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

[Christopher Chaltain]

The dial beeps as it clicks from setting to setting, and the button 
pushes also result in a beep.

On 09/09/2013 12:53 PM, Darla Rogers wrote:
> 	Do you get a beep or anything to indicate you have changed
> something?
> Darla
>
>
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> Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] Looking for recommendations on accessible
> high efficiency washer
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> 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
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>>> KY Office for the blind
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