[blparent] Accessible Appliances
Barbara Hammel
poetlori8 at msn.com
Thu Dec 31 14:10:30 UTC 2009
What I did with my washer and dryer is Brailled out a diagram for
reference. Of course, you have to keep it in a safe place or you're sunk.
I've lost mine a few times before I found a good place to hide it. Ours is
a a Whirlpool. Guess I've never gotten around to actually Brailling it.
The reference sheet works well enough, I guess.
Barbara
A Congress that will always do its work in the dark must have something to
hide. The people have spoken, yet they do not listen.
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From: "Leanne Merren" <leemer02 at gmail.com>
Sent: Wednesday, December 30, 2009 10:11 PM
To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
Subject: Re: [blparent] Accessible Appliances
> Our dishwasher has a touch pad and I actually like it because it was so
> easy to braille. There are several buttons and it would have been a pain
> to try to remember what each one does. So I just labeled it with my dymo
> tape labeler and it's pretty easy to use. You still have to press pretty
> hard on the buttons for it to change so I haven't had issues with it being
> bumped or anything when I'm trying to read it or otherwise. If I mess up
> and I'm not sure what setting I have it on, then I have to ask my son or
> somebody what it's set on, but mostly I keep it on the same settings
> anyway, so the only buttons I usually need to push are start or maybe
> change the cycle if I don't wash as many dishes or something. It might be
> trickier with something like a washer though where different people might
> be using different settings and you don't know what it's set on when you
> go to use it.
> We had a tech out to work on our dishwasher once from Maytag and he told
> us that for our washer and dryer, which are Whirlpool (the 2 companies are
> the same now), we could have gotten braille over lays for the dials for
> free if we had called them within 6 months of purchasing the machines.
> They came with the house though so that wouldn't have worked for us. But
> you might want to check with them and see what your options are for
> getting your appliances labeled for free if you buy their products. I
> think they have to be specifically Whirlpool products, but I could be
> wrong. Also, I'm hearing from a lot of people that they're having issues
> with GE products, so something to do some research on before you buy.
> *smile*
> Leanne
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Robert Shelton" <rshelton1 at gmail.com>
> To: "'NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List'" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, December 30, 2009 12:18 AM
> Subject: [blparent] Accessible Appliances
>
>
>> Hi -- happy holidays everyone. Turns out that we will be replacing
>> several
>> major appliances -- washer, dryer, dishwasher -- very soon. For many
>> years,
>> we have simply muddled through, but I'd like to be smart about purchasing
>> equipment that either of us can use. My sweety can see, and I've always
>> been able to get by in a pinch, but a lot of new appliances have touchpad
>> controls which might be a challenge. Surely this is an issue that many
>> blind people have faced. Wonder if anyone publishes something like a
>> Consumer Reports for accessibility of common household appliances. If
>> there
>> are other lists/resources devoted to this topic, I'd appreciate a
>> pointer.
>> A couple of weeks ago, I posted a question about how to deal with a
>> diabetic
>> partner and got steered to an excellent resource -- thanks.
>>
>> Best wishes to all,
>>
>> --Robert
>>
>>
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