[nfb-talk] Inaccessible appliances!

[Joshua Lester]

I also had a Brailled one, but it went out on me, in 2008.
My last accessible microwave had actual buttons, that I could count, and push.
It went out several weeks ago, and I've been frustrated, ever since!
Blessings, Joshua

On 2/20/12, Humberto Avila <avila.bert.humberto2 at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello Josh,
>
> About three years ago, my teacher of the blind helped put Braille on all the
> touchscreen buttons on my microwave. We labeled everything including all
> functions such as the popcorn button, hot water, ETC. and of course the
> numbers. My microwave, well, my family microwave, is touchscreen. Which, I
> think, I find it so cool that since they are using it every day, they touch
> the Braille every day too!
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nfb-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nfb-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Kenneth Chrane
> Sent: Monday, February 20, 2012 6:24 PM
> To: NFB Talk Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [nfb-talk] Inaccessible appliances!
>
> If you can get a sighted person to put dimo Tape on the screen touch that
> will solve the problem.
>
> You can Braille the numbers with some sighted help and may be this will
> solve the problem.
>
> Ken Chrane
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Joshua Lester" <jlester8462 at students.pccua.edu>
> To: "NFB Talk Mailing List" <nfb-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Monday, February 20, 2012 9:20 PM
> Subject: [nfb-talk] Inaccessible appliances!
>
>
>> Hi, it's Joshua Lester.
>> My microwave stopped working, a few weeks ago.
>> Now, my family has this inaccessible one, that has a touch screen.
>> I hate touch screens, on anything!
>> I heard, that Walmart sells an accessible microwave, called the Cook
>> Magic.
>> I went to Walmart's Website, and they have it, but the store 30 miles
>> away from my hometown, doesn't have it.
>> The employees have never heard of it either.
>> I thought it was illegal, for companies to make inaccessible appliances!
>> What's the problem?
>> Why are stores still allowed to sell them?
>> Something's wrong with this!
>> Thanks, Joshua
>>
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