My inlaws just got a new washer about 2 months ago. It's not the old style 
dials but it has the dials that click for load size, water temp, and mode, 
cycle what ever you want to call it. It would be easy to braille label, to 
start it you just push a button. I don't know what brand it is or anything 
but I've used it with no labeling when I was helping them move. IF mine dies 
I hope to find one just like it.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Alan R. Downing" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thursday, March 13, 2014 5:11 PM
Subject: Re: OT regarding making home appliances accessible


>2 years or so ago, I was shopping for a new washing machine.  I looked =
> at the usual places such as Home Depot, Lowes, Fry's Electronics, and =
> the Maytag store.  I remember going into the Maytag store and asking to =
> be shown all of the washing machines, that I could operate without =
> sighted help.  The salesperson called the store manager over, and he =
> walked over and quietly explained that they didn't have any machines =
> with click-type knobs, or any thing else that he felt that I could =
> successfully use on my own.  After examining all of the display models I =
> concluded that he was absolutely right, there wasn't a single washing =
> machine in the place that I could independently operate.
> What a world, Hi.
>
> Alan/KD7GC
>
> =20
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