[Electronics-Talk] Accessible Deep Freezers

[Peter Donahue]

Good morning Vince and everyone,



     While a toaster oven would benefit from being blind user-friendly 
the deep freezer is less of an issue when it comes to accessibility. I 
was just putting out feelers on both appliances. There may be an upright 
deep freezer model whose thermostat can be controlled by an app usable 
with Voiceover. The same would also be true of toaster ovens too though 
labeling the controls in Braille is far more convenient than having to 
carry your smartphone around with you 24/7/365 to use these things. It 
never hurts to ask.

Peter Donahue


Peter Donahue


cheez via Electronics-Talk wrote:
> Eh, Peter, please don't take this the wrong way, but, why does a deep 
> freezer need to be accessible?
> I mean, it's not like a refrigerator where you don't want it too be 
> cold or too warm.
>
> I've never understood why freezers have thermostats.  Unless there are 
> ones that gives one the option to freeze well below zero.
>
> Vince
>
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> Subject: [Electronics-Talk] Accessible Toaster Ovens and Deep Freezers
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>> Good evening everyone,
>>
>>
>>
>>                Due to health and safety issues in our apartment none of
>> which have to do with blindness we'll be moving into an upgraded unit 
>> in our
>> apartment complex at the end of this month. Since this unit was 
>> improperly
>> cleaned and due to the age of many of our belongings and the danger of
>> inviting unwanted squatters (Cockroaches and Gnats) we're replacing 
>> many of
>> these belongings.
>>
>>
>>
>>                Our toaster is  a piece of plastic junk that looks like
>> someone picked it up from the nearest dumpster. Half of the coils no 
>> longer
>> work. Whenever we make toast we must toast the bread on one side and 
>> turn it
>> around to toast the other. We also own a George Forman Grill that too 
>> has
>> seen better days but is great for warming up flour tortillas. Instead of
>> buying two separate appliances we're considering buying a toaster 
>> oven which
>> could do the job of our current toaster and grill.
>>
>>
>>
>>                We bought our deep freezer in 1994 and it has served us
>> well. Given its age and the amount of energy it uses we plan to ditch 
>> both
>> the deep freezer and the toaster when we move into our new apartment 
>> later
>> this month.
>>
>>
>>
>>                We're curious to know what folks have found for 
>> accessible
>> toaster ovens and deep freezers. The toaster oven would gbe a more 
>> immediate
>> purchase. We're waiting to see if a new deep freezer is needed 
>> because the
>> refrigerator in our new apartment is larger. None the less some
>> recommendations for blind-friendly toaster ovens and deep freezers 
>> will be
>> helpful. An energy efficient deep freezer recommendation will also be
>> appreciated.
>>
>>
>>
>> Here's hoping everyone's year is off to a great start. Ours sure is. 
>> We'd
>> rather move during a Texas winter than during a hot South  Texas 
>> summer. All
>> the best.
>>
>>
>>
>> Peter Donahue
>>
>>
>>
>>
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