[Electronics-talk] Accessible Microwave?

James Aldrich jajkaldrich at gmail.com
Mon Sep 7 19:12:17 UTC 2015 

Pam,, u are right!  It is only a microwave oven. 

Jim

Sent from my iPhone

> On Aug 31, 2015, at 8:26 AM, Pamela Dominguez via Electronics-talk <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> No, not an oven and microwave.  I think when he said oven, he meant microwave oven, after all, a microwave is a microwave oven.  If I'm wrong, I'm sure he will correct me.  Pam.
> 
> -----Original Message----- From: Ashley Bramlett via Electronics-talk
> Sent: Sunday, August 30, 2015 9:20 PM
> To: Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances
> Cc: Ashley Bramlett
> Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] Accessible Microwave?
> 
> 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
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
>> 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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