who are blind or visually impaired, and requires TVs and
other video programming devices to have a button, key, icon, or comparable
mechanism designated for activating closed captioning and video description
and
■ Requires on-screen text menus and program guides displayed on TV by set-top
boxes to be accessible to people who are blind or visually impaired and
requires set-top boxes to have a button, key, icon, or comparable mechanism
designated for activating closed captioning (when built-in to the set-top box
.
That is unless some official thinks this is too pesky of a regulation.
Best wishes,
Jonathan Cohn
> On Nov 6, 2016, at 12:52 PM, Paul Hopewell <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> Hello,
> Somewhat off topic but I hope you can help. I am looking for an accessible
> smart tV of around 32 inch screen size. I need audio description and the
> ability for a blind person to control the TV either through built-in voice
> guidance or via a VoiceOver accessible iPhone app. Can anyone offer any
> suggestions?
> Many thanks.
>
> Paul Hopewell
>
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