I hav an 897d and i still would not, that is not recommend it for a 
blind person.  Even with the qsyer, it is a strange radio.  No way can 
you rely on counting the clicks in the menu mode, as if you paus over a 
second or so, it drops you out and you have no clue.  No beeps or 
anything to tell you where you are.  Just not a blind friendly radio. 
Only reason I have one is I won it.
73
Butch
WA0VJR
Node 3148
Wallace, ks.


On Tue, 21 Jul 2015, Gary Lee wrote:

> while it does not have speech, it can be made usabel  with the addition of
> the milennium qsyer.
> this wil give you freq, mode, and let you select filters.  the announcements
> are made in morse.
> also, I havenot confirmed, but it appears that the dsp button puts you in
> menu o, and you should be able to count clicks from there.
> If I can save enough pennies, going to buy one and try.
>
>