[Electronics-talk] washing machine

[Tracy Carcione]

I marked my washing machine with some dymo-tape braille labels and some bump 
dots.  The dryer has a dial, and I got my neighbor to scrape a mark in the 
plastic where the arrow is, so I know what it's pointing to, and stuck 
braille labels and bump dots where I needed them.
Tracy


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ashley Bramlett" <bookwormahb at earthlink.net>
To: "Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances" 
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Sent: Tuesday, November 26, 2013 2:22 PM
Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] washing machine


> Hello all,
> Thanks for the washing machine ideas; so nice to know there are models 
> with knobs and buttons. I saw some at an electronics store when we were 
> shopping for other items; it was Best Buy I think.
> There were whirlpool ones with mostly knobs you turn to set the 
> temperature andtype of wash cycle.
> It seemed usable.
>
> Do you all label the knobs so you know where to turn it? If so, is that 
> glue substance, called high marks, I think, a good way to mark it?
> We cannot see where in the wash cycle the machine is. So do you just 
> suggest timing it so you know approximately how much time is left?
>
> Thanks.
> Ashley
> -----Original Message----- 
> From: Snow White Dove
> Sent: Saturday, November 09, 2013 9:41 PM
> To: Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances
> Cc: Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances
> Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] washing machine
>
> not so my friends,
> Just got A brand-new washer and dryer from Sears, though I was the 
> cheapest one. That did not have buttons or anything like that that you 
> couldn't feel.
> Everything was pretty easy to use. If you had to choose your warm cool hot 
> that kind of thing, it was a button not one that you question lights up 
> but actual button.
>
> The dryer is really easy to so just pick the cheapest Kenmore washer and 
> dryer set and you'll do just fine.
> Jenny
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>> On Nov 9, 2013, at 10:57 AM, "Gerald Levy" <bwaylimited at verizon.net> 
>> wrote:
>>
>>
>> Good luck trying to find a washer that still has mechanical controls. 
>> Electronic controls became standard on even the cheapest models about ten 
>> years ago, and I am not aware of any current models that still have 
>> mechanical controls, although you might be able to find a low-end 
>> GE/Hotpoint, Maytag or Whirlpool model that still has them if you search 
>> hard enough online.  Most models have flat touchpads with digital 
>> displays like microwave ovens.  I suppose you can label the various 
>> buttons with tactile markers to more easily locate them, but there is no 
>> way to accurately determine the remaining washing time without using a 
>> talking countdown timer after you set the washer for a particular wash 
>> cycle.
>>
>> Gerald
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ashley Bramlett" 
>> <bookwormahb at earthlink.net>
>> To: "Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances" 
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>> Sent: Saturday, November 09, 2013 11:21 AM
>> Subject: [Electronics-talk] washing machine
>>
>>
>>> Hi all,
>>>
>>> I use an older model washer now which is simple with buttons and no 
>>> screen.
>>> You turn a knob to set the cycle such as normal wash and its marked so I 
>>> know where to turn it.
>>>
>>> However, it will not last forever.
>>>
>>> What simple washers are out there? Preferabily one with no screen 
>>> although I could probably use one with a screen if it does not have 
>>> essential info.
>>> I do not, not, want to use a touch screen. I also have some vision so 
>>> can see simple things like colors of lights, so this may help.
>>>
>>> Thanks.
>>> Ashley
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