This sounds like a liability issue. I think they're afraid they might sued. It sounds like these people don't think sighted
people can get shocked or harmed through carelessness. I hope they can be enlightened.On Tue, 3 May 2005
20:38:59 -0600, Colin McDonald wrote:
>that is pretty unbelievable that a modern day company would actually think
>they could get away with putting something that is so obviously and truely
>discriminatory on their products!
>I mean, they dont even have those kinds of warnings on automobile owners
>manuals!
>And to think that they allowed their products to be sold for the visually
>impaired specifically on a couple very obviously disability related
>websites...anne moris enterprises as well as independant living
>aids...surprised they would put a warning like that on their products, and
>then let them be sold to the blind community through other sellers.
>I mean, why else would they put speech capabilities into their product if
>not to visually aid someone who is some how visually impaired? why spend
>$300 almost on a meter when you can see perfectly fine and buy one for a
>fraction of that cost and just put up with any inconvenience caused from
>having to glance at the meter.
>something certainly sounds a little fishy in this particular case.
>I really think it would be interesting if, upon telling the company that you
>were blind, they refused to sell you the meter...and if you got that in
>writing it might prove to be enough to put the company out of business.
>This person who told you that they didn't want to be responsible for
>operation of these meters by blind persons, was he/she a supervisor or
>department manager?
>I wonder if upper management even is aware of the issue?
>Never assume they are because much of the time someone else is in charge of
>labelling and the owners manual and upper management doesn't always catch on
>to these things as they should.
>73
>Colin, V A6BKX
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Louis Kim Kline" <[log in to unmask]>
>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>Sent: Tuesday, May 03, 2005 8:22 PM
>Subject: Re: Omega Engineering
>> Guess I won't rush out to buy one of those meters!
>>
>> Good luck, man!
>>
>> 73, de Lou K2LKK
>>
>> At 05:22 PM 5/3/2005 -0500, you wrote:
>> >Would anyone on the list who has ever purchased anything from Omega
>> >Engineering
>> >please contact me off list at
>> >
>> >[log in to unmask]
>> >
>> >I have purchased an hhm2a multimeter from theme which I received in
>defective
>> >condition. They have said that they will take the unit back but will not
>> >repair
>> >it because it is dangerous for a blind person to use it and they will be
>> >no part
>> >of that. I am taking legal action against the company through the DOJ,
>> >Attorney
>> >General's offices of two states, the BBB, the FCC, and several other
>agencies.
>> >Even in the manual for my meter it is specifically printed on a sticker
>on the
>> >front page that the meter is not "intended for the use of the visually
>> >impaired
>> >due to increased risk of shock and injury". I am, therefore, extremely
>> >interested in talking with anyone who has purchased equipment of any kind
>from
>> >the at any time in the past. You will not be required to testify in
>court
>> >unless you wish to do so and, at this point, I would like to see Omega
>change
>> >their insane position and simply send me the $12 worth o defective
>cables.
>> >
>> >Tom
>> >
>> >
>> >Tom Brennan KD5VIJ, CCC-A/SLP
>> >web page http://titan.sfasu.edu/~g_brennantg/sonicpage.html
>>
>> Louis Kim Kline
>> A.R.S. K2LKK
>> Home e-mail: [log in to unmask]
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>> Work Telephone: (585) 697-5753
>>
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