[Electronics-talk] Accessible Microwave?

Mon Aug 31 01:20:21 UTC 2015

Hi,
so its an oven and microwave.
Who sells it? Maybe through a blindness catalog like independent living 
aids?

-----Original Message----- 
From: James Aldrich via Electronics-talk
Sent: Sunday, August 30, 2015 4:18 PM
To: Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances
Cc: James Aldrich
Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] Accessible Microwave?

Hi Alli,

I believe it is considered a family size oven.  It is larger than the 
Hamilton Beach oven which is no longer available.  The Magic Sheff is a much 
better oven no comparison!

Jim

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> On Aug 30, 2015, at 12:00 PM, Allison Depner via Electronics-talk 
> <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>
> Hi James,
> Thanks for your help.
> How big is the microwave you have?
>
> Alley
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Electronics-talk [mailto:electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of James Aldrich via Electronics-talk
> Sent: Sunday, August 30, 2015 10:51 AM
> To: Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances
> Cc: James Aldrich
> Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] Accessible Microwave?
>
> Hi again all,
>
> The facts remain, my wife and I have the magic sheff talking oven!  My 
> wife
> is diabetic and she sometimes has problems reading braille.  This oven is
> very ruggedly  built!  It has a thousand watts of power! If our washer and
> dryer could talk as well as the Magic Sheff Talking Microwave Oven,  we'd
> really be happy!  I highly recommend this oven especially if u don't wish 
> to
> fiddle with labels on touch sscreens  u can't see or read.  This is up to 
> u.
> I also have the narrator which is another of Gerald's favorite products 
> ha!
>
> Jim
>
> Sent from my iPad
>
>> On Aug 30, 2015, at 11:08 AM, Christopher Chaltain via Electronics-talk
> <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>
>> Absolutely incorrect on multiple points but not worth debating with
> someone who's mind is already so fixed. I will say though that it's a lot
> easier to tear something down from the outside then it is to help change
> things for the better from within.
>>
>> Ironic that a service provided by one of these organizations is being 
>> used
> by someone to spread such an inaccurate and negative opinion.
>>
>>> On 08/30/2015 10:55 AM, Gerald Levy via Electronics-talk wrote:
>>>
>>> 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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