[Electronics-talk] Accessible Stove/oven

Thu Dec 13 20:04:55 UTC 2012

When I was in New York visiting relatives I was staying in Manhattan.
Frida
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Gerald Levy" <bwaylimited at verizon.net>
To: "Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances" 
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Sent: Thursday, December 13, 2012 11:58 AM
Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] Accessible Stove/oven


>
> Here in Manhattan, electric ovens are not usually permitted in prewar 
> apartment buildings because the antiquated electrical circuitry can't 
> handle the power load.
>
> Gerald
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Evelyn Weckerly" <weckerly at i2k.com>
> To: "Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances" 
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> Sent: Thursday, December 13, 2012 12:58 PM
> Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] Accessible Stove/oven
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>> Hi, Gerald,
>>
>> I was in a similar situation in graduate school in Ann Arbor during the 
>> '69'70 academic year. I stayed in that apartment only one semester. I 
>> used the oven only one to prepare a meal for a guest and myself and had 
>> to get my reader, who lived across the hall, to come and start the oven. 
>> I heard a pop when he started it, and the hair on the back of his hand 
>> was singed. Never again! No more gas range for me!
>>
>> Evelyn
>>
>> At 12:29 PM 12/13/2012, you wrote:
>>
>>>Well, I'm at the mercy of my landlord as far as my kitchen oven is 
>>>concerned, so I'm stuck with a 60 year old relic from the 1950's that 
>>>actually has knobs to adjust its stove top gas burners.  But because it 
>>>is an all-gas oven, the only way to light the pilot light if I want to 
>>>use the oven itself rather than the stove top is to grope around inside 
>>>with a lighted match and try to find the pilot hole without burning my 
>>>fingers or worse, burning down my kitchen,  I have actually discussed 
>>>this safety issue with my building manager, but was told that under New 
>>>York City law, the landlord is only required to furnish his tenants with 
>>>a working oven, not necessarily a safe or accessible one. And as long as 
>>>my 60 year old relic still works, he will not replace it. So except for 
>>>the stove top burners, I do all my cooking in my microwave, toaster oven 
>>>or Foreman grill.
>>>
>>>Gerald
>>>
>>>
>>>----- Original Message ----- From: "Evelyn Weckerly" <weckerly at i2k.com>
>>>To: <lists at braddunsemusic.com>; "Discussion of accessible electronics and 
>>>appliances" <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
>>>Sent: Thursday, December 13, 2012 11:51 AM
>>>Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] Accessible Stove/oven
>>>
>>>
>>>>Hi, Brad,
>>>>
>>>>It has been several years now since I had to replace mine. I did buy a 
>>>>smooth top and am glad I did. The laast I knew, you could get braille 
>>>>overlays fro Whirlpool et al. I bought Maytag, which Whirlpool now owns. 
>>>>The advantage of buying the manufacturer's braille overlays is that you 
>>>>get everything labelled as the print is and therefore how the manual 
>>>>will refer to things.
>>>>
>>>>I had a basic open coil unit for 29 years. Although I could operate most 
>>>>functions, I could not use the clock/timer and therefore had to have 
>>>>some else start the oven cleaning system. I still cannot use the 
>>>>clock/timer, but the automatic set feature on the oven means that I can 
>>>>press "clean" and then "automatic set" and the self cleaning system will 
>>>>run the default settings. Also, setting oven temperatures is more 
>>>>accurate if you press the correct buttons. The buttons are behind a 
>>>>screen, so braille labelling is really necessary. I had to get used to a 
>>>>smooth top too, but now I'd not want to go back to what I had before.
>>>>
>>>>GE used to make braille overlays available. They had stopped when I was 
>>>>shopping, but I have heard that they have resumed. I can't verify that 
>>>>though.
>>>>
>>>>I don't know what your experience could be with a big box store. I 
>>>>bought my range (and several other major appliances over the last 20 
>>>>years or so) from a local family-owned business. They were willing, in 
>>>>all cases, to hold the equipment until the labels arrived. I should 
>>>>mention that, having the labels already brailled, made the use of 
>>>>sighted help go much more quickly because we didn't have to make the 
>>>>labels.
>>>>
>>>>Regards,
>>>>
>>>>Evelyn
>>>>
>>>>At 11:25 PM 12/12/2012, you wrote:
>>>>>Hey folks,
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>Our cook top on our oven decided to  crack in three directions tonight, 
>>>>>and
>>>>>I'm in the market for a new one. This one was inaccessible but came 
>>>>>with the
>>>>>house 11-years ago.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>With a need to purchase, now is my opportunity to get an accessible 
>>>>>one. I
>>>>>am looking for any possible suggestions in  the event anyone was in a
>>>>>similar need recently.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>Thanks in advance,
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>Brad
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
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