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

[Darla Rogers]

	Do you get a beep or anything to indicate you have changed
something?
Darla


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Sent: Monday, September 09, 2013 12:39 PM
To: Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances
Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] Looking for recommendations on accessible
high efficiency washer

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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