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

Tue Oct 25 22:36:07 UTC 2016

Hi,

I moved into my current home in a senior housing development 2012.  The oven 
is a touch screen made by GE.  My manager tried to get Braille overlay for 
it but they told her they do not make them anymore.  She then asked the 
folks at the appliance store where they get all of our appliances and they 
could not find another oven that had Braille overlays.  I finally managed to 
get bump dots on the buttons that control some settings and temperature and 
the start and cancel buttons.  Then I wrote a cheat sheet that I keep 
hanging on my refrigerator that tells me what the dots mean.  I could not 
put the Braille labels right on the touch screen because there is not enough 
room and if you touch it to read it changes the settings.  Fortunately the 
knobs to control the burners are ordinary round dials.  This is becoming a 
real problem for us and I wish something could be done to force 
manufacturers to make all their products accessible.

Sandra Johnson

-----Original Message----- 
From: George Dominguez via Electronics-Talk
Sent: Tuesday, October 25, 2016 4:44 PM
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Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] Accessible Micro Waves, the Battle is Lost

I remember when I first moved into this building in 1984, the appliances
were GE.  I had heard that GE made overlays for stoves and ovens.  So, I
called them, and found out that they no longer did that.  They just had
overlays for microwave ovens.  And now, I guess they don't have that.  Pam.

-----Original Message----- 
From: Annette Carr via Electronics-Talk
Sent: Tuesday, October 25, 2016 4:18 PM
To: 'Discussion of accessible home electronics and appliances'
Cc: Annette Carr
Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] Accessible Micro Waves, the Battle is Lost

I can confirm that GE no longer provides braille overlays for microwaves.  I
did not inquire about other appliances, but I'm guessing they no longer
provide braille overlays for them either.

Annette

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Behalf Of cheez via Electronics-Talk
Sent: Monday, October 24, 2016 10:31 PM
To: Discussion of accessible home electronics and appliances
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Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] Accessible Micro Waves, the Battle is Lost

Whirlpool no longer makes braille overlays, and I'm sure GE has followed
suit.

Vince

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From: "Robin Frost via Electronics-Talk" <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
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Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] Accessible Micro Waves, the Battle is Lost

> Hi,
> doesn't Whirlpool make braille overlays for their appliances? they used to

> do so.  Perhaps a call to them might shed light on this situation?
> Robin
>
> -----Original Message----- 
> From: Annette Carr via Electronics-Talk
> Sent: Monday, October 24, 2016 4:37 PM
> To: 'Discussion of accessible home electronics and appliances'
> Cc: Annette Carr
> Subject: [Electronics-Talk] Accessible Micro Waves, the Battle is Lost
>
> Hi All,
>
>
>
> 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.
>
>
>
> 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.
>
>
>
> Annette
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
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