[Electronics-Talk] Accessible Micro Waves, the Battle is Lost

[Brad Hodges]

Anette:


I share your disappointment and anger with the situation.


Have you given thought to using tactile markers on an otherwise 
inaccessible unit?


I have friends who had to make the same choice a while back. They 
selected an LG oven, on which the controls run across the bottom of the 
door, in a strip. They used bumpups and have found this method of 
marking the oven works for them.


Brad Hodges

brad.hodges at outlook.com





On 10/24/2016 4:37 PM, Annette Carr via Electronics-Talk wrote:
> Hi All,
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> Well I am at a dead-end when it comes to finding an accessible over the
> range microwave.  They just do not exist.  We are left with no option but to
> purchase one that I cannot use as we need the exhaust.  We cannot just
> replace the microwave with a traditional exhaust hood as we would have to
> replace the cabinet above the range to position the hood at the required
> height.  Well, that is not going to happen since it is not possible to match
> a new cabinets to the existing cabinets.
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> The appliance manufacturers think that making an appliance ADA accessible
> requires them to only meet physical access requirements.  Access for the
> blind is not even a consideration.  It is just a matter of time before
> access to all appliances are out of our reach.
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> Annette
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