[nfb-talk] Inaccessible appliances!

Steven Johnson blinddog3 at charter.net
Tue Feb 21 11:50:33 UTC 2012


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
To: 'NFB Talk Mailing List'
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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