It does not appear to give audio description info. Example, Globe Trekker tonight on our local PBS station on Newsline says it is audio described. TV guide mobile says nothing about that.
Richard > On Nov 21, 2015, at 12:19 PM, Kramlinger, Keith G., M.D. > <kramlinger.ke...@mayo.edu> wrote: > > Does TVGuide indicate whether a show is audio described? I know NFB Newsline > does, but it's not altogether thorough or accurate, as far as my experience > tells me (but I like it when the info is correct!). Keith > > -----Original Message----- > From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of > M. Taylor > Sent: Friday, November 20, 2015 3:20 AM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: RE: TV GuideMobile Is Back and It's Better Than Ever > > Hello Anthony and Everyone who has contributed to this thread. > > In an effort to reduce list clutter, I will reply to everyone’s comments in > this one post, okay? > > 1. > Anthony, you are quite welcome. > > I believe Tom has already answered your question as to how TV Guide Mobile > differs from NFB Newsline. I will add that the NFB solution is wonderful but > I prefer TV Guide Mobile as, for me anyway, it allows for more seamless > interaction. > > 2. > Hello David, I appreciate your frustration and will not attempt to change > your opinion of TV Guide Mobile. However, as with many mainstream programs > that offer a welcome screen, once navigated, the heart of the program is > quite accessible. Just so you know, single-finger, double-tapping, hold and > swiping to the left will move you through the welcome screen at the end of > which displays the Finish button. All I can say is that I have been using > this app for over 4 years and have enjoyed many, many hours of television > programming as a direct result of having this useful and accessible tool. > > 3. > Jenifer, yes, TV Guide Mobile gives episode summaries including original air > dates. > > 4. > Les, at present, I cannot reproduce your problem. That is not to say that > there is no problem but only that I cannot reproduce it on my 6 Plus. As a > possible workaround, single-finger, double-tap on a channel number in the > left most column in order to display only that channel’s lineup in a simple > list view. As for how the app has improved? Well, now one can change the > date and time for the displayed listings. The search feature is completely > accessible. The menu buttons are properly labeled, etc. There are many, > many VoiceOver accessible issues that have finally, finally been resolved. > > 5. > Kathy, while I appreciate the fact that the welcome screen does offer a bit > of a challenge to VoiceOver users, once navigated, the heart of the program > is quite accessible. I realize that saying this does not reduce your initial > disappointment as we have become so used to accessibility being defined by > the experience encountered at an app’s launch but there are other proverbial > yardsticks by which to measure accessibility. Once navigated, you will not > encounter the Welcome Screen again and will, I think, enjoy the power of this > tool. > > 6. > Richard, I assure you that I recommended this app from the perspective of a > totally blind user. Many things are difficult, until they are not. Case in > point, many new blind iPhone users, whom I have supported over the years, > felt deceived when they first began using iPhone saying something like, “You > said this phone was accessible. People told me that it’s easy to use iPhone > but it’s not.” In each and every instance I reply, “I never said it would be > easy.” Also in each instance, after a week or so, they usually began to > realize the power of iPhone. It is no different with TV Guide Mobile. > > 7. > Mary, I want to make it clear that I stand by my glowing recommendation of TV > Guide Mobile. I believe it to be a very powerful tool for any VoiceOver user > who wants to browse television listings. Also, on those few occasions when I > do recommend apps that are more accessible for low vision users than those > who are totoally blind, I do not neglect to include that distinction in my > post. > > Again, thank you all for contributing to this thread. > > Mark > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of > Anthony Vece > Sent: Thursday, November 19, 2015 6:07 PM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: TV GuideMobile Is Back and It's Better Than Ever > > Hi Mark; > > Thank you for your useful information. > > Anthony > > > Sent from my Verizon iPhone 6s! > >> On Nov 19, 2015, at 8:12 PM, Tom Lange <lang...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> Hi, >> TV Listings are quite differt with NFB Newsline. With Newsline, you pick a >> channel by entering its number and you get the remainder of today's program >> lineup, and you can jump to another channel or move to the previous or next >> day's program lineup for the selected channel. >> >> By contrast, when you go into Listings in TV Guide Mobile, you see the >> entire scrollable channel lineup, from which you pick the channel you want >> and double-tap it. The channel lineup shows you channels and their >> corresponding names (for example 120 VH1 Classic), along with the program >> that's currently being aired (for example, 8 pm, Live at Darryl's House). >> After making a channel selection with a double-tap, you get a similar >> program lineup to the one in NFB Newsline. There's much more to scroll >> through in the TVG Mobile channel lineup, but the process of picking >> channels is less clunky, in my opinion. >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >>> On Nov 19, 2015, at 2:45 PM, Anthony Vece <ajv...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> Hi Mark; >>> >>> How does it differ from NFB NewsLine? >>> >>> Thanks >>> Anthony >>> >>> >>> Sent from my Verizon iPhone 6s! >>> >>>> On Nov 19, 2015, at 3:49 PM, M. 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