Spectrum Access: Enabled Media 4+

Just discovered this app a couple of weeks ago. I absolutely love it! Thank you so much for developing an app like this.I am so very excited about this new technology. I have been waiting for it for a long time and hoping it will be available on all TV shows movies etc. just as close captioning is. Thank you so much for providing this for free and the only reason I gave it four stars is I have just started using it and there are not many TV shows at all on it. Is there anyway other than checking the app occasionally to find out when new programs and movies are being added? Thank you again!

Update: We hope that you are still enjoying your content and we would love to earn a 5 star rating from you. To address your point, there is now a "Newly Added" category that you can view on the home screen of the app to know which titles were added most recently for ease. Hope this helps and please don't hesitate to reach out to me at SpectrumAccess@charter.com with additional questions. You can also discover our content here: https://access-app.spectrum.net/.

The selection of African-American films was inadequate, and most disturbingly they were mostly drawn from movies directed by Tyler Perry. Most of those Taylor Perry movies feature a cross-dressed Perry playing the role of a woman named Madea Simmons. This type of slapstick comedy is somewhat racy and a poor representative of the best of African Americans cinematography.

I would suggest that you expand your selection of African Americans movies to include those produced, written or directed by: Joseph Manduke, Theodore Witcher, Spike Lee, John Singleton, and other African-American rising stars. Their work more accurately portrays the African Americans experience in a positive non-denigrating way.

Unlike “Gone with the Wind”, “Driving Miss Daisy” and the “Help” I’m hoping you will find classic movies and all-time greats like “Cornbread Earl and Me”, “Do the Right Thing” and “Love Jones.” These are but a few examples of movies that choreograph the African-American experience through a lens that is more realistic, less stereotypical, and non-denigrating.

Thank you for your feedback and we appreciate your request for more diversity in our selection of films. Because Spectrum Access is a companion app, we do not have a control over which films receive an audio description. We will make a request to our distributor for the films listed, as well as films by the writers, producers and directors you suggested. ^JM

Previously the Actiview app had movies like Wonder with ASL interpreting and disappointing this didn’t carry over to this app. We really need more like this for kids, especially to have access. My daughter is in 2nd grade and starting to read is only now starting to understand many popular mainstream movies because Deaf children who don’t read currently have 0 access.

Hi and thank you for your valuable feedback. We are continually working to improve the app and are working with partners to promote content into the app's library. It is continuous usership like yours that helps us build a case for the app. We would love to earn 5 stars from you toward this end and welcome any additional feedback. Please don't hesitate to reach out to SpectrumAccess@charter.com with additional comments.