[BlindTlk] Regarding Effectiveness of Cleaning Solutions and Devices

[Judy Jones]

The pennies might not make it through a power brush if you are using one, but the pattern idea is great.  I do similar, I work in a grid pattern with some overlapping and crisscrossing to be sure, then give special attention to corners edges, around furniture legs, etc.

Judy


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From: BlindTlk [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Gary Wunder via BlindTlk
Sent: Saturday, April 6, 2019 7:00 PM
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Subject: Re: [BlindTlk] Regarding Effectiveness of Cleaning Solutions and Devices

If you have a vacuum that will let you examine the contents you have swept, try getting some pennies and distributing around your house or a few rooms. Remember how many you have. Throw some so that you have no idea where they are. Then do a vacuuming. Figure out how many you get. Then ask someone to help you determine where others may be. This tells you where you are not being consistent. The more you practice being consistent, the more normal it seems. I go north to south, then east to west, and getting along the walls is where I fall down. 

 

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From: BlindTlk [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Raymond Foret Jr via BlindTlk
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Vacuum and mop barefoot if you’re in to that.  Helps judge how clean the floor is.  Believe me, it’s easier to keep up if you keep it up.


Sent from the first computer with built-in screen reader access for the blind:

Sincerely,

The constantly barefooted Ray

> On Apr 6, 2019, at 7:07 PM, Judy Jones via BlindTlk <blindtlk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Hello, Humberto,
> 
> There is nothing like experience and policing an area to help you to know it is clean.  You can use any soap, any wipes, or a damp rag, or a scrubber, just whatever will get the job done.
> 
> Policing an area means feeling over it, walking around it.  A sighted person can look around, we have to police the area.
> 
> The best thing to do is clean up after yourself each time when in the kitchen, for instance.  Those counters will always need wiping with a damp soapy rag, same with the stove.
> 
> My mom used to tell me, if you can't see that it's clean, clean it.  
> 
> I use micro fiber cloths for dusting and they are great.  Both my daughter and I switched totally to micro fiber cleaning cloths last year.  They can be used wet or dry.
> 
> Cleaning the bathroom, wiping down every day doesn't take long at all.  Cleaning the tub/shower before use.  The reason I said that is that you will be guaranteed of a clean area when using it.  My husband has also toweled down the shower after he uses it.  I don't do that, but I spray in this Wet And Forget Shower Spray once a week, and there is no grime or gunk when maintained.
> 
> You can swish out a toilet bowl daily and maybe give it a good clean once a week, different people do different things.  And don't forget to clean the top, sides, and behind the seat and the part of the toilet bolted to the floor.  A wipe down is usually sufficient.
> 
> Dusting weekly.  Windows and mirrors weekly.
> 
> Vacuum weekly.
> 
> You were asking about accessibility?  I don't believe accessibility is the issue here, as much as just get an  appliance/vacuum you are comfortable with.
> 
> Others may have different ideas, but glad you wrote in.  
> 
> Judy
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: BlindTlk [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Humberto Avila via BlindTlk
> Sent: Saturday, April 6, 2019 4:43 PM
> To: blindtlk at nfbnet.org
> Cc: Humberto Avila
> Subject: [BlindTlk] Regarding Effectiveness of Cleaning Solutions and Devices
> 
> Hello everyone on the Blind Talk list:
> 
> I am currently starting to live in an apartment independently with a roomate and I have some questions about cleaning it.
> 
> Based on your experiences, which produt(s) are more efficient, effective, and accessibly do the job well for a blind person? How are your experiences with using wipes, general-purpose systems and soaps? Which ones should I use in the kitchen and which ones do I need for the bathroom ETC? How do you properly use them nonvisually?
> 
> Thanks so much! Have an awesome weekend!
> 
> Sincerely, Humberto
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