[Electronics-talk] Accessible Microwave?

[Gerald Levy]

Not a chance.  I, like most other blind people in this country shun these 
organizations because they are constantly embroiled in internal politics to 
the detriment of their members and promote self-serving agendas that do not 
always have the bests interests of the blind at heart.

Gerald



-----Original Message----- 
From: Mike Freeman via Electronics-talk
Sent: Sunday, August 30, 2015 11:10 AM
To: Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances
Cc: Mike Freeman
Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] Accessible Microwave?

Do *you* belong to either organization to make your voice heard?

Mike Freeman


> On Aug 30, 2015, at 03:55, Gerald Levy via Electronics-talk 
> <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>
>
> 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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