[Electronics-Talk] Electronics-Talk Digest, Vol 141, Issue 17

Patrick Gormley kk3fradio at gmail.com
Fri Jan 12 14:45:14 UTC 2018


There are at least 4 audible pedestrian signals in Frostburg, main and
Broadway, new george's creek road and main street main and water street and
the fourth one I can't remember.  All the apses in our area were upgrades to
existing ones so their expenses weren't that great.  What I usually do is
wait a second after the walk sign says it's ok to walk because even in this
small town, they sometimes run the light so it's always good to make sure
cars aren't coming across your bodyI can remember an incident where one of
the older generation signals masked the sound of a truck backing up and
caused a blind to be hit by a truck.  Fortunately she wasn't hurt but just
scared a little bit.  I served on a couple of committees when I lived in the
d.c. area and most of the time they weren't needed.  One of the
intersections around here has 8 lanes of traffic so in that case it's needed
I'm a little more old school than most people are.  The real key is listen
to traffic and make sure noone's coming across the path you're traveling.  

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Today's Topics:

   1. Re: App Programmable Coffee Makers (Pamela Dominguez)
   2. Re: likes and dislikes of my Keurig (Arlene)
   3. Re: App Programmable Coffee Makers (Sharonda Greenlaw)
   4. Re: App Programmable Coffee Makers (Jude DaShiell)
   5. Re: How many accessible pedestrian signals do you have in
      your city? (Abdul Hai)
   6. Re: Rainbow color reader (Tracy Carcione)
   7. Re: How many accessible pedestrian signals do you have in
      your city? (Tracy Carcione)
   8. Re: App Programmable Coffee Makers (Peter Donahue)
   9. Re: App Programmable Coffee Makers (Peter Donahue)
  10. Re: App Programmable Coffee Makers (Jordan Gallacher)
  11. Re: App Programmable Coffee Makers (David Andrews)
  12. Re: How many accessible pedestrian signals do you have in
      your city? (Mike)
  13. Re: How many accessible pedestrian signals do you have in
      your city? (Christopher Chaltain)
  14. Re: App Programmable Coffee Makers (Arlene)
  15. Re: K cup brewer wanted that is totally accessible! (Arlene)
  16. Re: likes and dislikes of my Keurig (Arlene)
  17. Re: App Programmable Coffee Makers (Sharon Klug)


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Message: 1
Date: Thu, 11 Jan 2018 08:06:21 -0500
From: "Pamela Dominguez" <geodom at optonline.net>
To: "Discussion of accessible home electronics and appliances"
	<electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] App Programmable Coffee Makers
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They work for a couple of weeks or so, then the bugs come back with a 
vengeance.  Another thing you may want to know is that we discovered that 
whatever outlet the device is plugged into gets roaches and roach crap all 
over it.  We figured the roaches climb up the cord to get away from the 
stuff and come to the outlet.  Pam.

-----Original Message----- 
From: Gerald Levy via Electronics-Talk
Sent: Thursday, January 11, 2018 6:44 AM
To: Discussion of accessible home electronics and appliances
Cc: Gerald Levy
Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] App Programmable Coffee Makers


Has anyone had success with one of those ultrasonic bug repellers that is
supposed to keep roaches and rodents away by emitting high frequency
ultrasonic sounds that they supposedly can't tolerate?

Gerald



-----Original Message----- 
From: Jude DaShiell via Electronics-Talk
Sent: Thursday, January 11, 2018 1:06 AM
To: Diane Vlasoff via Electronics-Talk
Cc: Jude DaShiell
Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] App Programmable Coffee Makers

I have been told by a staff member where I now live that it is necessary
to keep kitchens well lit 24/7 since that discourages bug life in them
to some degree.  On his Continent where he was born, some of the roaches
actually hiss.

On Wed, 10 Jan 2018, Diane Vlasoff via Electronics-Talk wrote:

> Date: Wed, 10 Jan 2018 23:50:57
> From: Diane Vlasoff via Electronics-Talk <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
> To: Discussion of accessible home electronics and appliances
>     <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: Diane Vlasoff <me.and.the.poodle at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] App Programmable Coffee Makers
>
> I absolutely agree with the water issue just discussed. In addition there 
> is a product called Orange Guard. This is organic product which smells 
> just like oranges and keeps down aunts for up to three months if you spray

> it on surfaces. This can be used on many surfacesand I highly recommend 
> it. I would look for in a hardware store or a health food store.
>
>
>
>
> Diane and Jaxi
>
> On Jan 10, 2018, at 3:22 PM, Tom Blume via Electronics-Talk 
> <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>
> Hi,
> I have just a few comments about little bugs in the house or apartments.
> The many little bugs are mostly harmless but no one wants them in their 
> home.
> Roaches can live without food but they must need water to live on.
> That is the reason when a proffessional comes to spray they will always 
> spray in the kitchen and the bathrooms or any place where there is a water

> source.
> I live in the shore of N.J..
> Since it is damp and my condo has no crawl space I will get ants in the 
> summer months.
> kitchen counters must be crumb free and water free.
> It is very damp here and my towels will stay damp even the next day.
> I use large trays to work on.
> My coffee machine is on a large tray which has a lip around and when I 
> pour the water into my coffee machine some water might overflow and it 
> only goes on the tray.
> My container of coffee is also on this tray.
> I use many trays on my counters and it is so easy just to dump the grines,

> crumbs and other scraps in the sink and just rinse off the trays and place

> them to dry.
> No crumbs or sitting water for the un-invited pests.
> Hope this info is helpful.
> From, Tom
>   God is the one who clasps your hand as you move from one place to
> another. He is the one who has gone ahead of you, prepared a place for
> you, and will hold out His hand for you to cling to. Susan Miller
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Arlene via Electronics-Talk" 
> <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
> To: "Discussion of accessible home electronics and appliances" 
> <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: "Arlene" <arlenes71154 at earthlink.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, January 10, 2018 5:04 PM
> Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] App Programmable Coffee Makers
>
>
>> Unfortunately living in an apartment, having ants and roaches come into 
>> your apartment, most likely from other neighbors, is something that comes

>> with living in a building with other households. As far as accessibility 
>> is concerned for coffee makers that are accessible that don't require 
>> operating with the iphone, which I know is your preferrence, and I'm sure

>> you're aware of what is available in what I'm about to say, there's the 
>> mr. coffee makers and the the coffee maker that we've had the thread 
>> about. Hopefully someone knows of coffee makers of your prefferences, and

>> in those suggestions of coffee makers you could find out about that next 
>> coffee maker you purchase that you could work with your iphones. when you

>> buy your next coffee maker hoping for the best that it doesn't get any 
>> roaches or ants in it. I really hope for the best for that, because is 
>> disconcerting when you get critters in your machines and it's  the worst 
>> part about living in apartments. I love all thi
s sharin
g
>  of information, so I hope you find a great coffee maker, of just what you

> want, that you could operate with the iphone. I'm so new to the iphone 
> now, I'm not no where ready for a machine that you operate from the 
> iphone, but I could understand why you would want that, since the machine 
> is made more accessible by way of the phone.
>>
>> Arlene
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mary Donahue via Electronics-Talk" 
>> <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
>> To: <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
>> Cc: "Mary Donahue" <braille at satx.rr.com>
>> Sent: Tuesday, January 09, 2018 9:58 PM
>> Subject: [Electronics-Talk] App Programmable Coffee Makers
>>
>>
>>> Good evening everyone,
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>               Today our apartment maintenance department came to among
>>> other things investigate the source of ants in our kitchen. After 
>>> checking
>>> around for possible draws it was discovered that the ants were drawn to 
>>> our
>>> coffee maker which we believe to be an old Mr. Coffee Model. If we 
>>> cannot
>>> eliminate the ants with a thorough cleaning of the coffeemaker we'll be 
>>> in
>>> the market for a new 12-cup brewer.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>               In 2014 we bought a Cuisinart 12-cup brewer that made 
>>> great
>>> coffee. Since the unit was programmable we needed sighted help getting 
>>> the
>>> machine to set up correctly so all we needed to do was to push a button 
>>> in
>>> the morning to make coffee. As long as no one mucked with the brewer
>>> settings all worked well. When we moved into our current apartment we
>>> discarded many of our belongings including the Cuisinart coffee brewer 
>>> for
>>> fear of bringing roaches to our new apartment.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>               My sister bought our replacement coffee maker the classic
>>> Mr. Coffee Model. Despite routinely cleaning this brewer it's still
>>> attracting ants and may need to be replaced. Most of the coffee brewers 
>>> on
>>> the market are the programmable type. Assuming one can find a model with
>>> some degree of accessibility operating these units can be a challenge.
>>> Recently a number of appliances have come on the market that can be
>>> controlled by smartphone apps or a home automation system. We want to 
>>> know
>>> if anyone knows of such coffee brewers that can be programmed in this 
>>> way?
>>> If so we'd like to know the brand name and model as well as the ability 
>>> to
>>> program the unit independently. This is yet another angle on the coffee
>>> brewer thread that has been on this list for over a week. Your 
>>> suggestions
>>> will be very much appreciated.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Peter and Mary Donahue
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
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Message: 2
Date: Thu, 11 Jan 2018 07:21:51 -0600
From: "Arlene" <arlenes71154 at earthlink.net>
To: "Discussion of accessible home electronics and appliances"
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Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] likes and dislikes of my Keurig
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Since I don't write often to the list, we'd like to say something about 
about the keurig coffee brewing system. I have lots of experience in brewing

coffee that goes way back to the '70's when I was in the food business. I 
believe I've read all the poasters messages about the keurig coffee brewing 
system. A commercial coffee brewing system would be as fast and convenient 
as a keurig, however you would be brewing a pot at a time and it will cost 
you between $300 to $500 for the equipment, and you may have to have it 
professionally installed. This would be a permanent installation, unlike the

keurig which is portable. The taste and quality of the coffee from either 
system is about the same. I believe the keurig system would be the one most 
people should go with, unless you sit around drinking coffee all day. Then 
you may want to go with a conventional coffee system, such as mr. coffee and

other brands that are like a mr. coffee. Of course you could buy those 
systems from 1 to 12 cups and up. You have a little more control of the 
brewing coffee experience, but I don't think it's substancially better. It 
will cost less. The keurig coffee system cost more but there's nothing like 
the convenience of a fresh cup of coffee that tastes good. It reminds me of 
the '70's, as a matter of fact, it reminds me of working in the food 
business in the '70's. Many times in the afternoon, we'd brew up a whole pot

of coffee, and didn't make a sale, and an hour later we would  have to pour 
the pot of coffee down the drain, so therefore, there's something to be said

for fresh coffee on demand. If any of you aren't getting hot coffee out of 
your keurig, there's got to be something wrong with your machine. As Mike 
said in the message below mine, that he has to wait a while to be able to 
begin to drink his coffee, it's that hot, and that's true here too.  To sum 
it all up,this is what we have, a commercial brewing system, it's a drip 
system but very pricey. We got the same thing in the drip coffee systems non

comercial for your house as mr. coffee, other brands etc, they make good 
coffee, and you have the keurig system which is basically a drip system, it 
makes good coffee. One coffee system I don't recomend and that's the 
perculator. I don't think it makes as good coffee as the drip system 
does.When it comes to water temperature, best results will be if the water 
is 180 degrees. Any questions ask away.

Wayne

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<electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
Cc: "Mike" <mrmikie273 at gmail.com>
Sent: Sunday, January 07, 2018 5:43 AM
Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] likes and dislikes of my Keurig


>I just bought the Keurig? Select. First some people are saying that is not 
>hot enough! When it brews a cup for me it is so hot when I take it off the 
>machine I cannot put the cup to my lips in the first few minutes! I have 
>only had 3 cups so far.  I am using the 12 ounce & strong brew buttons. And

>I have found all 3 cups almost too strong.
> This is only my findings on my Keurig? Select after 2 days..
> Mike
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Electronics-Talk [mailto:electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On 
> Behalf Of Sandra Streeter via Electronics-Talk
> Sent: Saturday, January 6, 2018 1:16 PM
> To: electronics-talk at nfbnet.org
> Cc: Sandra Streeter <sandrastreeter381 at gmail.com>
> Subject: [Electronics-Talk] likes and dislikes of my Keurig
>
> One more like: Mine has an auto-shut-off feature.
>
> One question, though, for future ref:
> For those who have had the older models without the strong-brew feature, 
> and then got one later that had the feature: did you find that the coffee 
> flavor came through stronger using that feature than with the older models

> not having strong-brew?
>
>
> Sandra
>
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Message: 3
Date: Thu, 11 Jan 2018 06:48:09 -0700
From: Sharonda Greenlaw <sbgreenlaw at gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] App Programmable Coffee Makers
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Looks like this thread is all about bugs instead of about coffee makers that
can be programmed with the iPhone. 


Sharonda
Sent from my mobile device; please excuse any mistakes 

> On Jan 11, 2018, at 6:06 AM, Pamela Dominguez via Electronics-Talk
<electronics-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> They work for a couple of weeks or so, then the bugs come back with a
vengeance.  Another thing you may want to know is that we discovered that
whatever outlet the device is plugged into gets roaches and roach crap all
over it.  We figured the roaches climb up the cord to get away from the
stuff and come to the outlet.  Pam.
> 
> -----Original Message----- From: Gerald Levy via Electronics-Talk
> Sent: Thursday, January 11, 2018 6:44 AM
> To: Discussion of accessible home electronics and appliances
> Cc: Gerald Levy
> Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] App Programmable Coffee Makers
> 
> 
> Has anyone had success with one of those ultrasonic bug repellers that is
> supposed to keep roaches and rodents away by emitting high frequency
> ultrasonic sounds that they supposedly can't tolerate?
> 
> Gerald
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message----- From: Jude DaShiell via Electronics-Talk
> Sent: Thursday, January 11, 2018 1:06 AM
> To: Diane Vlasoff via Electronics-Talk
> Cc: Jude DaShiell
> Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] App Programmable Coffee Makers
> 
> I have been told by a staff member where I now live that it is necessary
> to keep kitchens well lit 24/7 since that discourages bug life in them
> to some degree.  On his Continent where he was born, some of the roaches
> actually hiss.
> 
>> On Wed, 10 Jan 2018, Diane Vlasoff via Electronics-Talk wrote:
>> 
>> Date: Wed, 10 Jan 2018 23:50:57
>> From: Diane Vlasoff via Electronics-Talk <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
>> To: Discussion of accessible home electronics and appliances
>>    <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
>> Cc: Diane Vlasoff <me.and.the.poodle at gmail.com>
>> Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] App Programmable Coffee Makers
>> 
>> I absolutely agree with the water issue just discussed. In addition there
is a product called Orange Guard. This is organic product which smells just
like oranges and keeps down aunts for up to three months if you spray it on
surfaces. This can be used on many surfacesand I highly recommend it. I
would look for in a hardware store or a health food store.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Diane and Jaxi
>> 
>> On Jan 10, 2018, at 3:22 PM, Tom Blume via Electronics-Talk
<electronics-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> 
>> Hi,
>> I have just a few comments about little bugs in the house or apartments.
>> The many little bugs are mostly harmless but no one wants them in their
home.
>> Roaches can live without food but they must need water to live on.
>> That is the reason when a proffessional comes to spray they will always
spray in the kitchen and the bathrooms or any place where there is a water
source.
>> I live in the shore of N.J..
>> Since it is damp and my condo has no crawl space I will get ants in the
summer months.
>> kitchen counters must be crumb free and water free.
>> It is very damp here and my towels will stay damp even the next day.
>> I use large trays to work on.
>> My coffee machine is on a large tray which has a lip around and when I
pour the water into my coffee machine some water might overflow and it only
goes on the tray.
>> My container of coffee is also on this tray.
>> I use many trays on my counters and it is so easy just to dump the
grines, crumbs and other scraps in the sink and just rinse off the trays and
place them to dry.
>> No crumbs or sitting water for the un-invited pests.
>> Hope this info is helpful.
>> From, Tom
>>  God is the one who clasps your hand as you move from one place to
>> another. He is the one who has gone ahead of you, prepared a place for
>> you, and will hold out His hand for you to cling to. Susan Miller
>> 
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Arlene via Electronics-Talk"
<electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
>> To: "Discussion of accessible home electronics and appliances"
<electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
>> Cc: "Arlene" <arlenes71154 at earthlink.net>
>> Sent: Wednesday, January 10, 2018 5:04 PM
>> Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] App Programmable Coffee Makers
>> 
>> 
>>> Unfortunately living in an apartment, having ants and roaches come into
your apartment, most likely from other neighbors, is something that comes
with living in a building with other households. As far as accessibility is
concerned for coffee makers that are accessible that don't require operating
with the iphone, which I know is your preferrence, and I'm sure you're aware
of what is available in what I'm about to say, there's the mr. coffee makers
and the the coffee maker that we've had the thread about. Hopefully someone
knows of coffee makers of your prefferences, and in those suggestions of
coffee makers you could find out about that next coffee maker you purchase
that you could work with your iphones. when you buy your next coffee maker
hoping for the best that it doesn't get any roaches or ants in it. I really
hope for the best for that, because is disconcerting when you get critters
in your machines and it's  the worst part about living in apartments. I love
all thi
> s sharin
> g
>> of information, so I hope you find a great coffee maker, of just what you
want, that you could operate with the iphone. I'm so new to the iphone now,
I'm not no where ready for a machine that you operate from the iphone, but I
could understand why you would want that, since the machine is made more
accessible by way of the phone.
>>> 
>>> Arlene
>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mary Donahue via Electronics-Talk"
<electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
>>> To: <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
>>> Cc: "Mary Donahue" <braille at satx.rr.com>
>>> Sent: Tuesday, January 09, 2018 9:58 PM
>>> Subject: [Electronics-Talk] App Programmable Coffee Makers
>>> 
>>> 
>>>> Good evening everyone,
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>>              Today our apartment maintenance department came to among
>>>> other things investigate the source of ants in our kitchen. After
checking
>>>> around for possible draws it was discovered that the ants were drawn to
our
>>>> coffee maker which we believe to be an old Mr. Coffee Model. If we
cannot
>>>> eliminate the ants with a thorough cleaning of the coffeemaker we'll be
in
>>>> the market for a new 12-cup brewer.
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>>              In 2014 we bought a Cuisinart 12-cup brewer that made
great
>>>> coffee. Since the unit was programmable we needed sighted help getting
the
>>>> machine to set up correctly so all we needed to do was to push a button
in
>>>> the morning to make coffee. As long as no one mucked with the brewer
>>>> settings all worked well. When we moved into our current apartment we
>>>> discarded many of our belongings including the Cuisinart coffee brewer
for
>>>> fear of bringing roaches to our new apartment.
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>>              My sister bought our replacement coffee maker the classic
>>>> Mr. Coffee Model. Despite routinely cleaning this brewer it's still
>>>> attracting ants and may need to be replaced. Most of the coffee brewers
on
>>>> the market are the programmable type. Assuming one can find a model
with
>>>> some degree of accessibility operating these units can be a challenge.
>>>> Recently a number of appliances have come on the market that can be
>>>> controlled by smartphone apps or a home automation system. We want to
know
>>>> if anyone knows of such coffee brewers that can be programmed in this
way?
>>>> If so we'd like to know the brand name and model as well as the ability
to
>>>> program the unit independently. This is yet another angle on the coffee
>>>> brewer thread that has been on this list for over a week. Your
suggestions
>>>> will be very much appreciated.
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> Peter and Mary Donahue
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> _______________________________________________
>>>> Electronics-Talk mailing list
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Date: Thu, 11 Jan 2018 09:27:24 -0500
From: Jude DaShiell <jdashiel at panix.com>
To: Gerald Levy via Electronics-Talk <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] App Programmable Coffee Makers
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The pests don't even notice those repellers other than to make nests on 
them.
On Thu, 11 Jan 2018, Gerald Levy via Electronics-Talk wrote:

> Date: Thu, 11 Jan 2018 06:44:24
> From: Gerald Levy via Electronics-Talk <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
> To: Discussion of accessible home electronics and appliances
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> Cc: Gerald Levy <bwaylimited at verizon.net>
> Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] App Programmable Coffee Makers
> 
>
> Has anyone had success with one of those ultrasonic bug repellers that is 
> supposed to keep roaches and rodents away by emitting high frequency 
> ultrasonic sounds that they supposedly can't tolerate?
>
> Gerald
>
>
>
> -----Original Message----- From: Jude DaShiell via Electronics-Talk
> Sent: Thursday, January 11, 2018 1:06 AM
> To: Diane Vlasoff via Electronics-Talk
> Cc: Jude DaShiell
> Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] App Programmable Coffee Makers
>
> I have been told by a staff member where I now live that it is necessary
> to keep kitchens well lit 24/7 since that discourages bug life in them
> to some degree.  On his Continent where he was born, some of the roaches
> actually hiss.
>
> On Wed, 10 Jan 2018, Diane Vlasoff via Electronics-Talk wrote:
>
>>  Date: Wed, 10 Jan 2018 23:50:57
>>  From: Diane Vlasoff via Electronics-Talk <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
>>  To: Discussion of accessible home electronics and appliances
>>      <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
>>  Cc: Diane Vlasoff <me.and.the.poodle at gmail.com>
>>  Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] App Programmable Coffee Makers
>>
>>  I absolutely agree with the water issue just discussed. In addition
there
>>  is a product called Orange Guard. This is organic product which smells
>>  just like oranges and keeps down aunts for up to three months if you
spray
>>  it on surfaces. This can be used on many surfacesand I highly recommend
>>  it. I would look for in a hardware store or a health food store.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>>
>>  Diane and Jaxi
>>
>>  On Jan 10, 2018, at 3:22 PM, Tom Blume via Electronics-Talk
>>  <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>
>>  Hi,
>>  I have just a few comments about little bugs in the house or apartments.
>>  The many little bugs are mostly harmless but no one wants them in their
>>  home.
>>  Roaches can live without food but they must need water to live on.
>>  That is the reason when a proffessional comes to spray they will always
>>  spray in the kitchen and the bathrooms or any place where there is a
water
>>  source.
>>  I live in the shore of N.J..
>>  Since it is damp and my condo has no crawl space I will get ants in the
>>  summer months.
>>  kitchen counters must be crumb free and water free.
>>  It is very damp here and my towels will stay damp even the next day.
>>  I use large trays to work on.
>>  My coffee machine is on a large tray which has a lip around and when I
>>  pour the water into my coffee machine some water might overflow and it
>>  only goes on the tray.
>>  My container of coffee is also on this tray.
>>  I use many trays on my counters and it is so easy just to dump the
grines,
>>  crumbs and other scraps in the sink and just rinse off the trays and
place
>>  them to dry.
>>  No crumbs or sitting water for the un-invited pests.
>>  Hope this info is helpful.
>>  From, Tom
>>    God is the one who clasps your hand as you move from one place to
>>  another. He is the one who has gone ahead of you, prepared a place for
>>  you, and will hold out His hand for you to cling to. Susan Miller
>>
>>  ----- Original Message ----- From: "Arlene via Electronics-Talk"
>>  <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
>>  To: "Discussion of accessible home electronics and appliances"
>>  <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
>>  Cc: "Arlene" <arlenes71154 at earthlink.net>
>>  Sent: Wednesday, January 10, 2018 5:04 PM
>>  Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] App Programmable Coffee Makers
>> 
>>
>>>  Unfortunately living in an apartment, having ants and roaches come into
>>>  your apartment, most likely from other neighbors, is something that
comes
>>>  with living in a building with other households. As far as
accessibility
>>>  is concerned for coffee makers that are accessible that don't require
>>>  operating with the iphone, which I know is your preferrence, and I'm
sure
>>>  you're aware of what is available in what I'm about to say, there's the
>>>  mr. coffee makers and the the coffee maker that we've had the thread
>>>  about. Hopefully someone knows of coffee makers of your prefferences,
and
>>>  in those suggestions of coffee makers you could find out about that
next
>>>  coffee maker you purchase that you could work with your iphones. when
you
>>>  buy your next coffee maker hoping for the best that it doesn't get any
>>>  roaches or ants in it. I really hope for the best for that, because is
>>>  disconcerting when you get critters in your machines and it's  the
worst
>>>  part about living in apartments. I love all thi
> s sharin
> g
>>  of information, so I hope you find a great coffee maker, of just what
you
>>  want, that you could operate with the iphone. I'm so new to the iphone
>>  now, I'm not no where ready for a machine that you operate from the
>>  iphone, but I could understand why you would want that, since the
machine
>>  is made more accessible by way of the phone.
>>>
>>>  Arlene
>>>  ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mary Donahue via Electronics-Talk"
>>>  <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
>>>  To: <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
>>>  Cc: "Mary Donahue" <braille at satx.rr.com>
>>>  Sent: Tuesday, January 09, 2018 9:58 PM
>>>  Subject: [Electronics-Talk] App Programmable Coffee Makers
>>> 
>>>
>>>>  Good evening everyone,
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>>
>>>>                Today our apartment maintenance department came to among
>>>>  other things investigate the source of ants in our kitchen. After
>>>>  checking
>>>>  around for possible draws it was discovered that the ants were drawn
to
>>>>  our
>>>>  coffee maker which we believe to be an old Mr. Coffee Model. If we
>>>>  cannot
>>>>  eliminate the ants with a thorough cleaning of the coffeemaker we'll
be
>>>>  in
>>>>  the market for a new 12-cup brewer.
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>>
>>>>                In 2014 we bought a Cuisinart 12-cup brewer that made
>>>>  great
>>>>  coffee. Since the unit was programmable we needed sighted help getting
>>>>  the
>>>>  machine to set up correctly so all we needed to do was to push a
button
>>>>  in
>>>>  the morning to make coffee. As long as no one mucked with the brewer
>>>>  settings all worked well. When we moved into our current apartment we
>>>>  discarded many of our belongings including the Cuisinart coffee brewer
>>>>  for
>>>>  fear of bringing roaches to our new apartment.
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>>
>>>>                My sister bought our replacement coffee maker the
classic
>>>>  Mr. Coffee Model. Despite routinely cleaning this brewer it's still
>>>>  attracting ants and may need to be replaced. Most of the coffee
brewers
>>>>  on
>>>>  the market are the programmable type. Assuming one can find a model
with
>>>>  some degree of accessibility operating these units can be a challenge.
>>>>  Recently a number of appliances have come on the market that can be
>>>>  controlled by smartphone apps or a home automation system. We want to
>>>>  know
>>>>  if anyone knows of such coffee brewers that can be programmed in this
>>>>  way?
>>>>  If so we'd like to know the brand name and model as well as the
ability
>>>>  to
>>>>  program the unit independently. This is yet another angle on the
coffee
>>>>  brewer thread that has been on this list for over a week. Your
>>>>  suggestions
>>>>  will be very much appreciated.
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>>
>>>>  Peter and Mary Donahue
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
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Message: 5
Date: Thu, 11 Jan 2018 14:37:09 +0000 (UTC)
From: Abdul Hai <ahai11london at yahoo.co.uk>
To: Discussion of accessible home electronics and appliances
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Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] How many accessible pedestrian signals
	do you have in your city?
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I would not trust a smartphone myself. Crossing a road is a judgement call.
?You can keep up with me on Twitter.





      From: Pamela Dominguez via Electronics-Talk
<electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
 To: Discussion of accessible home electronics and appliances
<electronics-talk at nfbnet.org> 
Cc: Pamela Dominguez <geodom at optonline.net>
 Sent: Thursday, 11 January 2018, 2:50
 Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] How many accessible pedestrian signals do
you have in your city?
   
Thank you.? It seems that everybody with a smart phone forgets about 
everybody else.? Pam.

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From: Gerald Levy via Electronics-Talk
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Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] How many accessible pedestrian signals do 
you have in your city?


But what about the majority of blind pedestrians who do not own smart
phones?? How would they benefit from an app that could alert a smart phone
user when it is safe to cross an intersection, even if such an app could
even be developed in the first place?? The traffic signal would still need
an audible alert so that it would benefit all blind pedestrians and not just
those with smart phones in order to comply with the ADA, regardless of the
expense to the municipality.

Gerald



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From: Tracy Carcione via Electronics-Talk
Sent: Wednesday, January 10, 2018 8:29 AM
To: 'Discussion of accessible home electronics and appliances'
Cc: Tracy Carcione
Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] How many accessible pedestrian signals do
you have in your city?

Hi Jim.
I also live on a quieter street that crosses a very busy one, and I had the
exact problem you describe--figuring out a lull in traffic from when I had
the light.? It's also an offset intersection, with a lot of turning traffic.
As I said, I had to fight hard to get an APS there, but, every time I was
thinking of giving up, I'd misjudge the light, and I'd grit my teeth and go
back to the battle.? I should not have to risk my life, literally, to cross
the street.? Well, no more than anyone else does. To heck with what it cost
the county.? I pay taxes, and my life has value in itself.

I have been wondering for years if it would be practical to develop a smart
phone app that would say when the walk sign was on.? It would have to be
absolutely real-time, and reliable.? But, if it could be done, it ought to
be a lot cheaper than APS's are now. And maybe there's a way to make it work
with any traffic light one encounters.? Do you think such a thing could
work?
Tracy


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From: Electronics-Talk [mailto:electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Jim McCarthy via Electronics-Talk
Sent: Tuesday, January 09, 2018 2:28 PM
To: 'Discussion of accessible home electronics and appliances'
Cc: Jim McCarthy
Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] How many accessible pedestrian signals do
you have in your city?

Tracy,
I do think that the end point is what you suggest, to have one at every
intersection that has a traffic light. When there is new development, they
should be put in at the get go as you suggest they are. In other cases, I do
think the more complicated intersections should be first; I think that if a
traffic light needs repair or replacement, an accessible signal should take
its place; and finally, someday there will be accessible signals at every
intersection. I did not always think that it needed to be an equality thing
but that is the way I am headed now also. I live on a north south street
that is not very busy. It is a plus intersection though so my street crosses
a very busy street, one of the more busy in that part of the city and one
that crosses the entire city toward its north end. The busy street is not
even all that wide so the intersection is not geometrically complicated. It
does not have an audible signal but might benefit from one. The reason is
that there is often not traffic on my street crossing. There are some gaps
on the busy street but a blind travelers is left guessing, "is there a gap
because the light is favorable?" Perhaps, it is just a traffic lag and one
may need to race across. Having an audible traffic signal would take away
the guess work. Is this the most important intersection in the city for a
signal? Probably not but there would be benefit in having one. I have lived
in that neighborhood for many years and feel safe crossing so I have not
asked for this yet.
Jim

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Sent: Friday, January 05, 2018 11:14 AM
To: 'Discussion of accessible home electronics and appliances'
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Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] How many accessible pedestrian signals do
you have in your city?

Thanks Jim.? I hadn't thought much about what you bring up.? What criteria
do you think they should use?? Put in an accessible signal at the most
complicated intersections, and, when those are covered, move on to less
complicated ones?? Should the goal be to have an accessible signal wherever
there is a crossing signal?? I didn't used to think so, but now I'm starting
to think that I have the same right to know the status of the light as my
sighted neighbors have.

I had to fight tooth and claw to get the first signal in my county.? I had
to get my state assemblywoman involved, and threaten the county with an ADA
lawsuit.? But now, a few years later, they have put in 2 more signals on the
main drag all on their own.? They seem to be putting them where there is new
development--new businesses going in.? I'm not sure what their criteria are,
but I am glad to have them.
Tracy


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Behalf Of Jim McCarthy via Electronics-Talk
Sent: Friday, January 05, 2018 10:23 AM
To: 'Discussion of accessible home electronics and appliances'
Cc: Jim McCarthy
Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] How many accessible pedestrian signals do
you have in your city?

I have been reading this thread with some interest. It seems to me that much
of the time, the answer will be like Mike has said here that there is some
certain number in his area and he knows this because he asked for and got
their installation. What I have not noticed in the thread is a reason for
knowing how many there are. This is information a city transportation or
traffic department probably has but I think the number a jurisdiction has
does not matter very much. The trend of installation is more important to
indicate progress in the installation. It still bothers me that many
jurisdictions react as Fort Collins did for Mike, that is that they install
them in areas that blind people frequent or only when a blind person or
enough of us make the request. The result is that in many of the places
these are installed, they do not offer actual assistance to blind travelers
and in places where they would offer that help, they are not installed
because there is not an entity expected to be frequented by people who are
blind or because no requests have been made.? ? I suppose though that if the
trigger for installation is that there has been a request, I am glad Fort
Collins has responded as they have. In many instances, the answer is that
they are expensive so we can't or won't install. To me the right approach is
to have as a part of a long term transportation plan the goal of installing
some number per year. It also strikes me as best to rank intersections based
on criteria so that the really complicated ones receive the devices also.
Jim McCarthy
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From: Electronics-Talk [mailto:electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Mike Sedmak via Electronics-Talk
Sent: Thursday, January 04, 2018 5:25 PM
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Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] How many accessible pedestrian signals do
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We have five in my corner of Fort Collins, CO.? I called the city traffic
operations engineer and asked him to install them on all the crossings I
frequent.? I would recommend asking for them in your area if you like them.


Our city ops said they are relatively expensive, so they only install them
when requested.

Thanks,
Mike

Sent from my iPhone, please forgive the typos.

> On Jan 4, 2018, at 1:19 PM, Andy Baracco via Electronics-Talk
<electronics-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>
> Interestingly enough, I don't think that we have that many in the
> entire
city of Los Angeles.
>
> Andy
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike via Electronics-Talk"
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> you
have in your city?
>
>
>> How many accessible pedestrian signals do you have in your city or
>> area? In the greater Daytona Beach Florida we now have 32 of them.
>>
>> Thank you
>>
>> Mike
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Date: Thu, 11 Jan 2018 09:52:32 -0500
From: "Tracy Carcione" <carcione at access.net>
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Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] Rainbow color reader
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I also got mine from the San Francisco Lighthouse, but later I saw it on
Amazon too.

Tracy

 

 

 

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Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] Rainbow color reader

 

Can you tell me where to purchase this Rainbow device?

Thanks.

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Date: Wednesday, January 10, 2018 04:17 PM
Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] Rainbow color reader

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Date: Thu, 11 Jan 2018 09:57:39 -0500
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Our APS's in Teaneck also adjust volume according to ambient noise.  At
first, the lowest volume was very high, but the engineer adjusted it, and
now it's good.  Also, ours don't make noise during the whole cycle, so don't
really mask traffic noise.  The newer APS's are much better than the old
chirping things.
Tracy

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Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] How many accessible pedestrian signals do
you have in your city?

Here in Phoenix, the volume on the APS adjust according to traffic noise.
Which can be a pain sometimes.  For if there isn't any traffic, finding that
pole can be a bit tricky.

Vince

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> Andy:
>
> Quiet APS's may be local to you.  In my area volumes vary greatly, 
> some loud, some quiet. I suspect it depends on how they are adjusted.
>
> Dave
>
>
>
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Electronics-Talk [mailto:electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On 
> Behalf Of Andy Baracco via Electronics-Talk
> Sent: Wednesday, January 10, 2018 2:08 PM
> To: Discussion of accessible home electronics and appliances 
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> Cc: Andy Baracco <wq6r at socal.rr.com>
> Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] How many accessible pedestrian signals 
> do you have in your city?
>
> There are many configurations for APS, including the familiar chirp 
> and coocoo, talking, vibrating, and something that sounds kind of like 
> a machine gun, but it is not loud, in fact you have to be standing 
> next to the pole to hear it. It should be noted that these devices 
> only tell you when the light is green. You still need to have 
> sufficient mobility skills to cross the street safely.
>
> Andy
>
> ----- Original Message -----
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> Sent: Wednesday, January 10, 2018 7:32 AM
> Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] How many accessible pedestrian signals 
> do you have in your city?
>
>
>> So Jim, following up on your point, I once found myself in a meeting 
>> with advocates for these signals. I stated that we had one in 
>> Baltimore that really was very loud and that even for the blind who 
>> are to benefit from it, it really is distracting. The response I got 
>> was that I was right about that one but that it clearly had been 
>> installed incorrectly. Well, they are not going to reinstall it and 
>> the installers are not experts in blindness, blind people or any of 
>> the rest of it. In the best practices for installation, many of the 
>> APS units will have an arrow that vibrates, one for each street 
>> served by the APS. Best practices are that these point directly 
>> across the street for which it serves. It often has been my 
>> experience though that they are not perfectly aligned so one needs to 
>> use traffic alignment skills to achieve this purpose. Also, Dave's 
>> point always needs to be stressed.
>> Where
>> the signals exist, they are not to tell one when it is safe to cross; 
>> they certainly don't assure a safe crossing either. All they can do 
>> is tell the pedestrian that the cycle has reached the point when it 
>> is appropriate to cross. A blind traveler still needs to use the 
>> traffic monitoring skills she has prior to crossing.
>> Jim
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Electronics-Talk [mailto:electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] 
>> On Behalf Of Jim Barbour via Electronics-Talk
>> Sent: Wednesday, January 10, 2018 9:48 AM
>> To: Discussion of accessible home electronics and appliances
>> Cc: Jim Barbour
>> Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] How many accessible pedestrian 
>> signals do you have in your city?
>>
>> I would add that many blind pedestrians feel hampered, not helped, 
>> but APSes.  It masks the traffic noise that is the really reliable 
>> way to determine when it is safe to cross the street.
>>
>> The appeal of an app is that you can easily decide when you want to 
>> hear the status of the light, and when you want to hear the traffic 
>> noise.
>>
>> Jim
>>
>> On Wed, Jan 10, 2018 at 02:42:53PM +0000, Andrews, David B (DEED) via 
>> Electronics-Talk wrote:
>>> An APS "never" tells you when it is "safe" to cross an intersection. 
>>> It
>> can only tell you the state of the signals.
>>>
>>> Dave
>>>
>>>
>>>
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>>>
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>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Electronics-Talk [mailto:electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] 
>>> On Behalf Of Gerald Levy via Electronics-Talk
>>> Sent: Wednesday, January 10, 2018 7:59 AM
>>> To: Discussion of accessible home electronics and appliances 
>>> <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
>>> Cc: Gerald Levy <bwaylimited at verizon.net>
>>> Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] How many accessible pedestrian 
>>> signals do
>> you have in your city?
>>>
>>>
>>> But what about the majority of blind pedestrians who do not own 
>>> smart
>> phones?  How would they benefit from an app that could alert a smart 
>> phone user when it is safe to cross an intersection, even if such an 
>> app could even be developed in the first place?  The traffic signal 
>> would still need an audible alert so that it would benefit all blind 
>> pedestrians and not just those with smart phones in order to comply 
>> with the ADA, regardless of the expense to the municipality.
>>>
>>> Gerald
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Tracy Carcione via Electronics-Talk
>>> Sent: Wednesday, January 10, 2018 8:29 AM
>>> To: 'Discussion of accessible home electronics and appliances'
>>> Cc: Tracy Carcione
>>> Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] How many accessible pedestrian 
>>> signals do
>> you have in your city?
>>>
>>> Hi Jim.
>>> I also live on a quieter street that crosses a very busy one, and I 
>>> had
>> the exact problem you describe--figuring out a lull in traffic from 
>> when I had the light.  It's also an offset intersection, with a lot 
>> of turning traffic.
>>> As I said, I had to fight hard to get an APS there, but, every time 
>>> I was
>> thinking of giving up, I'd misjudge the light, and I'd grit my teeth 
>> and go back to the battle.  I should not have to risk my life, 
>> literally, to cross the street.  Well, no more than anyone else does. 
>> To heck with what it cost the county.  I pay taxes, and my life has 
>> value in itself.
>>>
>>> I have been wondering for years if it would be practical to develop 
>>> a
>> smart phone app that would say when the walk sign was on.  It would 
>> have to be absolutely real-time, and reliable.  But, if it could be 
>> done, it ought to be a lot cheaper than APS's are now. And maybe 
>> there's a way to make it work with any traffic light one encounters.  
>> Do you think such a thing could work?
>>> Tracy
>>>
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Electronics-Talk [mailto:electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] 
>>> On Behalf Of Jim McCarthy via Electronics-Talk
>>> Sent: Tuesday, January 09, 2018 2:28 PM
>>> To: 'Discussion of accessible home electronics and appliances'
>>> Cc: Jim McCarthy
>>> Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] How many accessible pedestrian 
>>> signals do
>> you have in your city?
>>>
>>> Tracy,
>>> I do think that the end point is what you suggest, to have one at 
>>> every
>> intersection that has a traffic light. When there is new development, 
>> they should be put in at the get go as you suggest they are. In other 
>> cases, I do think the more complicated intersections should be first; 
>> I think that if a traffic light needs repair or replacement, an 
>> accessible signal should take its place; and finally, someday there 
>> will be accessible signals at every intersection. I did not always 
>> think that it needed to be an equality thing but that is the way I am 
>> headed now also. I live on a north south street that is not very 
>> busy. It is a plus intersection though so my street crosses a very 
>> busy street, one of the more busy in that part of the city and one 
>> that crosses the entire city toward its north end. The busy street is 
>> not even all that wide so the intersection is not geometrically
complicated.
>> It
>> does not have an audible signal but might benefit from one. The 
>> reason is that there is often not traffic on my street crossing. 
>> There are some gaps on the busy street but a blind travelers is left 
>> guessing, "is there a gap because the light is favorable?" Perhaps, 
>> it is just a traffic lag and one may need to race across. Having an 
>> audible traffic signal would take away the guess work. Is this the 
>> most important intersection in the city for a signal? Probably not 
>> but there would be benefit in having one. I have lived in that 
>> neighborhood for many years and feel safe crossing so I have not 
>> asked for this yet.
>>> Jim
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Electronics-Talk [mailto:electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] 
>>> On Behalf Of Tracy Carcione via Electronics-Talk
>>> Sent: Friday, January 05, 2018 11:14 AM
>>> To: 'Discussion of accessible home electronics and appliances'
>>> Cc: Tracy Carcione
>>> Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] How many accessible pedestrian 
>>> signals do
>> you have in your city?
>>>
>>> Thanks Jim.  I hadn't thought much about what you bring up.  What 
>>> criteria
>> do you think they should use?  Put in an accessible signal at the 
>> most complicated intersections, and, when those are covered, move on 
>> to less complicated ones?  Should the goal be to have an accessible 
>> signal wherever there is a crossing signal?  I didn't used to think 
>> so, but now I'm starting to think that I have the same right to know 
>> the status of the light as my sighted neighbors have.
>>>
>>> I had to fight tooth and claw to get the first signal in my county.  
>>> I had
>> to get my state assemblywoman involved, and threaten the county with 
>> an ADA lawsuit.  But now, a few years later, they have put in 2 more 
>> signals on the main drag all on their own.  They seem to be putting 
>> them where there is new development--new businesses going in.  I'm 
>> not sure what their criteria are, but I am glad to have them.
>>> Tracy
>>>
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Electronics-Talk [mailto:electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] 
>>> On Behalf Of Jim McCarthy via Electronics-Talk
>>> Sent: Friday, January 05, 2018 10:23 AM
>>> To: 'Discussion of accessible home electronics and appliances'
>>> Cc: Jim McCarthy
>>> Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] How many accessible pedestrian 
>>> signals do
>> you have in your city?
>>>
>>> I have been reading this thread with some interest. It seems to me 
>>> that
>> much of the time, the answer will be like Mike has said here that 
>> there is some certain number in his area and he knows this because he 
>> asked for and got their installation. What I have not noticed in the 
>> thread is a reason for knowing how many there are. This is 
>> information a city transportation or traffic department probably has 
>> but I think the number a jurisdiction has does not matter very much. 
>> The trend of installation is more important to indicate progress in 
>> the installation. It still bothers me that many jurisdictions react 
>> as Fort Collins did for Mike, that is that they install them in areas 
>> that blind people frequent or only when a blind person or enough of 
>> us make the request. The result is that in many of the places these 
>> are installed, they do not offer actual assistance to blind travelers 
>> and in places where they would offer that help, they are not 
>> installed because there is not an entity expected to be frequented by 
>> people who are
>>> blind or because no requests have been made.    I suppose though that if
>> the
>>> trigger for installation is that there has been a request, I am glad 
>>> Fort
>> Collins has responded as they have. In many instances, the answer is 
>> that they are expensive so we can't or won't install. To me the right 
>> approach is to have as a part of a long term transportation plan the 
>> goal of installing some number per year. It also strikes me as best 
>> to rank intersections based on criteria so that the really 
>> complicated ones receive the devices also.
>>> Jim McCarthy
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Electronics-Talk [mailto:electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] 
>>> On Behalf Of Mike Sedmak via Electronics-Talk
>>> Sent: Thursday, January 04, 2018 5:25 PM
>>> To: Discussion of accessible home electronics and appliances
>>> Cc: Mike Sedmak
>>> Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] How many accessible pedestrian 
>>> signals do
>> you have in your city?
>>>
>>> We have five in my corner of Fort Collins, CO.  I called the city 
>>> traffic
>> operations engineer and asked him to install them on all the 
>> crossings I frequent.  I would recommend asking for them in your area 
>> if you like them.
>>>
>>>
>>> Our city ops said they are relatively expensive, so they only 
>>> install them
>> when requested.
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> Mike
>>>
>>> Sent from my iPhone, please forgive the typos.
>>>
>>> > On Jan 4, 2018, at 1:19 PM, Andy Baracco via Electronics-Talk
>>> <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>> >
>>> > Interestingly enough, I don't think that we have that many in the 
>>> > entire
>>> city of Los Angeles.
>>> >
>>> > Andy
>>> >
>>> > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike via Electronics-Talk"
>>> > <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
>>> > To: <Electronics-Talk at nfbnet.org>
>>> > Cc: "Mike" <mrmikie273 at gmail.com>
>>> > Sent: Thursday, January 04, 2018 2:29 AM
>>> > Subject: [Electronics-Talk] How many accessible pedestrian signals 
>>> > do you
>>> have in your city?
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >> How many accessible pedestrian signals do you have in your city 
>>> >> or area? In the greater Daytona Beach Florida we now have 32 of them.
>>> >>
>>> >> Thank you
>>> >>
>>> >> Mike
>>> >>
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Message: 8
Date: Thu, 11 Jan 2018 09:22:59 -0600
From: "Peter Donahue" <pdonahue2 at satx.rr.com>
To: "'Discussion of accessible home electronics and appliances'"
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Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] App Programmable Coffee Makers
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Good morning everyone,

	Exactly my sentiments too. If bugs weren't in the picture it would
be nice to know if there are App programmable coffee brewers and other
appliances like the Instapot that can be controlled by a smartphone or other
interface of some kind.

Peter Donahue



-----Original Message-----
From: Electronics-Talk [mailto:electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Sharonda Greenlaw via Electronics-Talk
Sent: Thursday, January 11, 2018 7:48 AM
To: Discussion of accessible home electronics and appliances
Cc: Sharonda Greenlaw
Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] App Programmable Coffee Makers

Looks like this thread is all about bugs instead of about coffee makers that
can be programmed with the iPhone. 


Sharonda
Sent from my mobile device; please excuse any mistakes 

> On Jan 11, 2018, at 6:06 AM, Pamela Dominguez via Electronics-Talk
<electronics-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> They work for a couple of weeks or so, then the bugs come back with a
vengeance.  Another thing you may want to know is that we discovered that
whatever outlet the device is plugged into gets roaches and roach crap all
over it.  We figured the roaches climb up the cord to get away from the
stuff and come to the outlet.  Pam.
> 
> -----Original Message----- From: Gerald Levy via Electronics-Talk
> Sent: Thursday, January 11, 2018 6:44 AM
> To: Discussion of accessible home electronics and appliances
> Cc: Gerald Levy
> Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] App Programmable Coffee Makers
> 
> 
> Has anyone had success with one of those ultrasonic bug repellers that 
> is supposed to keep roaches and rodents away by emitting high 
> frequency ultrasonic sounds that they supposedly can't tolerate?
> 
> Gerald
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message----- From: Jude DaShiell via Electronics-Talk
> Sent: Thursday, January 11, 2018 1:06 AM
> To: Diane Vlasoff via Electronics-Talk
> Cc: Jude DaShiell
> Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] App Programmable Coffee Makers
> 
> I have been told by a staff member where I now live that it is 
> necessary to keep kitchens well lit 24/7 since that discourages bug 
> life in them to some degree.  On his Continent where he was born, some 
> of the roaches actually hiss.
> 
>> On Wed, 10 Jan 2018, Diane Vlasoff via Electronics-Talk wrote:
>> 
>> Date: Wed, 10 Jan 2018 23:50:57
>> From: Diane Vlasoff via Electronics-Talk 
>> <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
>> To: Discussion of accessible home electronics and appliances
>>    <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
>> Cc: Diane Vlasoff <me.and.the.poodle at gmail.com>
>> Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] App Programmable Coffee Makers
>> 
>> I absolutely agree with the water issue just discussed. In addition there
is a product called Orange Guard. This is organic product which smells just
like oranges and keeps down aunts for up to three months if you spray it on
surfaces. This can be used on many surfacesand I highly recommend it. I
would look for in a hardware store or a health food store.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Diane and Jaxi
>> 
>> On Jan 10, 2018, at 3:22 PM, Tom Blume via Electronics-Talk
<electronics-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> 
>> Hi,
>> I have just a few comments about little bugs in the house or apartments.
>> The many little bugs are mostly harmless but no one wants them in their
home.
>> Roaches can live without food but they must need water to live on.
>> That is the reason when a proffessional comes to spray they will always
spray in the kitchen and the bathrooms or any place where there is a water
source.
>> I live in the shore of N.J..
>> Since it is damp and my condo has no crawl space I will get ants in the
summer months.
>> kitchen counters must be crumb free and water free.
>> It is very damp here and my towels will stay damp even the next day.
>> I use large trays to work on.
>> My coffee machine is on a large tray which has a lip around and when I
pour the water into my coffee machine some water might overflow and it only
goes on the tray.
>> My container of coffee is also on this tray.
>> I use many trays on my counters and it is so easy just to dump the
grines, crumbs and other scraps in the sink and just rinse off the trays and
place them to dry.
>> No crumbs or sitting water for the un-invited pests.
>> Hope this info is helpful.
>> From, Tom
>>  God is the one who clasps your hand as you move from one place to 
>> another. He is the one who has gone ahead of you, prepared a place 
>> for you, and will hold out His hand for you to cling to. Susan Miller
>> 
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Arlene via Electronics-Talk" 
>> <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
>> To: "Discussion of accessible home electronics and appliances" 
>> <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
>> Cc: "Arlene" <arlenes71154 at earthlink.net>
>> Sent: Wednesday, January 10, 2018 5:04 PM
>> Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] App Programmable Coffee Makers
>> 
>> 
>>> Unfortunately living in an apartment, having ants and roaches come 
>>> into your apartment, most likely from other neighbors, is something 
>>> that comes with living in a building with other households. As far 
>>> as accessibility is concerned for coffee makers that are accessible 
>>> that don't require operating with the iphone, which I know is your 
>>> preferrence, and I'm sure you're aware of what is available in what 
>>> I'm about to say, there's the mr. coffee makers and the the coffee 
>>> maker that we've had the thread about. Hopefully someone knows of 
>>> coffee makers of your prefferences, and in those suggestions of 
>>> coffee makers you could find out about that next coffee maker you 
>>> purchase that you could work with your iphones. when you buy your 
>>> next coffee maker hoping for the best that it doesn't get any 
>>> roaches or ants in it. I really hope for the best for that, because 
>>> is disconcerting when you get critters in your machines and it's  
>>> the worst part about living in apartments. I love all thi
> s sharin
> g
>> of information, so I hope you find a great coffee maker, of just what you
want, that you could operate with the iphone. I'm so new to the iphone now,
I'm not no where ready for a machine that you operate from the iphone, but I
could understand why you would want that, since the machine is made more
accessible by way of the phone.
>>> 
>>> Arlene
>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mary Donahue via 
>>> Electronics-Talk" <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
>>> To: <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
>>> Cc: "Mary Donahue" <braille at satx.rr.com>
>>> Sent: Tuesday, January 09, 2018 9:58 PM
>>> Subject: [Electronics-Talk] App Programmable Coffee Makers
>>> 
>>> 
>>>> Good evening everyone,
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>>              Today our apartment maintenance department came to 
>>>> among other things investigate the source of ants in our kitchen. 
>>>> After checking around for possible draws it was discovered that the 
>>>> ants were drawn to our coffee maker which we believe to be an old 
>>>> Mr. Coffee Model. If we cannot eliminate the ants with a thorough 
>>>> cleaning of the coffeemaker we'll be in the market for a new 12-cup
brewer.
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>>              In 2014 we bought a Cuisinart 12-cup brewer that made 
>>>> great coffee. Since the unit was programmable we needed sighted 
>>>> help getting the machine to set up correctly so all we needed to do 
>>>> was to push a button in the morning to make coffee. As long as no 
>>>> one mucked with the brewer settings all worked well. When we moved 
>>>> into our current apartment we discarded many of our belongings 
>>>> including the Cuisinart coffee brewer for fear of bringing roaches to
our new apartment.
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>>              My sister bought our replacement coffee maker the 
>>>> classic Mr. Coffee Model. Despite routinely cleaning this brewer 
>>>> it's still attracting ants and may need to be replaced. Most of the 
>>>> coffee brewers on the market are the programmable type. Assuming 
>>>> one can find a model with some degree of accessibility operating these
units can be a challenge.
>>>> Recently a number of appliances have come on the market that can be 
>>>> controlled by smartphone apps or a home automation system. We want 
>>>> to know if anyone knows of such coffee brewers that can be programmed
in this way?
>>>> If so we'd like to know the brand name and model as well as the 
>>>> ability to program the unit independently. This is yet another 
>>>> angle on the coffee brewer thread that has been on this list for 
>>>> over a week. Your suggestions will be very much appreciated.
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> Peter and Mary Donahue
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
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Message: 9
Date: Thu, 11 Jan 2018 09:30:28 -0600
From: "Peter Donahue" <pdonahue2 at satx.rr.com>
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Good morning again everyone,

They're a joke! We had one of those devices when we lived in Leander. The
device was nothing but a waste of money.

Peter Donahue



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Sent: Thursday, January 11, 2018 5:44 AM
To: Discussion of accessible home electronics and appliances
Cc: Gerald Levy
Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] App Programmable Coffee Makers


Has anyone had success with one of those ultrasonic bug repellers that is
supposed to keep roaches and rodents away by emitting high frequency
ultrasonic sounds that they supposedly can't tolerate?

Gerald



-----Original Message-----
From: Jude DaShiell via Electronics-Talk
Sent: Thursday, January 11, 2018 1:06 AM
To: Diane Vlasoff via Electronics-Talk
Cc: Jude DaShiell
Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] App Programmable Coffee Makers

I have been told by a staff member where I now live that it is necessary to
keep kitchens well lit 24/7 since that discourages bug life in them to some
degree.  On his Continent where he was born, some of the roaches actually
hiss.

On Wed, 10 Jan 2018, Diane Vlasoff via Electronics-Talk wrote:

> Date: Wed, 10 Jan 2018 23:50:57
> From: Diane Vlasoff via Electronics-Talk <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
> To: Discussion of accessible home electronics and appliances
>     <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: Diane Vlasoff <me.and.the.poodle at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] App Programmable Coffee Makers
>
> I absolutely agree with the water issue just discussed. In addition 
> there is a product called Orange Guard. This is organic product which 
> smells just like oranges and keeps down aunts for up to three months 
> if you spray it on surfaces. This can be used on many surfacesand I 
> highly recommend it. I would look for in a hardware store or a health food
store.
>
>
>
>
> Diane and Jaxi
>
> On Jan 10, 2018, at 3:22 PM, Tom Blume via Electronics-Talk 
> <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>
> Hi,
> I have just a few comments about little bugs in the house or apartments.
> The many little bugs are mostly harmless but no one wants them in 
> their home.
> Roaches can live without food but they must need water to live on.
> That is the reason when a proffessional comes to spray they will 
> always spray in the kitchen and the bathrooms or any place where there 
> is a water source.
> I live in the shore of N.J..
> Since it is damp and my condo has no crawl space I will get ants in 
> the summer months.
> kitchen counters must be crumb free and water free.
> It is very damp here and my towels will stay damp even the next day.
> I use large trays to work on.
> My coffee machine is on a large tray which has a lip around and when I 
> pour the water into my coffee machine some water might overflow and it 
> only goes on the tray.
> My container of coffee is also on this tray.
> I use many trays on my counters and it is so easy just to dump the 
> grines, crumbs and other scraps in the sink and just rinse off the 
> trays and place them to dry.
> No crumbs or sitting water for the un-invited pests.
> Hope this info is helpful.
> From, Tom
>   God is the one who clasps your hand as you move from one place to 
> another. He is the one who has gone ahead of you, prepared a place for 
> you, and will hold out His hand for you to cling to. Susan Miller
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Arlene via Electronics-Talk" 
> <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
> To: "Discussion of accessible home electronics and appliances" 
> <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: "Arlene" <arlenes71154 at earthlink.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, January 10, 2018 5:04 PM
> Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] App Programmable Coffee Makers
>
>
>> Unfortunately living in an apartment, having ants and roaches come 
>> into your apartment, most likely from other neighbors, is something 
>> that comes with living in a building with other households. As far as 
>> accessibility is concerned for coffee makers that are accessible that 
>> don't require operating with the iphone, which I know is your 
>> preferrence, and I'm sure you're aware of what is available in what 
>> I'm about to say, there's the mr. coffee makers and the the coffee 
>> maker that we've had the thread about. Hopefully someone knows of 
>> coffee makers of your prefferences, and in those suggestions of 
>> coffee makers you could find out about that next coffee maker you 
>> purchase that you could work with your iphones. when you buy your 
>> next coffee maker hoping for the best that it doesn't get any roaches 
>> or ants in it. I really hope for the best for that, because is 
>> disconcerting when you get critters in your machines and it's  the 
>> worst part about living in apartments. I love all thi
s sharin
g
>  of information, so I hope you find a great coffee maker, of just what 
> you want, that you could operate with the iphone. I'm so new to the 
> iphone now, I'm not no where ready for a machine that you operate from 
> the iphone, but I could understand why you would want that, since the 
> machine is made more accessible by way of the phone.
>>
>> Arlene
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mary Donahue via Electronics-Talk" 
>> <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
>> To: <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
>> Cc: "Mary Donahue" <braille at satx.rr.com>
>> Sent: Tuesday, January 09, 2018 9:58 PM
>> Subject: [Electronics-Talk] App Programmable Coffee Makers
>>
>>
>>> Good evening everyone,
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>               Today our apartment maintenance department came to 
>>> among other things investigate the source of ants in our kitchen. 
>>> After checking around for possible draws it was discovered that the 
>>> ants were drawn to our coffee maker which we believe to be an old 
>>> Mr. Coffee Model. If we cannot eliminate the ants with a thorough 
>>> cleaning of the coffeemaker we'll be in the market for a new 12-cup 
>>> brewer.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>               In 2014 we bought a Cuisinart 12-cup brewer that made 
>>> great coffee. Since the unit was programmable we needed sighted help 
>>> getting the machine to set up correctly so all we needed to do was 
>>> to push a button in the morning to make coffee. As long as no one 
>>> mucked with the brewer settings all worked well. When we moved into 
>>> our current apartment we discarded many of our belongings including 
>>> the Cuisinart coffee brewer for fear of bringing roaches to our new 
>>> apartment.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>               My sister bought our replacement coffee maker the 
>>> classic Mr. Coffee Model. Despite routinely cleaning this brewer 
>>> it's still attracting ants and may need to be replaced. Most of the 
>>> coffee brewers on the market are the programmable type. Assuming one 
>>> can find a model with some degree of accessibility operating these 
>>> units can be a challenge.
>>> Recently a number of appliances have come on the market that can be 
>>> controlled by smartphone apps or a home automation system. We want 
>>> to know if anyone knows of such coffee brewers that can be 
>>> programmed in this way?
>>> If so we'd like to know the brand name and model as well as the 
>>> ability to program the unit independently. This is yet another angle 
>>> on the coffee brewer thread that has been on this list for over a 
>>> week. Your suggestions will be very much appreciated.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Peter and Mary Donahue
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
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Message: 10
Date: Thu, 11 Jan 2018 14:08:07 -0600
From: "Jordan Gallacher" <jordanandseptember at gmail.com>
To: "'Discussion of accessible home electronics and appliances'"
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Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] App Programmable Coffee Makers
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Agree with Sharonda.  This thread is all about bugs.
Jordan

-----Original Message-----
From: Electronics-Talk [mailto:electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Sharonda Greenlaw via Electronics-Talk
Sent: Thursday, January 11, 2018 7:48 AM
To: Discussion of accessible home electronics and appliances
<electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
Cc: Sharonda Greenlaw <sbgreenlaw at gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] App Programmable Coffee Makers

Looks like this thread is all about bugs instead of about coffee makers that
can be programmed with the iPhone. 


Sharonda
Sent from my mobile device; please excuse any mistakes 

> On Jan 11, 2018, at 6:06 AM, Pamela Dominguez via Electronics-Talk
<electronics-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> They work for a couple of weeks or so, then the bugs come back with a
vengeance.  Another thing you may want to know is that we discovered that
whatever outlet the device is plugged into gets roaches and roach crap all
over it.  We figured the roaches climb up the cord to get away from the
stuff and come to the outlet.  Pam.
> 
> -----Original Message----- From: Gerald Levy via Electronics-Talk
> Sent: Thursday, January 11, 2018 6:44 AM
> To: Discussion of accessible home electronics and appliances
> Cc: Gerald Levy
> Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] App Programmable Coffee Makers
> 
> 
> Has anyone had success with one of those ultrasonic bug repellers that 
> is supposed to keep roaches and rodents away by emitting high 
> frequency ultrasonic sounds that they supposedly can't tolerate?
> 
> Gerald
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message----- From: Jude DaShiell via Electronics-Talk
> Sent: Thursday, January 11, 2018 1:06 AM
> To: Diane Vlasoff via Electronics-Talk
> Cc: Jude DaShiell
> Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] App Programmable Coffee Makers
> 
> I have been told by a staff member where I now live that it is 
> necessary to keep kitchens well lit 24/7 since that discourages bug 
> life in them to some degree.  On his Continent where he was born, some 
> of the roaches actually hiss.
> 
>> On Wed, 10 Jan 2018, Diane Vlasoff via Electronics-Talk wrote:
>> 
>> Date: Wed, 10 Jan 2018 23:50:57
>> From: Diane Vlasoff via Electronics-Talk 
>> <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
>> To: Discussion of accessible home electronics and appliances
>>    <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
>> Cc: Diane Vlasoff <me.and.the.poodle at gmail.com>
>> Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] App Programmable Coffee Makers
>> 
>> I absolutely agree with the water issue just discussed. In addition there
is a product called Orange Guard. This is organic product which smells just
like oranges and keeps down aunts for up to three months if you spray it on
surfaces. This can be used on many surfacesand I highly recommend it. I
would look for in a hardware store or a health food store.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Diane and Jaxi
>> 
>> On Jan 10, 2018, at 3:22 PM, Tom Blume via Electronics-Talk
<electronics-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> 
>> Hi,
>> I have just a few comments about little bugs in the house or apartments.
>> The many little bugs are mostly harmless but no one wants them in their
home.
>> Roaches can live without food but they must need water to live on.
>> That is the reason when a proffessional comes to spray they will always
spray in the kitchen and the bathrooms or any place where there is a water
source.
>> I live in the shore of N.J..
>> Since it is damp and my condo has no crawl space I will get ants in the
summer months.
>> kitchen counters must be crumb free and water free.
>> It is very damp here and my towels will stay damp even the next day.
>> I use large trays to work on.
>> My coffee machine is on a large tray which has a lip around and when I
pour the water into my coffee machine some water might overflow and it only
goes on the tray.
>> My container of coffee is also on this tray.
>> I use many trays on my counters and it is so easy just to dump the
grines, crumbs and other scraps in the sink and just rinse off the trays and
place them to dry.
>> No crumbs or sitting water for the un-invited pests.
>> Hope this info is helpful.
>> From, Tom
>>  God is the one who clasps your hand as you move from one place to 
>> another. He is the one who has gone ahead of you, prepared a place 
>> for you, and will hold out His hand for you to cling to. Susan Miller
>> 
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Arlene via Electronics-Talk" 
>> <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
>> To: "Discussion of accessible home electronics and appliances" 
>> <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
>> Cc: "Arlene" <arlenes71154 at earthlink.net>
>> Sent: Wednesday, January 10, 2018 5:04 PM
>> Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] App Programmable Coffee Makers
>> 
>> 
>>> Unfortunately living in an apartment, having ants and roaches come 
>>> into your apartment, most likely from other neighbors, is something 
>>> that comes with living in a building with other households. As far 
>>> as accessibility is concerned for coffee makers that are accessible 
>>> that don't require operating with the iphone, which I know is your 
>>> preferrence, and I'm sure you're aware of what is available in what 
>>> I'm about to say, there's the mr. coffee makers and the the coffee 
>>> maker that we've had the thread about. Hopefully someone knows of 
>>> coffee makers of your prefferences, and in those suggestions of 
>>> coffee makers you could find out about that next coffee maker you 
>>> purchase that you could work with your iphones. when you buy your 
>>> next coffee maker hoping for the best that it doesn't get any 
>>> roaches or ants in it. I really hope for the best for that, because 
>>> is disconcerting when you get critters in your machines and it's  
>>> the worst part about living in apartments. I love all thi
> s sharin
> g
>> of information, so I hope you find a great coffee maker, of just what you
want, that you could operate with the iphone. I'm so new to the iphone now,
I'm not no where ready for a machine that you operate from the iphone, but I
could understand why you would want that, since the machine is made more
accessible by way of the phone.
>>> 
>>> Arlene
>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mary Donahue via 
>>> Electronics-Talk" <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
>>> To: <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
>>> Cc: "Mary Donahue" <braille at satx.rr.com>
>>> Sent: Tuesday, January 09, 2018 9:58 PM
>>> Subject: [Electronics-Talk] App Programmable Coffee Makers
>>> 
>>> 
>>>> Good evening everyone,
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>>              Today our apartment maintenance department came to 
>>>> among other things investigate the source of ants in our kitchen. 
>>>> After checking around for possible draws it was discovered that the 
>>>> ants were drawn to our coffee maker which we believe to be an old 
>>>> Mr. Coffee Model. If we cannot eliminate the ants with a thorough 
>>>> cleaning of the coffeemaker we'll be in the market for a new 12-cup
brewer.
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>>              In 2014 we bought a Cuisinart 12-cup brewer that made 
>>>> great coffee. Since the unit was programmable we needed sighted 
>>>> help getting the machine to set up correctly so all we needed to do 
>>>> was to push a button in the morning to make coffee. As long as no 
>>>> one mucked with the brewer settings all worked well. When we moved 
>>>> into our current apartment we discarded many of our belongings 
>>>> including the Cuisinart coffee brewer for fear of bringing roaches to
our new apartment.
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>>              My sister bought our replacement coffee maker the 
>>>> classic Mr. Coffee Model. Despite routinely cleaning this brewer 
>>>> it's still attracting ants and may need to be replaced. Most of the 
>>>> coffee brewers on the market are the programmable type. Assuming 
>>>> one can find a model with some degree of accessibility operating these
units can be a challenge.
>>>> Recently a number of appliances have come on the market that can be 
>>>> controlled by smartphone apps or a home automation system. We want 
>>>> to know if anyone knows of such coffee brewers that can be programmed
in this way?
>>>> If so we'd like to know the brand name and model as well as the 
>>>> ability to program the unit independently. This is yet another 
>>>> angle on the coffee brewer thread that has been on this list for 
>>>> over a week. Your suggestions will be very much appreciated.
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> Peter and Mary Donahue
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> _______________________________________________
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Message: 11
Date: Thu, 11 Jan 2018 15:16:44 -0600
From: David Andrews <dandrews at visi.com>
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Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] App Programmable Coffee Makers
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I had one a long time ago, 30 years, and it seemed to work for me 
some.  However, when I got rid of the roaches, I loaned it to friends 
in New York City, and they said they saw roaches marching across the 
top of the thing.

So, I would be skeptical of such devices overall.

Dave

At 05:44 AM 1/11/2018, you wrote:

>Has anyone had success with one of those ultrasonic bug repellers 
>that is supposed to keep roaches and rodents away by emitting high 
>frequency ultrasonic sounds that they supposedly can't tolerate?
>
>Gerald




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Message: 12
Date: Thu, 11 Jan 2018 17:03:59 -0500
From: "Mike" <mrmikie273 at gmail.com>
To: "'Discussion of accessible home electronics and appliances'"
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Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] How many accessible pedestrian signals
	do you have in your city?
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I just found out that Toronto has 824 accessible pedestrian signals!
That?s Kool!
Mike

-----Original Message-----
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Sent: Thursday, January 4, 2018 9:03 PM
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Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] How many accessible pedestrian signals do
you have in your city?

First of all, we have two accessible crosswalks -I forgot one of them.

An accessible crosswalk is a crosswalk that has blinking yellow lights in a
row embedded along each painted line.  This way traffic can see bliking
yellow lights, to alert drivers to pedestrians.   in order to make it
accessible they have a beeping tone  to help you find the button and when
you press it (it?s not really a button it?s an arrow ) and when you press it
it says ?blinking yellow lights  are on.?

 These are both in  areas that only 25 miles an hour. 


Diane and Jaxi 

On Jan 4, 2018, at 1:43 PM, Andy Baracco via Electronics-Talk
<electronics-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:

What's an accessible crosswalk?

Andy

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Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] How many accessible pedestrian signals do
you have in your city?


> Here in oh JAI California we have two accessible signals and we have an
accessible crosswalk
> 
> 
> Diane and Jaxi
> 
> On Jan 4, 2018, at 2:29 AM, Mike via Electronics-Talk
<electronics-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> How many accessible pedestrian signals do you have in your city or area?
In
> the greater Daytona Beach Florida we now have 32 of them.
> 
> Thank you
> 
> Mike
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Message: 13
Date: Thu, 11 Jan 2018 19:54:15 -0600
From: Christopher Chaltain <chaltain at gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] How many accessible pedestrian signals
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I don't think anyone is suggesting that you would cross a road based 
solely on what your smart phone is telling you, just as plenty of people 
have pointed out that an APS just tells you the signal has changed but 
doesn't indicate that it's safe to cross or you shouldn't be listening 
for traffic sounds. However, that doesn't mean that a blind pedestrian 
with a smart phone shouldn't be able to take advantage of yet another 
travel aid.


On 01/11/2018 08:37 AM, Abdul Hai via Electronics-Talk wrote:
> I would not trust a smartphone myself. Crossing a road is a judgement
call. ?You can keep up with me on Twitter.
>
>
>
>
>
>        From: Pamela Dominguez via Electronics-Talk
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>   Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] How many accessible pedestrian signals
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>     
> Thank you.? It seems that everybody with a smart phone forgets about
> everybody else.? Pam.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Gerald Levy via Electronics-Talk
> Sent: Wednesday, January 10, 2018 8:59 AM
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> Cc: Gerald Levy
> Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] How many accessible pedestrian signals do
> you have in your city?
>
>
> But what about the majority of blind pedestrians who do not own smart
> phones?? How would they benefit from an app that could alert a smart phone
> user when it is safe to cross an intersection, even if such an app could
> even be developed in the first place?? The traffic signal would still need
> an audible alert so that it would benefit all blind pedestrians and not
just
> those with smart phones in order to comply with the ADA, regardless of the
> expense to the municipality.
>
> Gerald
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tracy Carcione via Electronics-Talk
> Sent: Wednesday, January 10, 2018 8:29 AM
> To: 'Discussion of accessible home electronics and appliances'
> Cc: Tracy Carcione
> Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] How many accessible pedestrian signals do
> you have in your city?
>
> Hi Jim.
> I also live on a quieter street that crosses a very busy one, and I had
the
> exact problem you describe--figuring out a lull in traffic from when I had
> the light.? It's also an offset intersection, with a lot of turning
traffic.
> As I said, I had to fight hard to get an APS there, but, every time I was
> thinking of giving up, I'd misjudge the light, and I'd grit my teeth and
go
> back to the battle.? I should not have to risk my life, literally, to
cross
> the street.? Well, no more than anyone else does. To heck with what it
cost
> the county.? I pay taxes, and my life has value in itself.
>
> I have been wondering for years if it would be practical to develop a
smart
> phone app that would say when the walk sign was on.? It would have to be
> absolutely real-time, and reliable.? But, if it could be done, it ought to
> be a lot cheaper than APS's are now. And maybe there's a way to make it
work
> with any traffic light one encounters.? Do you think such a thing could
> work?
> Tracy
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Electronics-Talk [mailto:electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Jim McCarthy via Electronics-Talk
> Sent: Tuesday, January 09, 2018 2:28 PM
> To: 'Discussion of accessible home electronics and appliances'
> Cc: Jim McCarthy
> Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] How many accessible pedestrian signals do
> you have in your city?
>
> Tracy,
> I do think that the end point is what you suggest, to have one at every
> intersection that has a traffic light. When there is new development, they
> should be put in at the get go as you suggest they are. In other cases, I
do
> think the more complicated intersections should be first; I think that if
a
> traffic light needs repair or replacement, an accessible signal should
take
> its place; and finally, someday there will be accessible signals at every
> intersection. I did not always think that it needed to be an equality
thing
> but that is the way I am headed now also. I live on a north south street
> that is not very busy. It is a plus intersection though so my street
crosses
> a very busy street, one of the more busy in that part of the city and one
> that crosses the entire city toward its north end. The busy street is not
> even all that wide so the intersection is not geometrically complicated.
It
> does not have an audible signal but might benefit from one. The reason is
> that there is often not traffic on my street crossing. There are some gaps
> on the busy street but a blind travelers is left guessing, "is there a gap
> because the light is favorable?" Perhaps, it is just a traffic lag and one
> may need to race across. Having an audible traffic signal would take away
> the guess work. Is this the most important intersection in the city for a
> signal? Probably not but there would be benefit in having one. I have
lived
> in that neighborhood for many years and feel safe crossing so I have not
> asked for this yet.
> Jim
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Electronics-Talk [mailto:electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Tracy Carcione via Electronics-Talk
> Sent: Friday, January 05, 2018 11:14 AM
> To: 'Discussion of accessible home electronics and appliances'
> Cc: Tracy Carcione
> Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] How many accessible pedestrian signals do
> you have in your city?
>
> Thanks Jim.? I hadn't thought much about what you bring up.? What criteria
> do you think they should use?? Put in an accessible signal at the most
> complicated intersections, and, when those are covered, move on to less
> complicated ones?? Should the goal be to have an accessible signal
wherever
> there is a crossing signal?? I didn't used to think so, but now I'm
starting
> to think that I have the same right to know the status of the light as my
> sighted neighbors have.
>
> I had to fight tooth and claw to get the first signal in my county.? I had
> to get my state assemblywoman involved, and threaten the county with an
ADA
> lawsuit.? But now, a few years later, they have put in 2 more signals on
the
> main drag all on their own.? They seem to be putting them where there is
new
> development--new businesses going in.? I'm not sure what their criteria
are,
> but I am glad to have them.
> Tracy
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Electronics-Talk [mailto:electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Jim McCarthy via Electronics-Talk
> Sent: Friday, January 05, 2018 10:23 AM
> To: 'Discussion of accessible home electronics and appliances'
> Cc: Jim McCarthy
> Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] How many accessible pedestrian signals do
> you have in your city?
>
> I have been reading this thread with some interest. It seems to me that
much
> of the time, the answer will be like Mike has said here that there is some
> certain number in his area and he knows this because he asked for and got
> their installation. What I have not noticed in the thread is a reason for
> knowing how many there are. This is information a city transportation or
> traffic department probably has but I think the number a jurisdiction has
> does not matter very much. The trend of installation is more important to
> indicate progress in the installation. It still bothers me that many
> jurisdictions react as Fort Collins did for Mike, that is that they
install
> them in areas that blind people frequent or only when a blind person or
> enough of us make the request. The result is that in many of the places
> these are installed, they do not offer actual assistance to blind
travelers
> and in places where they would offer that help, they are not installed
> because there is not an entity expected to be frequented by people who are
> blind or because no requests have been made.? ? I suppose though that if
the
> trigger for installation is that there has been a request, I am glad Fort
> Collins has responded as they have. In many instances, the answer is that
> they are expensive so we can't or won't install. To me the right approach
is
> to have as a part of a long term transportation plan the goal of
installing
> some number per year. It also strikes me as best to rank intersections
based
> on criteria so that the really complicated ones receive the devices also.
> Jim McCarthy
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Electronics-Talk [mailto:electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Mike Sedmak via Electronics-Talk
> Sent: Thursday, January 04, 2018 5:25 PM
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> Cc: Mike Sedmak
> Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] How many accessible pedestrian signals do
> you have in your city?
>
> We have five in my corner of Fort Collins, CO.? I called the city traffic
> operations engineer and asked him to install them on all the crossings I
> frequent.? I would recommend asking for them in your area if you like
them.
>
>
> Our city ops said they are relatively expensive, so they only install them
> when requested.
>
> Thanks,
> Mike
>
> Sent from my iPhone, please forgive the typos.
>
>> On Jan 4, 2018, at 1:19 PM, Andy Baracco via Electronics-Talk
> <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> Interestingly enough, I don't think that we have that many in the
>> entire
> city of Los Angeles.
>> Andy
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike via Electronics-Talk"
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>> Sent: Thursday, January 04, 2018 2:29 AM
>> Subject: [Electronics-Talk] How many accessible pedestrian signals do
>> you
> have in your city?
>>
>>> How many accessible pedestrian signals do you have in your city or
>>> area? In the greater Daytona Beach Florida we now have 32 of them.
>>>
>>> Thank you
>>>
>>> Mike
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Message: 14
Date: Thu, 11 Jan 2018 23:00:25 -0600
From: "Arlene" <arlenes71154 at earthlink.net>
To: "Discussion of accessible home electronics and appliances"
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Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] App Programmable Coffee Makers
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Pam, I would do the same thing you're doing, giving your coffee maker a good

cleaning and it should be just fine. I don't know why anyone wouldn't want 
to do that first before getting rid of the machine, at least it would be 
good to give a good try as far as giving it a good cleaning. As for the why,

Mary and Peter most likely would feel better and would rather start out in 
their new home with a new coffee maker, and to have something new for their 
new apartment, having peace of mind that the new coffee maker is completely 
clean. Pam, I've noticed in writing and sharing information on the list and 
searching for accessible items, Mary and Peter are really into making use of

the accessible apps with the iphone to work different machines, whether it 
be some sort of cooking pot, coffee maker, security home systems and other 
products, that in some cases wouldn't be very accessible with out the 
iphone. Mary, and Peter, it's great that you do make it a priorty to find 
items and systems that you can have the option of working with your phones, 
after all the accessibility is right there in the app. in some cases it 
could be the difference of not using something or  because of the iphone, if

that's what makes that thing accessible, that is really a wonderful thing, 
and you both don't shy away from that, you make use of what you can do in 
having something accessible for you and making full use of your phone to the

ultimate, giving you all kinds of access. Of course not everyone has smart 
phones, but if one has one, and through the many apps if one explores all 
the access it can give them to do a number of things, including working 
something that otherwise might not be accessible, I think it's great. Down 
the road a bit, when I have more experience with my phone, I'll probably 
want to explore different possibilities as well, knowing me. I'm no where 
near that yet, I've got a whole lot to learn, but I'm happy for mary, Peter 
and everyone else that are able to do that. I do have a question, and I 
don't know if anyone knows about the keurig plus coffee maker. Our friend 
has the keurig plus. He was thinking possibly it talked when he was showing 
it to us at walmart. Later when he was at home he explored the menues on his

machine and found out it didn't talk. Anyway speaking of apps does anyone 
know if there's an app for the keurig plus? We really liked that machine a 
whole lot too. Mary, Peter and anyone else looking for a new coffee maker I 
hope you all fine exactly what you're looking for. It was something, with 
all of the informative information from this thread about the keurig, and 
some listers answering some questions for me, when we went to walmart 
saturday night, we didn't exactly have in mind to buy the keurig. We were 
just going to get a few extra mr. coffee pots which we did get anyway, since

we always want to have an extra pot. Then our friend spotted that same 
Keurig that he has, and we told him about this thread on the list about the 
keurig and we started looking at them. Pam, I'm quite sure we have the same 
Keurig you have from the way you described yours. It's wonderful, while it's

a bit expensive, you can't beat a fresh cup of coffee each time, with coffee

never getting wasted because it got to old. Though everyone has their 
prefferences, and from time to time, we'll still use our mr. coffee pot.

Arlene
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>I was wondering why she doesn't just take apart the one she has and 
>thoroughly clean it, then wrap it up in plastic and take it to the new 
>apartment.  That's what I'm going to have to do when I move.  Yes, there 
>are a few things that are terribly dirty and full of roaches and roach eggs

>that I have thrown out, but I don't think I will do that with my 
>coffeemaker or toaster oven.  The second question I was wondering is: why 
>does she need one that she can control with her iPhone?  Why not just a 
>regular one?  Pam.
>
> -----Original Message----- 
> From: Arlene via Electronics-Talk
> Sent: Wednesday, January 10, 2018 5:04 PM
> To: Discussion of accessible home electronics and appliances
> Cc: Arlene
> Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] App Programmable Coffee Makers
>
> Unfortunately living in an apartment, having ants and roaches come into 
> your
> apartment, most likely from other neighbors, is something that comes with
> living in a building with other households. As far as accessibility is
> concerned for coffee makers that are accessible that don't require 
> operating
> with the iphone, which I know is your preferrence, and I'm sure you're 
> aware
> of what is available in what I'm about to say, there's the mr. coffee 
> makers
> and the the coffee maker that we've had the thread about. Hopefully 
> someone
> knows of coffee makers of your prefferences, and in those suggestions of
> coffee makers you could find out about that next coffee maker you purchase
> that you could work with your iphones. when you buy your next coffee maker
> hoping for the best that it doesn't get any roaches or ants in it. I 
> really
> hope for the best for that, because is disconcerting when you get critters
> in your machines and it's  the worst part about living in apartments. I 
> love
> all this sharing of information, so I hope you find a great coffee maker, 
> of
> just what you want, that you could operate with the iphone. I'm so new to
> the iphone now, I'm not no where ready for a machine that you operate from
> the iphone, but I could understand why you would want that, since the
> machine is made more accessible by way of the phone.
>
> Arlene
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Mary Donahue via Electronics-Talk" <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
> To: <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: "Mary Donahue" <braille at satx.rr.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, January 09, 2018 9:58 PM
> Subject: [Electronics-Talk] App Programmable Coffee Makers
>
>
>> Good evening everyone,
>>
>>
>>
>>                Today our apartment maintenance department came to among
>> other things investigate the source of ants in our kitchen. After 
>> checking
>> around for possible draws it was discovered that the ants were drawn to 
>> our
>> coffee maker which we believe to be an old Mr. Coffee Model. If we cannot
>> eliminate the ants with a thorough cleaning of the coffeemaker we'll be 
>> in
>> the market for a new 12-cup brewer.
>>
>>
>>
>>                In 2014 we bought a Cuisinart 12-cup brewer that made 
>> great
>> coffee. Since the unit was programmable we needed sighted help getting 
>> the
>> machine to set up correctly so all we needed to do was to push a button 
>> in
>> the morning to make coffee. As long as no one mucked with the brewer
>> settings all worked well. When we moved into our current apartment we
>> discarded many of our belongings including the Cuisinart coffee brewer 
>> for
>> fear of bringing roaches to our new apartment.
>>
>>
>>
>>                My sister bought our replacement coffee maker the classic
>> Mr. Coffee Model. Despite routinely cleaning this brewer it's still
>> attracting ants and may need to be replaced. Most of the coffee brewers 
>> on
>> the market are the programmable type. Assuming one can find a model with
>> some degree of accessibility operating these units can be a challenge.
>> Recently a number of appliances have come on the market that can be
>> controlled by smartphone apps or a home automation system. We want to 
>> know
>> if anyone knows of such coffee brewers that can be programmed in this 
>> way?
>> If so we'd like to know the brand name and model as well as the ability 
>> to
>> program the unit independently. This is yet another angle on the coffee
>> brewer thread that has been on this list for over a week. Your 
>> suggestions
>> will be very much appreciated.
>>
>>
>>
>> Peter and Mary Donahue
>>
>>
>>
>>
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Message: 15
Date: Thu, 11 Jan 2018 23:03:10 -0600
From: "Arlene" <arlenes71154 at earthlink.net>
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Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] K cup brewer wanted that is totally
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Speaking of the temperature of a cup of coffee done in the keurig, it was 
165 degrees in a class cup.
----- Original Message ----- 
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Sent: Sunday, January 07, 2018 6:13 AM
Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] K cup brewer wanted that is totally 
accessible!


> I've never had to do that, and I don't drink black coffee.  I put milk in 
> it.  So if the coffee was only warm, putting milk in it would make it 
> cold, which it does not.  Pam.
>
> -----Original Message----- 
> From: Tom Blume via Electronics-Talk
> Sent: Saturday, January 06, 2018 7:46 PM
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> Cc: Tom Blume
> Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] K cup brewer wanted that is totally 
> accessible!
>
> Hi Everyone,
> The K cup machine is fast and easy!
> I had a large Coffee Shop with the NJBEP and I sold lots of Coffee.
> The best tasting coffee must be brewed at 205 and 210 degree water, pour
> over the Coffee bean very slowly and should remain with the bean for 
> awhile
> to get all of the flavor from the beans.
> I do not have a K cup machine and I will never get one.
> Everyone tells me that the coffee is warm and they must put there cup into
> their Microwave oven.
> Remember the K cup is only one ounce and you can not expect to get 6, 8, 
> 10
> ounces of strong or tasty coffee.
> Since the K cups are only one ounce and they cost around 75 cents to $1.00
> each and sometimes you can get them at a lower price.
> You are paying around $16.00 per pound for your easy and fast way of 
> making
> coffee.
> I have a Black and Decker single cup machine for over 5 years and it only
> cost around $20.00 and there are simular single cup machines at a lower
> price and they will brew a cup of coffee within 3 minutes and it will be 
> hot
> and good.
> They have reusable  filters and will make a 14 to 16 ounce cup of good hot
> coffee.
> I also have a electric perkerlator for the weekend to make a larger amount
> of coffee.
> You can buy coffee at around $3.00 and higher and you can put more coffee 
> in
> the filter to make a stronger cup of coffee and the clean up is very easy.
> These are just some of my reasons I will not pay $80.00 or more for a K 
> cup
> machine and the price of the coffee.
> The K cup that you fill with your favorite beans is small and is hard to
> clean out of all of the grines.
> Therefore if you add up all of the time in cleaning and scrubbin the K cup
> reusable filter and the cost of the K cups it will cost more then if you
> went to the corner Coffee Shop.
> From, Tom
>       God is the one who clasps your hand as you move from one place to
> another. He is the one who has gone ahead of you, prepared a place for
> you, and will hold out His hand for you to cling to. Susan Miller
>
>
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Message: 16
Date: Thu, 11 Jan 2018 23:27:45 -0600
From: "Arlene" <arlenes71154 at earthlink.net>
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Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] likes and dislikes of my Keurig
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Pam, and everyone, keurig does tell you of those exact measurements. I'll 
find that part and sent that here to the list. On a 3 button machine which 
is what we have, the 3 buttons for the coffee making, going from let to 
right,the first button will make 4 ounces,. Note to you coffee coneseurs, 
the k cup holds the exact amount of coffee if you make a 4 ounce cup. Again 
going from left to right the second button, makes 9 ounces, and the third we

don't remember exactly how much it makes but we'll find out, but it's at 
least over 12 ounces. For completeness, the only other buttons are the auto 
off button and the power button. This is for the machine we have. We have 4 
ounce glass cups that we use, that have no handles. This is perfect if you 
are feeling so coffee coneseuric. You would need to buy some little plastic 
holders when you use them. If anyone is interested we'll find out more about

where we found the plastic holders. These glass cups we use are free and 
we'll find out about the holders.  It really is perfect since while you're 
drinking it at your leisure it won't get cold for you as with a bigger cup 
of coffee.
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Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] likes and dislikes of my Keurig


> Do you have a one-cup measure?  If you do, that's how you could tell. 
> That's how I do it.  Measure water in that and pour it into the mug until 
> the mug is full.  If you need more than eight ounces, you can fill it a 
> second time, pour it in until the mug is full, and then look at how much 
> water is left in the measuring cup.  Also, you will need room for milk, if

> you don't drink your coffee black.  I think my currig said the largest cup

> was 16 ounces.  I measured it; it's 12 ounces.  So I guess they figured 
> that was a 16-ounce cup with room for milk.  They shouldn't do that; they 
> should say the exact amount in the directions that come with it.  Mine has

> five different cup sizes, I think, but they are on the menu.  At least the

> menu doesn't go around and around; it stops at the beginning and end.  So,

> that's how you can find out where you are.  Hit the up or down, which is 
> the right or left buttons a bunch of times, until you know that is at the 
> beginning or the end, whichever you want to start from, then count up or 
> down until you get to the right cup size.  It usually works for me, but 
> sometimes it is iffy.  On mine, the menu button is in the middle, and 
> there are left and right buttons on that row.  I have to hit the menu 
> button I think six times to get to the menu that changes cup size.  When 
> you are done, you hit it once to get out of the menu.  The menu below that

> is supposed to change temperature of water, but I haven't been able to 
> make that work.  Nobody could find in the manual anything about what the 
> other ones were.  Pam.
>
> -----Original Message----- 
> From: Danielle Ledet via Electronics-Talk
> Sent: Friday, January 05, 2018 10:00 PM
> To: Discussion of accessible home electronics and appliances
> Cc: Danielle Ledet
> Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] likes and dislikes of my Keurig
>
> Well I am going to get me one. Erm, another one. I had a K10, but
> decided to give it as a gift. Now I just have to decide whether to buy
> online or in the store. Thanks for pointing me to the accessible
> models and explaining the buttons. I like cocoa and tea and flavored
> coffees. Now to figure out what sized mugs I have cuz I don't
> remember.
>
> On 1/5/18, Pamela Dominguez via Electronics-Talk
> <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> I find the k cup coffees are stronger than the coffee when you put a 
>> scoop
>> in a k cup filter.  Pam.
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Sandra Streeter via Electronics-Talk
>> Sent: Friday, January 05, 2018 4:00 PM
>> To: electronics-talk at nfbnet.org
>> Cc: Sandra Streeter
>> Subject: [Electronics-Talk] likes and dislikes of my Keurig
>>
>> I bought mine at a reduced price from one of the home-shopping channels,
>> almost 3 years ago, and it?s going great! So:
>>
>> ----Likes:
>>
>> Faster brewing than the little drip makers (which I still have one of in
>> case it dies and I can?t get another right away for whatever reason, or 
>> if
>> they?ve stopped making accessible models)
>> ;
>> Accessible, with a little orientation and training from a sighted pal; 
>> just
>> 2 squarish buttons, the one on the bottom being ?on? and the upper, 
>>  ?brew?;
>> you can brew up to 16 oz. at a shot, I think?I have a couple mugs that 
>> hold
>> like 2 cups, and often use them;
>> If I want something really exotic, I can buy the K-cups; if more
>> run-of-the-mill, I can buy a pkg of ground, and scoop a little into my
>> personal K-cup, which I can line with little paper liners or not; most of
>> the time, I buy ground, which saves on wasted plastic, and on the expense

>> of
>> the K-cups.
>>
>> You can even make iced tea with a Keurig; often, I?ll use an iced tea mix
>> plus some ice cubes in the mug, and just run the hot water. You could 
>> also
>> make cocoa or soup using the machine?I like those soups in big paper cups
>> that you pour hot water over, and I find that heating the water in the
>> Keurig and having it discharge over the soup is faster than
>> microwave-heating.
>>
>>
>> ----Dislikes, though certainly not deal-breakers:
>>
>> Doesn?t do a strong black tea, because it is, by definition, 
>> quick-brewing;
>> if I want a strong tea, I?d have to go with the teas available as K-cups;
>> so, most of the time, I nuke my teas, because I do like very strong tea;
>>
>> If you want your coffee to be as strong as from a dripper, you?d probably
>> want to go with dark-roast or espresso, if using the Personal K-cup, so 
>> that
>> the fast brewing doesn?t take away from the strength. So, I have some
>> Dunkin?
>> Donuts Pumpkin for when I don?t want terribly strong, and some dark-roast
>> with cinnamon; plus, for when I really, really need strength, I go with
>> espresso.
>>
>>
>> Sandra
>>
>> ?If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because 
>> he
>> hears a different drummer. Let him step to the music he hears, however
>> measured or far away.?
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Date: Thu, 11 Jan 2018 23:41:05 -0600
From: "Sharon Klug" <sharonklug9304 at gmail.com>
To: "Discussion of accessible home electronics and appliances"
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Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] App Programmable Coffee Makers
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Mr. Coffee has a pot that is about $20 that can take the K cups or also a 
single serving of coffee in a small basket that comes with the unit. I just 
bought one and love it. I got it at Walmart.
Sharon

----- Original Message ----- 
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Sent: Thursday, January 11, 2018 11:00 PM
Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] App Programmable Coffee Makers


> Pam, I would do the same thing you're doing, giving your coffee maker a 
> good cleaning and it should be just fine. I don't know why anyone wouldn't

> want to do that first before getting rid of the machine, at least it would

> be good to give a good try as far as giving it a good cleaning. As for the

> why, Mary and Peter most likely would feel better and would rather start 
> out in their new home with a new coffee maker, and to have something new 
> for their new apartment, having peace of mind that the new coffee maker is

> completely clean. Pam, I've noticed in writing and sharing information on 
> the list and searching for accessible items, Mary and Peter are really 
> into making use of the accessible apps with the iphone to work different 
> machines, whether it be some sort of cooking pot, coffee maker, security 
> home systems and other products, that in some cases wouldn't be very 
> accessible with out the iphone. Mary, and Peter, it's great that you do 
> make it a priorty to find items and systems that you can have the option 
> of working with your phones, after all the accessibility is right there in

> the app. in some cases it could be the difference of not using something 
> or  because of the iphone, if that's what makes that thing accessible, 
> that is really a wonderful thing, and you both don't shy away from that, 
> you make use of what you can do in having something accessible for you and

> making full use of your phone to the ultimate, giving you all kinds of 
> access. Of course not everyone has smart phones, but if one has one, and 
> through the many apps if one explores all the access it can give them to 
> do a number of things, including working something that otherwise might 
> not be accessible, I think it's great. Down the road a bit, when I have 
> more experience with my phone, I'll probably want to explore different 
> possibilities as well, knowing me. I'm no where near that yet, I've got a 
> whole lot to learn, but I'm happy for mary, Peter and everyone else that 
> are able to do that. I do have a question, and I don't know if anyone 
> knows about the keurig plus coffee maker. Our friend has the keurig plus. 
> He was thinking possibly it talked when he was showing it to us at 
> walmart. Later when he was at home he explored the menues on his machine 
> and found out it didn't talk. Anyway speaking of apps does anyone know if 
> there's an app for the keurig plus? We really liked that machine a whole 
> lot too. Mary, Peter and anyone else looking for a new coffee maker I hope

> you all fine exactly what you're looking for. It was something, with all 
> of the informative information from this thread about the keurig, and some

> listers answering some questions for me, when we went to walmart saturday 
> night, we didn't exactly have in mind to buy the keurig. We were just 
> going to get a few extra mr. coffee pots which we did get anyway, since we

> always want to have an extra pot. Then our friend spotted that same Keurig

> that he has, and we told him about this thread on the list about the 
> keurig and we started looking at them. Pam, I'm quite sure we have the 
> same Keurig you have from the way you described yours. It's wonderful, 
> while it's a bit expensive, you can't beat a fresh cup of coffee each 
> time, with coffee never getting wasted because it got to old. Though 
> everyone has their prefferences, and from time to time, we'll still use 
> our mr. coffee pot.
>
> Arlene
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Pamela Dominguez via Electronics-Talk" 
> <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
> To: "Discussion of accessible home electronics and appliances" 
> <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: "Pamela Dominguez" <geodom at optonline.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, January 10, 2018 11:41 PM
> Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] App Programmable Coffee Makers
>
>
>>I was wondering why she doesn't just take apart the one she has and 
>>thoroughly clean it, then wrap it up in plastic and take it to the new 
>>apartment.  That's what I'm going to have to do when I move.  Yes, there 
>>are a few things that are terribly dirty and full of roaches and roach 
>>eggs that I have thrown out, but I don't think I will do that with my 
>>coffeemaker or toaster oven.  The second question I was wondering is: why 
>>does she need one that she can control with her iPhone?  Why not just a 
>>regular one?  Pam.
>>
>> -----Original Message----- 
>> From: Arlene via Electronics-Talk
>> Sent: Wednesday, January 10, 2018 5:04 PM
>> To: Discussion of accessible home electronics and appliances
>> Cc: Arlene
>> Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] App Programmable Coffee Makers
>>
>> Unfortunately living in an apartment, having ants and roaches come into 
>> your
>> apartment, most likely from other neighbors, is something that comes with
>> living in a building with other households. As far as accessibility is
>> concerned for coffee makers that are accessible that don't require 
>> operating
>> with the iphone, which I know is your preferrence, and I'm sure you're 
>> aware
>> of what is available in what I'm about to say, there's the mr. coffee 
>> makers
>> and the the coffee maker that we've had the thread about. Hopefully 
>> someone
>> knows of coffee makers of your prefferences, and in those suggestions of
>> coffee makers you could find out about that next coffee maker you 
>> purchase
>> that you could work with your iphones. when you buy your next coffee 
>> maker
>> hoping for the best that it doesn't get any roaches or ants in it. I 
>> really
>> hope for the best for that, because is disconcerting when you get 
>> critters
>> in your machines and it's  the worst part about living in apartments. I 
>> love
>> all this sharing of information, so I hope you find a great coffee maker,

>> of
>> just what you want, that you could operate with the iphone. I'm so new to
>> the iphone now, I'm not no where ready for a machine that you operate 
>> from
>> the iphone, but I could understand why you would want that, since the
>> machine is made more accessible by way of the phone.
>>
>> Arlene
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Mary Donahue via Electronics-Talk" <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
>> To: <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
>> Cc: "Mary Donahue" <braille at satx.rr.com>
>> Sent: Tuesday, January 09, 2018 9:58 PM
>> Subject: [Electronics-Talk] App Programmable Coffee Makers
>>
>>
>>> Good evening everyone,
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>                Today our apartment maintenance department came to among
>>> other things investigate the source of ants in our kitchen. After 
>>> checking
>>> around for possible draws it was discovered that the ants were drawn to 
>>> our
>>> coffee maker which we believe to be an old Mr. Coffee Model. If we 
>>> cannot
>>> eliminate the ants with a thorough cleaning of the coffeemaker we'll be 
>>> in
>>> the market for a new 12-cup brewer.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>                In 2014 we bought a Cuisinart 12-cup brewer that made 
>>> great
>>> coffee. Since the unit was programmable we needed sighted help getting 
>>> the
>>> machine to set up correctly so all we needed to do was to push a button 
>>> in
>>> the morning to make coffee. As long as no one mucked with the brewer
>>> settings all worked well. When we moved into our current apartment we
>>> discarded many of our belongings including the Cuisinart coffee brewer 
>>> for
>>> fear of bringing roaches to our new apartment.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>                My sister bought our replacement coffee maker the classic
>>> Mr. Coffee Model. Despite routinely cleaning this brewer it's still
>>> attracting ants and may need to be replaced. Most of the coffee brewers 
>>> on
>>> the market are the programmable type. Assuming one can find a model with
>>> some degree of accessibility operating these units can be a challenge.
>>> Recently a number of appliances have come on the market that can be
>>> controlled by smartphone apps or a home automation system. We want to 
>>> know
>>> if anyone knows of such coffee brewers that can be programmed in this 
>>> way?
>>> If so we'd like to know the brand name and model as well as the ability 
>>> to
>>> program the unit independently. This is yet another angle on the coffee
>>> brewer thread that has been on this list for over a week. Your 
>>> suggestions
>>> will be very much appreciated.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Peter and Mary Donahue
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
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