[Blind-international-students] introducing myself and comments on your discussion

[Guido Corona]

Dan,  accessible appliances is one of the areas of particular interest of
the NFB's technical team.  You may want to give them a call.  Furthermore,
you may contact Brad Hodges at AFB Tech center in Huntsville (West
Virginia), as he was subject matter focal point when he was working for NFB,
and has continued to keep current ever since: (304) 523-8651 x.3486. 

Best,

G.


Guido D. Corona
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Mobile: (512) 466-1322

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[mailto:blind-international-students-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Dan
Weiner
Sent: Monday, August 09, 2010 8:40 AM
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Subject: Re: [Blind-international-students] introducing myself and comments
on your discussion

And, on the subject of accessibility issues for which there is no
work-around, what abut the plethora of new house-hold appliances which have
read-outs and no  
Feasible work-around?
In the apartment where I used to live, there were washers and driers on the
first floor.
Totally flat buttons, and you were obliged to use a card to start the
machine. You could not tell when you were close to running out of money on
your card. To recharge the card, you needed to use a machine that was
totally inaccessible.
I'm sure everyone has come across similar appliances in the last few years.
Is there anyone working on ideas to handle this frustrating maddening
dilemma?

Dan W



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