[Electronics-talk] Accessible Microwave?

Gerald Levy bwaylimited at verizon.net
Sun Aug 30 10:55:41 UTC 2015


This is all well and good, but the Magic Chef talking microwave costs about 
$400, which is outrageously overpriced for a unit of its capacity. 
Unfortunately, this is currently the only talking microwave on the market, 
and I am not aware of any conventional models that have tactile keypads. 
Which means that any blind consumer in the market for a new microwave will 
probably need sighted assistance to label the flat membrane touchpad with 
tactile markers on some of the keys.  This state of affairs has come about 
because the so-called blindness advocacy organizations have done little to 
nothing to pressure appliance manufacturers to make their products 
universally accessible.

Gerald



-----Original Message----- 
From: James Aldrich via Electronics-talk
Sent: Saturday, August 29, 2015 9:32 PM
To: Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances
Cc: James Aldrich
Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] Accessible Microwave?

My wife and I have the magic sheff talking microwave oven! It is built well 
and is very dependable!

Jim

Sent from my iPhone

> On Aug 29, 2015, at 5:46 PM, Allison Depner via Electronics-talk 
> <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>
>    Hi All,
>
> My microwave just conked out on me, and I was wondering if someone knows 
> of
> a microwave that has a tactile key pad or touch pad.  I use the microwave 
> a
> lot, and I'd really like to find one that is large enough to accommodate a
> large bowl and has a high voltage (or is that wattage?)  Anyway, one that 
> is
> pretty powerful.  Any suggestions you have would be welcome.
>
> Thanks,
> Alley
>
>
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