Tag: RNIB
Freeview rolls out Accessible TV guide
Digital TV network Freeview has launched an Accessible TV Guide, now available at Channel 555 of supported Freeview Play devices. Freeview’s Accessible TV Guide will make it simpler for viewers with accessibility needs, such as visual impairments or hearing loss, to discover and find content more easily. Developed with insight from viewers, advocacy groups, and…
Amazon Alexa users can now ask it to speak more slowly
Amazon Alexa users can now ask the digital assistant to speak more slowly as part of efforts to make the virtual helper easier to interact with. The artificial intelligence-powered assistant is behind Amazon’s line of Echo smart devices and can be found in a number of smartphones. Amazon has announced that users can now say…
TVonics team with RNIB and IVONA for set-top box for the blind and partially sighted
TVonics have teamed up with the Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) and software developers IVONA to develop an updated version of their DTR-HD500 aimed at blind and partially sighted people. Using text-to-speech technology, the updated box is easier…
Sky offer old Sky TV Guide back to visually impaired viewers
The message boards over at our Shiny friends HDTVUK have been alight with readers venting their spleens over the new-look Sky + HD Guide, which completed its nationwide roll-out last week. Many of you have been complaining that the new…
