[Electronics-Talk] Accessible Deep Freezers

[Tina Sohl]

We have a 6.5 foot  upright freezer from Igloo and love it. The
thermostat control is in the top of the door and you can turn it with
a screw driver or something to adjust it and you can feel it move. It
just has 3 settings anyway. It has 6 shelves and a cubby on the bottom
for storage. You will just have to defrost it once in a while. We got
it at home depot.

On 1/12/17, Peter Donahue via Electronics-Talk
<electronics-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 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
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Peter Donahue via
>> Electronics-Talk" <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
>> To: "'Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances'"
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>> Cc: "Peter Donahue" <pdonahue2 at satx.rr.com>
>> Sent: Wednesday, January 11, 2017 6:33 PM
>> Subject: [Electronics-Talk] Accessible Toaster Ovens and Deep Freezers
>>
>>
>>> 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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