[nfb-talk] Inaccessible appliances!

[Steve Jacobson]

The access board does not have authority to do anything on accessible appliances.  Our proposed legislation would give them the power to develop standards.

Best regards,

Steve

On Tue, 21 Feb 2012 05:50:33 -0600, Steven Johnson wrote:

>Mike,
>Although I have heard about this act, but I am curious as to why this has
>not been addressed through the Access Board?

>Steve


>-----Original Message-----
>From: nfb-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nfb-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
>Behalf Of Mike Freeman
>Sent: Monday, February 20, 2012 9:16 PM
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>Subject: Re: [nfb-talk] Inaccessible appliances!

>Joshua:

>What planet are you living on? Why do you think the NFB is currently working
>on getting the Home Appliance Accessibility Act introduced and passed? You
>say you thought not having accessible apliances is illegal. What statute
>makes it illegal? The ADA certainly doesn't apply since appliances are not a
>program or service or place of public accommodation.

>Sometimes I think the disabled have been hornswaggled -- or have
>hornswaggled themselves -- into believing the ADA is almost as wonderful as
>the Second Coming! 'Tain't so.

>Mike Freeman


>-----Original Message-----
>From: nfb-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nfb-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
>Behalf Of Joshua Lester
>Sent: Monday, February 20, 2012 6:20 PM
>To: NFB Talk Mailing List
>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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