[Electronics-talk] Accessible Microwave?

Mon Sep 7 19:28:48 UTC 2015

I thought it was!  Google it, check Amazon,  Ebay, your favorite blindness product vendor or Magic Sheff.

Jim

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> On Aug 31, 2015, at 3:38 PM, Carol Feazell via Electronics-talk <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Is the Magic Chef still around? I kind of gathered that it wasn't around
> either.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Electronics-talk [mailto:electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Pamela Dominguez via Electronics-talk
> Sent: Monday, August 31, 2015 5:21 PM
> To: Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances
> <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: Pamela Dominguez <geodom at optonline.net>
> Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] Accessible Microwave?
> 
> Coffee cup stickers?  Say what?  I don't know what that is.  Pam.
> 
> -----Original Message----- 
> From: Poppa Bear via Electronics-talk
> Sent: Monday, August 31, 2015 3:31 PM
> To: 'Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances'
> Cc: Poppa Bear
> Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] Accessible Microwave?
> 
> Hello Carol, the talking microwave that Wally world used to sell was called
> the
> Hamilton Beach cook magic and it went for around $100 from what I remember,
> you may be able to still get it on Amazon. What I do for my micro wave is to
> use the little coffee cup stickers that they place on the coffee lid and we
> place them over the buttons on the micro wave. We had about a dozen coffee
> shop stickers different shapes and sizes and I had my brother and law put
> them over the buttons that I thought I would use the most, 1, 2 and three
> minute settings along with the clear button and a couple other ones. They
> have stayed on my microwave even after 9 months of daily use in a house hold
> of 5 and constant family members over using it. I will say this, the morning
> after my brother and law labeled about 10 buttons we woke up and they were
> all gone, my teenage daughter scraped them all off because she was board and
> didn't know why they were there, go figure, but after that we never had a
> problem. HTH
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Electronics-talk [mailto:electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Fred Wurtzel via Electronics-talk
> Sent: Monday, August 31, 2015 8:51 AM
> To: 'Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances'
> Cc: Fred Wurtzel
> Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] Accessible Microwave?
> 
> Hi Carol,
> 
> Puff paint is a product that comes in a liquid state and then expands to
> create a raised dot or other shape that can be felt.  I'm not sure of
> brands, but you can most likely get it at Michaels or on Amazon.
> 
> Warmest Regards,
> 
> Fred
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Electronics-talk [mailto:electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Carol Feazell via Electronics-talk
> Sent: Monday, August 31, 2015 10:30 AM
> To: 'Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances'
> Cc: Carol Feazell
> Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] Accessible Microwave?
> 
> What the heck is that? Sure sounds like a funny name and am curious to know
> just exactly what it is.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Electronics-talk [mailto:electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Rob Kaiser via Electronics-talk
> Sent: Sunday, August 30, 2015 4:51 PM
> To: S L Johnson <SLJohnson25 at comcast.net>; Discussion of accessible
> electronics and appliances <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: Rob Kaiser <rcubfank at sbcglobal.net>
> Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] Accessible Microwave?
> 
> regarding lables, I use puff pain, & that seems to work just fine for me.
> 
> 
> 
> Rob Kaiser
> hm#(442)242-7044
> email;
> rcubfank at sbcglobal.net
> -----Original Message-----
> From: S L Johnson via Electronics-talk
> Sent: Sunday, August 30, 2015 11:11 AM
> To: Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances
> Cc: S L Johnson
> Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] Accessible Microwave?
> 
> Hello:
> 
> No, they discontinued that a few years ago.  I would have loved to get the
> talking one but, my budget couldn't afford almost $400.  I didn't want to
> struggle trying to put Braille labels on a flat screen.  I've also learned
> from past experience that the labels don't stay on very well, especially
> when you try to wipe off the front with a damp cloth.   In desperation I did
> a web search for microwaves with dials and came up with one site.  I ended
> up getting one with dials from www.compactappliances.com.  It has two dials.
> The top goes from low to high turning clockwise and the bottom is the timer
> with the dial turning clockwise.  I used a talking timer until I got used to
> how far to turn the knob to the desired time.  You may not want it though
> because it is only 700 watts.  I just leave things a bit longer than you
> would in a more high powered oven.
> 
> Sandra
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Rob Kaiser via Electronics-talk
> Sent: Sunday, August 30, 2015 1:52 PM
> To: Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances
> Cc: Rob Kaiser
> Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] Accessible Microwave?
> 
> Doesn't or does
> Wallmart still have the talking microwave for $68?
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Rob Kaiser
> hm#(442)242-7044
> email;
> rcubfank at sbcglobal.net
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Marsha via Electronics-talk
> Sent: Sunday, August 30, 2015 10:45 AM
> To: Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances
> Cc: Marsha
> Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] Accessible Microwave?
> 
> hi
>  There is a Panasonic which has five preset buttons with a touch pad.  The
> five buttons can do many things although they don't talk.
> 
> Marsha
> 
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