Using Voice Guidance and Audio Description with Rogers Xfinity TV

Rogers Xfinity TV was designed with accessibility in mind, offering a variety of accessibility features to give all users a comfortable experience.

Voice Guidance on Rogers Xfinity TV allows customers with visual disabilities the freedom to independently explore thousands of TV shows and movies.

Essentially, your TV will talk to you, verbally guiding you through the Rogers Xfinity TV Guide, menu and sub-menus like Saved, On Demand and Settings, as well as the Mini Guide and any program information that you open on-screen.

You can learn more about how to use Rogers Xfinity TV’s Voice Guidance feature here.

Note, using the Voice Guidance feature is different from using voice commands on your Voice Remote. For more information on using voice commands with Rogers Xfinity TV, check out this article. 

1. Press the Rogers button to open the main menu.
2. Use the arrow keys to navigate to Settings (the gear icon).
3. Use the arrow keys to go to Device Settings and press OK.
4. Use the arrow keys to go to Audio and then select Bluetooth Devices.
5. Select the device that you want to connect from the list displayed, and then press OK on your remote.

1. Press the Rogers button to open the main menu.
2. Use the arrow keys to navigate to Settings (the gear icon).
3. Use the arrow keys to go to Device Settings and press OK.
4. Use the arrow keys to go to Audio and then select Bluetooth Devices.
5. Highlight the settings icon next to the device that you wish to remove and press OK.
6. When prompted, select Disconnect.

Also known as Described Video, this feature offers audio-narrated descriptions of key visual elements on your TV shows and movies, like facial expressions, costumes, on-screen text and scenery changes – elements that people with visual impairments might otherwise miss. These descriptions occur in the natural dialogue pauses, ensuring you don’t miss any key points.

Learn how to use the Audio Description feature on Rogers Xfinity TV here.

Closed Captioning – also known as Subtitles – transcribes the audio portion of a program, including dialogue, narration and sound effects, into on-screen text. This feature is helpful for viewers who are hard of hearing.

Most Rogers Xfinity TV programs come with Closed Captioning. You can learn more about using this accessibility feature on Rogers Xfinity TV here.