well,
there aren't that many accessible radios (especially those that can be programmed by keyboard by the blind). A Bao-feng or one of the other chinese makes and the RT-systems package (accessible using windows and NVDA) only costs about $50 and includes the cable. no fancy drivers to have to install or software incompatibilities to worry about (or lack of accessibility like you find with Chirp). I still have the 2 Bao-Feng handhelds that I have had for 3 years and they still work as designed. Sometimes, depending on the day that lot was made, you might get a really good radio, or a really bad one. Anyway, good luck on the new radio, whatever it might be.

-Eric (n7zzt)

On May 28, 2015, at 10:09 PM, Sarah k Alawami wrote:

> I love my baofeng how ever the receiver on it is crapping out to the =
> point where simplex is starting to sound like someone is frying food. =
> MMMMM! Lol! Ok, so I was talking to my mom and she said that she would, =
> if the price were slightly higher then $100 get me a new radio that is =
> easy for me to use and is better then my baofeng. I'll still keep mine =
> around just in case someone needs to borrow it what not.
> 
> but I want to be able to program channels, use the mac to program =
> multiple channels in it and the radio be accessible to use for a blind =
> person. It does not need to have voice, but I need  a way to navigate =
> the menus, enter in frequencies, set different settings correctly, etc.
> 
> Can anyone offer up any suggestions? I love the sound of the yesu FT-60 =
> radio, but they are very heavy for my wrists for prolonged times. Plus =
> the key button is hard for me to press at times due to my arthritis. =
> Yeah I'm falling apart. Lol!
> 
> All of you take care and 73.=