[Electronics-talk] accessible dishwasher, refrigerator, and washer and dryer

[Colleen McFadden]

On 3/28/13, Jenny Keller <jlperdue3 at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi all,
> Just wanted to let you know that I got our Velcro squares from Walmart and
> my husband dad got it from Walmart and at the craft section. We have them on
> our touchback dishwasher and it gets a little hot too and we've never had a
> problem with them falling off of actually anything so that's another
> suggestion. Have a great day.
> Jenny
> On Mar 28, 2013, at 8:05 AM, "Tracy Carcione" <carcione at access.net> wrote:
>
>> Hi Dave.
>> I have some magnetic label tape that will stick to any metal surface.  I
>> think I got it from Independent Living Aids.  I don't know if dishwashers
>> have metal or plastic where you want the labels, though, and we don't have
>> a dishwasher to experiment on.
>>
>> When I needed a new washer/dryer, my husband and I went to PC Richards and
>> Sears and looked at all of them until we found one that had real buttons
>> that clicked.  It happened to be the cheapest model, but it does the job.
>> I think it's a GE, but I'm not sure.  It's been a few years.
>> But I think the go-and-look method works well. When you find one that
>> looks good, write down the model and all, and then you can research online
>> to see if it's reliable, and tell your condo company that's the one you
>> want.
>> Tracy
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dave Bahr" <dcbahr1 at gmail.com>
>> To: <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Wednesday, March 27, 2013 10:22 PM
>> Subject: [Electronics-talk] accessible dishwasher, refrigerator,and washer
>> and dryer
>>
>>
>> Hi there,
>>
>> I was recommended to this list by the folks over at cooking in the dark.
>> I was wondering if I could get some suggestions for a relatively
>> accessible dishwasher and refrigerator. My fiancé and I are moving into
>> a condo and we need to inform the design center about what
>> accommodations we might need.I am totally blind for the record.
>>
>> Regarding the dishwasher, I have done my research and found the American
>> Foundation for the Blind articles but they are from 2007. They
>> recommended Whirlpool and Kenmore brands but did not provide model
>> numbers because they change so frequently. We need a built-in dishwasher
>> rather than one that is top-down. I don't need to access that many
>> settings but it would be nice to be able to control the temperature or
>> the cycle. I know that you can put markings on the front panel or
>> braille them, but it would be nice to have some built-in (in air quotes)
>> accessible features. I have attempted to braille my dishwasher at my
>> parents place but because the front panel gets hot when doing a dry
>> cycle, the braille from the dymo labeler ended up falling off. The folks
>> over at abledata.com recommended a few brands that have a strip of some
>> sort of tactile markings that one can feel. This is, admittedly, a
>> rather vague description but does anybody have something like this?
>>
>> Regarding the refrigerator, there is not much to it but I would rather
>> not have one that has a digital screen above the ice and water filter
>> controls. We need a side-by-side refrigerator as my fiancé is in a
>> wheelchair and cannot use either a lower or upper freezer. I would
>> rather not have one with one single button where one has to change from
>> ice to water, but if you do have one or know of one that is accessible
>> with a single button, I am flexible and open to any suggestions you may
>> have.
>>
>> Re: washers and dryers, we have a GE model which is somewhat accessible
>> because the knobs click and have an arrow on them. The complex that we
>> are buying the condo in recommended the Whirlpool duet but the reviews
>> on Amazon basically said that there washer and dryer is trash. I'm
>> wondering if anybody has any suggestions for a more accessible model? I
>> know the Whirlpool was favored in the 2007 AFB article for using tones
>> as a means of recognition and accessibility. But if the washer and dryer
>> isn't worth the money, the accessibility makes no difference.
>>
>> Regarding price, I'll pay whatever it takes to have something that is
>> somehow blind friendly.
>>
>> any suggestions are appreciated,
>> thanks, Dave
>>
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