[Electronics-Talk] GE Braille Labels, An Update

[Tina Sohl]

I like that your oven does that Dave. Sounds like it would be very easy 
to set. I hope they are mostly coming that way for less expensive ones 
so ours might be easier to use with the next one.
Original message:
> I can use my new stove because of a couple things.  The burners have 
> knobs, it is electric, although this isn't the point of this message. 
> Secondly the oven is controlled by a flat panel, but luckily the panel 
> is not touch sensitive, you have to actually press on the right spots, 
> so I was able to make Braille markers.  Finally, the oven defaults to a 
> known state, that is it starts at a known temperature, 350 degrees, and 
> I can go up and down in 5 degree increments. If I turn the oven off, 
> and back on again, it will return to 350 degrees.  Finally, each time I 
> press a control, up down, on off, broil, bake, clean, it beeps.

> The other thing I want to say, which I think hasn't been said yet is 
> that you may be able to find the manual for a given appliance, 
> somewhere on-line, thus you can read and possibly get the answer to 
> these questions, without actually trying the device.

> It is tricky out there -- and we seem to have fewer and fewer options, 
> but at least there are still some.  My stove, by the way, was a less 
> expensive stove, the more expensive units seemed to be more problematic!

> Dave



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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Electronics-Talk [mailto:electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On 
> Behalf Of Annette Carr via Electronics-Talk
> Sent: Thursday, October 27, 2016 4:31 PM
> To: 'Discussion of accessible home electronics and appliances' 
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> Cc: Annette Carr <amcarr1 at verizon.net>
> Subject: [Electronics-Talk] GE Braille Labels, An Update

> Hi All,



> There was a surprise waiting for me in my mailbox today.  An envelope 
> inside another envelope, with 2 things inside of the inner envelope.  A 
> 8.5 by 11 glossy piece of paper folded in half, and a piece of plastic 
> slightly larger than the palm of my hand.  The plastic has what appears 
> to be random braille letters on it.  With a quick glance at the paper, 
> my husband figured out that this little card contains 45 2-letter 
> combinations that correspond to
> 45 different buttons on a microwave.  It appears to be clear plastic, 
> but there does not appear to be any type of perforation between the 2 
> letter combinations, nor are there spaces between the 2-letter 
> combinations, so my husband does not think that it is possible to cut 
> the labels apart.  On the back of the card, you can feel rectangles, 
> but there does not appear to be any perforations there.  We were unable 
> to peel back a corner, so at this point we are not sure how they might 
> be applied to a control panel if one does exist.  Maybe there are 
> instructions on the printed sheet that explains how to use the labels.  
> These appear to be generic and not specific to a model of microwave.



> So despite being told by the GE Rep that GE no longer provides braille 
> labels, either they still do, or someone found this in storage.  So now 
> if I could just find a microwave to put the labels on.



> My latest exchange with the GE Rep has been about finding a replacement 
> range that is accessible.  I figured if I can no longer use a 
> microwave, then I had better make sure I will still be able to use the 
> range.  The Rep provided me with 4 model numbers, and they all clearly 
> state in the specs that the oven control panel is a glass touch.  It is 
> not looking good.



> I will keep you posted.

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