Accessible TV Program Guide
Author: Ian C. Langtree - Writer/Editor for Disabled World (DW)
Published: 2008/12/09 - Updated: 2010/06/24
Category Topic: Recreation - Entertainment - Related Publications
Page Content: Synopsis - Introduction - Main
Synopsis: Online accessible TV guides for the blind and vision impaired to quickly lookup TV show episode titles and air dates.
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You can even select your favorite shows and then click "Create feed" to generate your own personalized RSS feed with all your TV shows for the day listed.
Sky Accessible new TV Listings Guide shows audio described, subtitled and signed programs being broadcast in the next 7 days on over 100 channels. Choose All Channels, or view programs by genre, eg Entertainment, Movies, Sports etc.
LocateTV (www.locatetv.com) is a quick search engine for TV listings, in particular for TV shows and Movies. Find out when your favorite shows or movies are shown on TV, see whether they are available online (both free and paid), and view where you can get them on DVD.
Epguides (www.epguides.com) is a website where you can quickly look up TV show episode titles and air dates. The site currently has episode lists for over 4100 TV shows. You can search and browse them alphabetically, sort them by year, check out currently running shows and view a current and fall US TV schedule grid. You can subscribe to newly added shows, recently canceled shows (US only) and recently released US and UK TV DVDs, and get updates on your feed reader using RSS.
MyTVRSS (www.mytvrss.com) can track air dates for your favorite TV Shows and notify you when the new episodes are out. Stay on top of the latest episode release dates for your favorite TV shows by creating a special RSS feed that can be added to your feedreader. All you need to do is select the shows you would like MyTVRSS to track, click "Create Feed" and add the feed to your reader.
Author Credentials: Ian is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of Disabled World, a leading resource for news and information on disability issues. With a global perspective shaped by years of travel and lived experience, Ian is a committed proponent of the Social Model of Disability-a transformative framework developed by disabled activists in the 1970s that emphasizes dismantling societal barriers rather than focusing solely on individual impairments. His work reflects a deep commitment to disability rights, accessibility, and social inclusion. To learn more about Ian's background, expertise, and accomplishments, visit his full biography.