i have a Whirlpool duet 9400 washer and drier, and they are both very blind user friendly. There is a big knob you use to select your wash cycle. It beeps at the normal cycle, so it is just a matter of counting from there. On and off selections, like extra rinse, have a tone pattern to indicate if it is on or off. Low high to indicate on, and high to low to indicate it is off. Selections that have multiple settings, like water temp, or spin speed, have a different pitched tone for the different level. Example, the higher the pitch, the hotter the water. We were also looking at a LG front loader, do not recall the model, but i did not find it blind user friendly. Most machines you can get braille over lays for, but expect to wait 8-12 weeks to get it.
I would go to a few appliance retailers, and put your hands on a few different machines, then research them on the internet before buying them. Michael _____ From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Jim Gatteys Sent: Friday, April 09, 2010 9:09 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [BlindHandyMan] purchasing a new washing machine! Hi all! My washer has finally bitten the dust and its time to be replaced. And they've definitely changed since the last time I made a purchase. I currently have a front loading model but it seems like most of those nowadays have touch panels and don't seem to be very accessible to blind folks. Anybody have any suggestions on what you might have purchased that is accessible? Thanks for any help, Jim ----- Find me on facebook or: Skype: jimintexas Yahoo or Aim/Ichat: jgatteys Msn: jgatt...@gmail. <mailto:jgatteys%40gmail.com> com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
