[blparent] Most accessible baby monitors (and thermometer)

[Allison]

Hi,

We posted the thermometer question a couple months back and didn't get much
in the way of replies. Someone suggested an Amazon one that looked good, but
then others said it wouldn't be accurate for new borns. 

I looked at Babies"R"Us and saw a few thermometers that work through iOS
apps, which in theory could be more accessible, but that may or may not be
the case because not all apps work with Voiceover. Has anyone on this list
tried any of the thermometers that work with iOS? We thought about trying
one, but would hate to buy an expensive thermometer with an inaccessible
app. We may try anyway and hope we can return it, but I was hoping someone
on here already tried one out?

Thanks,
Allison


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From: blparent [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Steve
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Sent: Monday, October 26, 2015 5:50 AM
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Subject: [blparent] Most accessible baby monitors (and thermometer)

Hi all,

My wife and I are expecting our first child in a couple months, and being
the computer nerd and engineer of the two of us along with being visually
impaired, I took on the task of finding a baby monitor that would be
accessible to me without taking away any "sight" features from her (e.g.
video is a requirement).  Instead of going with a typical baby monitor with
a single receiver, I'm planning to go the more techie route and buy an
IP/security camera, connect it to my home network, and use our phones and
tablet as receivers.  There is plenty of info on the web about this more DIY
approach, but nothing about the accessibility of the smartphone/tablet apps
that would be used to control everything.

So, without me wasting time and energy on going through testing all of them,
I thought I'd ask the members of this list for suggestions on what worked
for them and what didn't with this approach.  All comments are welcome!

And while I'm on the subject of accessible baby products, what's the
consensus on the best talking baby thermometer? (I know, the choices aren't
exactly abundant).

Thanks for your time!

Steve
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