well, the same as a well built car or truck I guess.
just because we can't drive those legally on the road, doesn't mean we can't 
get use from them.
with the QSY'er unit, and the function microphone, the radio does become 
usable, and therefore somewhat accessible.
If you use the 897 at home as a bass, you can use ham radio deluxe to 
control it and get frequency, mode and S meter information spoken.
73
Colin, V A6BKX
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Harvey Heagy" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sunday, November 07, 2010 4:01 AM
Subject: Re: ft-897d


> So what the hell good does a well built radio do us if it is not 
> accessible
> to us?  Couldn't Yaesu build just as good a radio with accessible features
> for the Blind?
> Harvey