[blparent] Accessible Appliances

Sat Jan 2 17:48:15 UTC 2010

Veronica,
Our old washer sounds like it was the way yours is. Someone showed me that 
if you turn the knob the opposite way it will come off, and then you can 
remove the top cover. The knob then can be screwed back on, and you can mark 
the arrow with some glue or tape. They told me a lot of times those top 
covers will come off, and are only there for decoration or something.

Eva
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Veronica Smith" <madison_tewe at spinn.net>
To: "'NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List'" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Thursday, December 31, 2009 9:55 PM
Subject: Re: [blparent] Accessible Appliances

>I have mine brailled, but what I found was the inner circle moves and the
> outer circle moves and sometimes they don't work quite right and the 
> washer
> doesn't rinse the clothes. Weird! V
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Barbara Hammel
> Sent: Thursday, December 31, 2009 7:10 AM
> To: NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [blparent] Accessible Appliances
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>
>    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
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> Subject: Re: [blparent] Accessible Appliances
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>> 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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