[nabs-l] access to appliances

[Bill]

NFB does advocate accessible electronics.  We just submitted the technology
rights bill or at least were triing to.  There is a list of products that
can be made accessible on NFB's website. look for the accessble home
showcase.

On Mon, May 25, 2009 at 4:34 PM, Ashley Bramlett
<bookwormahb at earthlink.net>wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> Now a days it seems like more flat pannels out there!  Many students live
> at home when not studying at college in the dorms.  For those of you in your
> own places, a question.
>
> How have you made your appliances accessible?  All appliances are flat:
> microwaves, stoves, and ovens.  Dishwashers too.  These flat touch screens
> can be labeled so we can use them.  Stoves are another problem though.
> I know there are talking microwaves.  Are there other talking appliances?
>  It would be neat to have a talking dishwasher so it could call out to you
> when your dishes were done!
>
> Do you have stoves you can feel the burners?  Most stoves now have flat
> tops!  I was at Sears and another store and saw this.  I don't think a flat
> stove would be real safe.  I have one at home here and use my vision for it.
>  Its harder to center the pots.  When I could touch the burners I touched
> them before turning on the stove.  I centered the pot and then turned the
> stove on.  My point being flat stoves are not as accessible!
> When they started making flat stoves with flat burners they didn't think of
> low vision.
> I have tunnel vision.  The burners are not even a different color making it
> hard to see!  You can only see it after the stove is turned on and the
> burner turns a redish color from the heat.
>
> Are there companies that have more accessible appliances than others?  If
> so, which ones? Any out there making the old type of stove where the burners
> were raised?
> Just wondering what's out there.  If this is a problem, NFB should advocate
> for accessibility.
>
> Ashley
>
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