Hello, I use a range that has no buttons or switches. What I did to make it accessible is a small list of actions to make this range accessible.
I bought a piece of a plastic type of material named Lexann. I bought this at home depot I believe, (a big box store). Next I marked places on the Lexann that corresponded with the touch spots. I then drilled holes in the Lexann so that I could put my finger tip in the hole and thereby touch the touch spots. Next, I used Velcro adhered to the panel with the touch spots. The velcro was adhered to the Lexann. Thus, the Velcro on the Lexann stucked to the Velcro on the panel. To protect the position of the template, I made a strip of wood to be under the Lexann so that if anyone pressed down on the Lexann template, the wood not permit the template from moving down. This may sound complicated, but I can utilize every feature of the stove. Gary Patterson -----Original Message----- From: Alex Hall via Cookinginthedark [mailto:cookinginthedark@acbradio.org] Sent: Tuesday, November 10, 2015 8:49 AM To: [cookinginthedark@acbradio.org]; Susie Stageberg Subject: Re: [CnD] Flat top It can be done, certainly. Buttons are a good point; most modern stoves/ovens include flat, touch-screen or similar controls. I have to mark them with that craft paint that puffs up, and re-apply the marks even so often. It works, but it's not ideal. > On Nov 10, 2015, at 09:22, Susie Stageberg via Cookinginthedark > <cookinginthedark@acbradio.org> wrote: > > I am about to learn how to cook on a flat cooktop myself, but I got to pick > it and the one I chose has texture changes to indicate where the burners are. > It also has "real" buttons you can feel. If you are having a model forced > upon you, you might have to try various methods of marking it tactilely so > you can get your bearings. Other people here will have thoughts on this, I am > sure. I think, though, that it can be done, so start with "how can I" rather > than "I can't. > > Susie > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Mary Sayegh via Cookinginthedark [mailto:cookinginthedark@acbradio.org] > Sent: Monday, November 09, 2015 10:06 PM > To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org > Subject: [CnD] Flat top > > How does a blind person cook on the flat top stove? How would we know where > the burners are? They're putting flat tops in our apartments, and when I went > to the blind the center we were only talk to cook on stubs that had the coil > burners. > Mary > > Sent from my iPhone > _______________________________________________ > Cookinginthedark mailing list > Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org > http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark > > _______________________________________________ > Cookinginthedark mailing list > Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org > http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark -- Have a great day, Alex Hall mehg...@icloud.com _______________________________________________ Cookinginthedark mailing list Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark _______________________________________________ Cookinginthedark mailing list Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark
