[Electronics-Talk] GE Braille Labels, An Update

[Arlene]

Than you, Dave.

Arlene
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From: "David Andrews via Electronics-Talk" <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
To: "Discussion of accessible home electronics and appliances" 
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Sent: Saturday, October 29, 2016 8:13 PM
Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] GE Braille Labels, An Update


>I don't know the model, there is nothing written on it.  It is a Tappan, 
>electric with self-cleaning oven. I paid $379 at Loews.
>
> Dave
>
> At 12:49 AM 10/29/2016, you wrote:
>>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.
>>----- Original Message ----- From: "Andrews,David B (DEED) via 
>>Electronics-Talk" <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
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>>Cc: "Andrews, David B (DEED)" <david.b.andrews at state.mn.us>
>>Sent: Thursday, October 27, 2016 4:45 PM
>>Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] GE Braille Labels, An Update
>>
>>
>>>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.
>
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