[Electronics-talk] Looking for recommendations on accessible high efficiency washer

[Christopher Chaltain]

I got a front loading Frigid Aire a few years ago. It has a dial with a 
hard stop to the left and a hard stop to the right. It's easy to know 
that normal is six clicks to the right after rotating the dial all the 
way to the left. There are also half a dozen buttons to tweak things 
like temperature and so on. Pressing the buttons change the display to 
indicate the new temperature. You can learn to press it twice to change 
from cold to hot, or you can just use the default settings you get from 
using the dial. There's a start/stop button and so on. It's all very 
usable. Note, I got this a few years ago, so I don't know if it's still 
available, but I did notice that just a year ago, the Frigid Aire dryers 
had the same type of controls.

BTW, I didn't get the Frigid Aire dryer. I don't recall the brand I got, 
but it again has a dial you use to set for loads like normal, heavy and 
so on. Again, you can change some settings by pressing on some raised 
bubbles, or you can just take the defaults and press the bubble to 
start. Again, it's completely usable, and I can figure out the brand 
later, if anyone is interested.

On 09/09/2013 12:21 PM, Tracy Carcione wrote:
> When our washer died a few years ago, I too was looking at ones that were
> energy- and water-efficient.  However, every single one had complicated
> digital menus to navigate to set them, so I gave up and got the old cheap
> model, which had nice accessible dials and knobs that could be easily
> marked.
> If you find what you're looking for, I'd be interested to hear about it.
> Tracy
>
>> Hi all!  Our washer died yesterday and as the subject line says, I'm now
>> on a mission to find an accessible high efficiency, preferably top loader
>> washer.  I'd appreciate suggestions anyone might have on a washer that
>> either has tactile and/or audible controls, or that can easily be labeled
>> with braille or sticky dots.
>>
>> Thanks a bunch,
>>
>> Tonia
>>
>> Tonia Gatton
>> Assistive Technology Specialist
>> KY Office for the blind
>> Charles W McDowell Center
>> 8412 Westport Road
>> Louisville, KY 40242
>> 800-346-2115
>> (502) 429-4460 ext 224
>> (502) 429-7113 fax
>> tonia.gatton at ky.gov
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