Hi Mike,
That's good to know.
I am sure people would want us to dress clean.
Thanks 73 Matt ka0pqw
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mike Barnard" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, March 14, 2014 6:24 AM
Subject: Re: OT regarding making home appliances accessible
> We just bought new washing machine, and dryer. They are Maytag, the
> Brovo series. Everything is click dials, all with detents, that you
> can feel. Both of us are totally blind, and surprising enough can
> opperate them without sighted help. The only thing we did with
> someone sighted is to braille a chart of what the dials do. Such as
> from light soiled to heavy, the water temps, and the different cycles
> all have clicks, and even a pointer on the knobs.
> I did look a couple of years ago, and found none that worked.
> Mike
> KD2CDUAt 05:20 PM 3/13/2014, you wrote:
>>Hi all,
>>Well if we can't operate any of the new washing machines then maybe they
>>can some how who knows how make sure no one never needs to wash there
>>close
>>again.
>>I am for sure not going to have any one washing my close for me.
>>I am sure they can't teach my cat how to do that.
>>Thanks 73 Matt ka0pqw
>>----- Original Message -----
>>From: "Alan R. Downing" <[log in to unmask]>
>>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>Sent: Thursday, March 13, 2014 4:11 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
>> > [*]=20
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