[Sportsandrec] Semi-Accessible Treadmills

Lori M. Miller lori at asmodean.net
Mon May 25 12:16:40 UTC 2009


Christella,

Another brand that I have found simple to use is Precor, but they sure 
aren't cheap.

Lori

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Christella Garcia" <christellablue at gmail.com>
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Sent: Monday, May 25, 2009 2:18 AM
Subject: Re: [Sportsandrec] Semi-Accessible Treadmills


> Hi Kelly, Can you please give us the brand name of the treadmill? Thanks
> Chris
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> From: "Thornbury, Kelly" <kthornbury at bresnan.net>
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> Sent: Sunday, May 24, 2009 8:57 PM
> Subject: [Sportsandrec] Semi-Accessible Treadmills
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>>I was out treadmill shopping today, and came across a "semi-accessible" 
>>line by NordicTrack. These had the usual displays that would need to be 
>>marked to find the buttons, but there was also a row of very tactile 
>>switches near the hand grips with controls for on/off, incline, speed, and 
>>the fan. This setup was very accessible if you didn't worry about the 
>>preprogrammed accessories. While its a ways from being completely 
>>accessible, the tactile controls for the basic functions was a huge 
>>"selling point" for me, and is a big step towards being usable.
>>
>> Kelly
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