Cheers Stuart, I see what box the person has , thanks. Gary Sent from my iPhone > On 14 Mar 2015, at 19:34, Stuart Lawler <stuart.lawler@xxxxxxx> wrote: > > Hi Gary, > > Audio Description is available on the older UPC Thompson boxes, they just > don't know about it themselves! > > I don't have that box any more, and indeed, I upgraded to Horizon in part > because at the time I too thought that it was only available on that system. > > I'll ask the person who told me though and find out for you how to enable it. > Note though if you don't have the Thompson box it may not work. > > Stuart > > -----Original Message----- > From: vip_students-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:vip_students-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of garyworn > Sent: 13 March 2015 19:09 > To: Vip.students > Subject: [vip_students] Re UPC audio description > > Hi guys. > After a Very long time waiting to get a upc sale representative, I first got > to ask does upc have the facilities on their boxes for audio description and > yes indeed they do but you have to get a Horizon box which will cost you an > extra €5 a month, I told the guy that this is discrimination against > visually impaired and blind folk as this is the only way that these people > can enjoy there favourite tv program's and his reply was that anyone that has > that box pays the extra cost, I told him that I would make more enquiries > about this cost from the justice and equality body of Ireland. If anyone else > has come across this type of abuse for disabled people I encourage you to > complain about it. > > Gary > > Sent from my iPhone==================== > The vip_students mailing list > Manage account or unsubscribe: //www.freelists.org/list/vip_students > Archives: //www.freelists.org/archives/vip_students > Administrative contact: support@xxxxxxx > > ==================== > > > [NCBI Footer Image]<http://www.ncbi.ie> > > Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ncbisightloss > Follow us on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/ncbi_sightloss > > Check-out NCBI's MÃcheál Ó Muircheartaigh appeal on the following link. > http://youtu.be/25P2tiuCi0U > > NCBI Group - CRO No 26293 CHY 20902 > NCBI Services - CRO No 527862 CHY 4626 > NCBI Retail - CRO No 527863 CHY 20619 > NCBI Charitable Foundation - CRO No 527864 CHY 12673 > > > Information in this email (including attachments) is confidential. It is > intended for receipt and consideration only by the intended recipient. If you > are not an addressee or intended recipient, any use, dissemination, > distribution, disclosure, publication or copying of information contained in > this email is strictly prohibited. Opinions expressed in this email may be > personal to the author and are not necessarily the opinions of NCBI. > > If this email has been received by you in error we would be grateful if you > could immediately notify the IT Service Desk by telephone at +353 1 8821911 > or by email to service.desk@xxxxxxx and thereafter delete this e-mail from > your system. > > ázø©²Ûz{l™¨¥Šx%ŠËLjv y§¢éí¢»§²æìr¸›zm§ÿðÃëyéb²Û(®åŠË¾*l¶ç^žÛÈb½ë!¶Úÿ > 0~·ž–+-²ŠàýªÜ†+Þ³ûâ¦Ënuéí°fŠx¬¶¶Š÷œ¢{ZrÛ.¦š+¶wŠ' ==========================================================The vip_students mailing list Manage account or unsubscribe: //www.freelists.org/list/vip_students Archives: //www.freelists.org/archives/vip_students Administrative contact: support@xxxxxxx ==========================================================