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

[Sandy]

Dave,

I have a GE dishwashe that fits under my counter.  I did put a few Dymo 
Braille words on the panel that have stayed on almost two years even with 
the heat drying cycle.  There is a switch that moves one side to the other 
depending on if one wants heat or air drying.  It has one dial with an arrow 
that I move to either the heavy, or the light setting.  My unit is small, so 
I am told it is hard to find one small for the bit of space in my kitchen. 
This was purchased from Home Depot.


Sandy r
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From: "Dave Bahr" <dcbahr1 at gmail.com>
Sent: Wednesday, March 27, 2013 10:22 PM
To: <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
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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