[Electronics-Talk] Accessible Printer

Mon Sep 23 05:18:35 UTC 2024

That's really great, Tracy.

Arlene
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From: "Tracy Carcione via Electronics-Talk" <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
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> We use Wayne's second solution.  We have a UPS store nearby, so we have 
> them do the little bit of printing we need.  It's a small cost, but 
> probably less than buying and maintaining a printer.
> Tracy
>
>
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> Arlene via Electronics-Talk
> Sent: Tuesday, September 17, 2024 11:50 PM
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> Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] Accessible Printer
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> Well, I want to add to what you just said, Ashley, now we'll talk about 
> inkjet lazer printers. They are easy to use and you can buy them 
> everywhere.
> When it comes to different access solutions sometimes devices are a little 
> more difficult to operate. If you have a printer like Ashley has with the 
> buttons that are close together and would be nearly impossible to label, 
> then with a little assistance you can make a very accurate braille chart 
> of the button layout and what each button does. Then if you, for any 
> reason, don't know, forgot, etc. then just have a look at your accurate 
> chart which will be your button layout, then  you can very carefully 
> locate that button and use the printer like anyone that is sighted can do.
> As far as the ink color cartridges, well, they are easy to change out. You 
> must learn about each cartridge, it's color and the slot it goes in. Well 
> you can tell by this message that we use to have inkjet color printers, 
> and there's a couple of reasons why we don't have them now. If you don't 
> do a lot of color printing, and oftentimes you may forget to turn the 
> printer off when you're finished. Well 2 things were happening for us, 1 
> was the amount of color printing we were doing was more expensive than 
> having the prints done by an office business such as office depot. 2, the 
> other thing is if you forgot to turn it off your color ink will dry up 
> quick. So it became less expensive to higher a color print done verses an 
> by inkjet cartridges.
> This could have been our luck, but our inkjet printers broke down often. I 
> on't know one brand against another brand, ours were all hp inkjets. just 
> a list of places you can buy from office depot stables best buy office max 
> target walmart amazon, note, however amazon will not teach you hhow  to 
> identify or how to change your color ink cartridges. but from experience 
> we know office depot will. Just foodd for thought, amazon may be the 
> cheapist, but sometimes with the extra money spent with a local business 
> could be worth it. that'as just a few places but there are many more 
> including local stores in your area.
>
> Wayne
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Ashley Bramlett via Electronics-Talk" <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
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> Cc: "Ashley Bramlett" <bookwormahb at earthlink.net>
> Sent: Sunday, September 15, 2024 11:08 PM
> Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] Accessible Printer
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>
>> Hello,
>> I hope Nicole finds what she needs. I wrote what I had which is a cannon
>> printer in last email.
>> I have had success doing basic printing with it.
>> I control it from the computer so no need to touch the printer panel.
>>
>> I am also writing to add that I plugged them into the USB ports of the
>> pc's tower  to connect the printer and pc. Its pretty straightforward and
>> We might have installed a driver, but it did not take long at all to set
>> up.
>>
>> Also, at least with the Cannon, it makes noise before, during and after
>> printing. IT makes a different sound as it finishes printing.
>> So, if someone is totally blind, this would be helpful for them.
>>
>> Tina, is your hp printer toner or ink jet? Is its buttons flat similar to
>> flat buttons on appliances? If so, did you label them?
>> Is it touch screen?
>> I decided not to label them because there is so little room and usually I
>> have no need for the actual buttons on the printer since the printing
>> functions is controlled by the pc.
>> There is an on/off button which I can easily feel so I can turn it on
>> easily if it was off. The button is alone on one end of the printer.
>> But normally its on. I've turned it off if I'm on vacation or know I will
>> not need the printer for an extended period of time.
>> This saves me the step and hassle of seeing If its on.
>>
>> I bought the printer from another office supply store. But, Best Buy is
>> also a good place for products.
>>
>> Does anyone load their cartridges alone or do you get sighted assistance
>> for that? I can load the paper but have not tried to actually put new ink
>> cartridges in it since it’s a precise thing and I think it will be done
>> easier and safer by someone who can see fully.
>>
>> Take care,
>> Ashley
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Electronics-Talk <electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of
>> Tina Sohl via Electronics-Talk
>> Sent: Sunday, September 15, 2024 2:47 PM
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>> Cc: Tina Sohl <tinabir80 at gmail.com>
>> Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] Accessible Printer
>>
>> We  have the HP 2755 printer and we just pugged them in to the USB ports
>> on our laptops and they pretty much took off,  installing anything
>> necessary without us having to do much.  They're not on our network 
>> though
>> so for connecting with wifi you mght  need aira or someone's help.
>> Tina
>>
>> On Sun, Sep 15, 2024 at 10:31 AM Nicole Torcolini via Electronics-Talk <
>> electronics-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>
>>>             Does anyone have suggestions for a low cost printer that
>>> is easy to use by the blind?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Nicole
>>>
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