[Electronics-Talk] GE Braille Labels, An Update

[Arlene]

Dave, we saw a few stoves that are just how you described your stove. I 
don't remember the brand now, since it was about a year ago. We've been just 
using our microwave for now. We are going to go shopping again for a stove 
soon and see if we could find those same models so we could finally purchase 
one of them. The stoves we were considering were about $500. I was wondering 
what brand stove you have and the model number. That would be helpful. Thank 
you.
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>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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> Sent: Thursday, October 27, 2016 4:31 PM
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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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