topic Re: Sky + Controllers for elderly in Sky Accessibility

Sky + Controllers for elderly

FrankT — Fri, 26 Dec 2025 06:39:00 GMT

My wife has difficulty discerning which button to use on our Sky + controller - the print on each button is less than legible for her (and occsionally myself) is there a controller specifically for the elderly (we are 79 and 77 respectively).

Re: Sky + Controllers for elderly

Chloe-W22 — Fri, 26 Dec 2025 10:34:25 GMT

Good morning @FrankT,

Having a look at the online help articles, here.

The Accessibility and Easy Grip remotes work just like our standard remotes, but they’re specifically designed to be easier to use if you’ve got limited vision or dexterity.

They have:

Raised contour buttons with additional tactile points
Larger and bolder button graphics
High visibility buttons
Shortcut buttons to quickly turn on subtitles and audio description
A textured, easy grip design

To discuss you'll need to register and get into contact with our Accessibility team. You can do this at the bottom of the page I linked above.

Re: Sky + Controllers for elderly

Mark39 — Fri, 26 Dec 2025 11:14:11 GMT

@FrankT your wife might find the simplified Flipper remote helpful: https://www.alzproducts.co.uk/flipper-big-button-remote-control

Try Ebay if,the price for a new one is a bit high.