Frank,

The top of the line as far as functionality and accessibility is 
concerned is the Kenwood Th-F6A.  The radio covers 144/222 and 440MHZ 
plus general coverage receive all in a hand-held package. The radio 
doesn't have talking readout but has an extremely well thought out menu 
structure and audible beeps at key points.

A totally blind person can program all the key functions, frequency, 
CTCSS, DCS tones, memories, scanning and other features.  The price 
point is around $330.

There are cheaper radios from china such as the Wouxun, Puxing, Baoufeng 
and others that have limited speech output but can be programmed via the 
keyboard with a more complex but doable system.

The price points for the Chinese equipment range from around $150 for 
the Wouxun and Puxing to $30 for the Baofengs.


Lots of accessible documentation is available for all of the equipment 
I've talked about above.

I hope this helps.

If you have any more questions feel free to ask.

Dave Marthouse N2AAM
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