[Electronics-Talk] Appliance accessibility

Sun Feb 14 23:34:12 UTC 2016

A brand and model number would be really helpful if anyone has these 
available; that's the equivalent to an ISBN for the Library Of Congress 
when searching for cable companies.

On Sun, 14 Feb 2016, Star Gazer via Electronics-Talk wrote:

> Date: Sun, 14 Feb 2016 18:00:04
> From: Star Gazer via Electronics-Talk <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
> To: 'Discussion of accessible home electronics and appliances'
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> Cc: Star Gazer <pickrellrebecca at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] Appliance accessibility
>
> 				Ditto. Xfinity/Comcast also have this
> capability.
> You need to call the call center and tell them what you need. If you say
> "accessable box" the person on the other end of the phone won't have a clue
> what you are talking about. State the capability you need/want and see how
> they respond.
>
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> Behalf Of Jude DaShiell via Electronics-Talk
> Sent: Sunday, February 14, 2016 4:40 PM
> To: Rob Kaiser via Electronics-Talk <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: Jude DaShiell <jdashiel at panix.com>
> Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] Appliance accessibility
>
> It's also possible to do this with comcast/xfinity, I know I needed to do it
> once already.
>
> On Sun, 14 Feb 2016, Rob Kaiser via Electronics-Talk wrote:
>
>> Date: Sun, 14 Feb 2016 16:28:46
>> From: Rob Kaiser via Electronics-Talk <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
>> To: 'Discussion of accessible home electronics and appliances'
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>> Cc: Rob Kaiser <rcubfank at sbcglobal.net>
>> Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] Appliance accessibility
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>> You would think that other cable companies would follow suit on this.
>>
>> Rob Kaiser
>> Email;
>> rcubfank at sbcglobal.net
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>> From: Electronics-Talk [mailto:electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
>> Behalf Of Annette Carr via Electronics-Talk
>> Sent: Sunday, February 14, 2016 1:19 PM
>> To: 'Discussion of accessible home electronics and appliances'
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>> Cc: Annette Carr <amcarr1 at verizon.net>
>> Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] Appliance accessibility
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>> With Verizon FYOS, you can initiate a box reset over the phone, before
>> you talk to a real person.
>> Annette
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Electronics-Talk [mailto:electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
>> Behalf Of Rob Kaiser via Electronics-Talk
>> Sent: Sunday, February 14, 2016 3:48 PM
>> To: 'Discussion of accessible home electronics and appliances'
>> Cc: Rob Kaiser
>> Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] Appliance accessibility
>>
>> How are you able to set the cable box by phone? I had a problem with
>> my cable last week. I called Charter (a web site that is not
>> accessible) & they like most cable companies asked me what was on the
>> screen. When I told them I am totally blind & I cannot see the screen,
>> they wanted to make an appointment for a tech to come out. There was
>> no way to set the cable box by push buttons. Does anyone know when
>> Comcast's audio box for the cable box will be ready? I have a feeling
>> that once Comcast gets that ready & it is a feature one can get, other
> cable companies will have to follow suit on this.
>> If they don't they will lose many blind people. Of course, Comcast
>> isn't availablein some areas.
>>
>> I also agree with your idea Gerald as to the factcompanies should
>> return to regular buttons that we can use.
>>
>> Rob Kaiser
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>> Behalf Of Gerald Levy via Electronics-Talk
>> Sent: Sunday, February 14, 2016 10:15 AM
>> To: Discussion of accessible home electronics and appliances
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>> Cc: Gerald Levy <bwaylimited at verizon.net>
>> Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] Appliance accessibility
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>>
>> I have an even better idea.  Forget all this bluetooth and Internet
>> nonsense.  Why not make appliances with tactile buttons and switches
>> like in the good old days?  What a concept!!  The problem is that the
>> design and manufacture of appliances has largely been taken over by
>> the Chinese who are more interested in making cheap products than in
>> making them universally accessible.  And now that GE has agreed to
>> sell its appliance business to the Chinese electronics and appliance
>> giant, Haier,appliance accessibility is likely to get even worse.
>>
>> Gerald
>>
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: cheez via Electronics-Talk
>> Sent: Sunday, February 14, 2016 12:06 PM
>> To: Discussion of accessible home electronics and appliances
>> Cc: cheez
>> Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] Appliance accessibility
>>
>> Why not bypass bluetooth and make appliances accessible via the Internet.
>> If one can communicate with a fridge using a computer or smartphone,
>> then why not make it possible for one to set appliances the same way?
>> Now it may sound crazy, but if one doesn't have a computer or
>> smartphone, then they could use a landline like one can do to reset
>> cable boxes and the like.
>>
>> Vince
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Tracy Carcione via Electronics-Talk"
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>> To: "'Discussion of accessible home electronics and appliances'"
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>> Cc: "Tracy Carcione" <carcione at access.net>
>> Sent: Sunday, February 14, 2016 8:35 AM
>> Subject: [Electronics-Talk] Appliance accessibility
>>
>>
>>> Many years ago now, the brilliant engineer Tim Cranmer had an idea of
>>> how to make appliances accessible.  We would get a law passed
>>> requiring manufacturers to include a chip which would broadcast menu
>>> info to a blind person's device of choice.  Those days, it was
>>> something like a Braille 'n Speak.  These days, it would probably be
>>> a smart phone, with the signal via Bluetooth.
>>>
>>> Could some version of this idea be workable today?  It wouldn't solve
>>> the problem of a touch screen control, as someone described for some
>>> dishwashers, but it would help with the problem of one button
>>> controlling different menus and submenus, like some washers I've seen.
>>>
>>> I'm not keen on my appliances being connected to the internet, but
>>> I'm also not happy with the struggle it can be these days to find
>>> something I can easily use.
>>>
>>> Tracy
>>>
>>>
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