Check with AccessWorld,https://www.afb.org/aw; Low Vision Chef, https://lowvisionchef.com/; or the new Envision Accessible Products Hotline, 316.252.2500. HTH, Penny
On 2/1/20, Tiffany H. Jessen via Cookinginthedark <cookinginthedark@acbradio.org> wrote: > My brother and I bought an investment property a few years ago for my > parents to live in, and we've heard nothing but complaints about the status > of the apliences since then, as they really are bad, but that is the place > they chose, and we are tackling the items from most important, like HVAC and > non-leaky, custome made sizes of windows in the cathedral ceiling sunlights > and sliding doors first. I went up to visit them for Christmas, and whie we > were together my brother and I went out to purchas the dishwasher and stove. > My mother already researched which brands had all the features she wanted, > duel, gas stovetop, electric inside, with convection bake, and > self-cleaning, and without knowing the exact model, knew it was a Bosh. > Putting all that together, that helped narrow it to one. The five burner > knobs on the front are fairly thick, and easy for my mother's severe > arthritis to grab. While she would prefer a knob to adjust the temperature > of the oven, the flat panel is not a touch s > creen, so it would be very easy to label with dimo tape or loc dots like > the microwave. Essentially it's just the functions on one side, bake, > convection bake, clean, and whatever an oven does, then the other side has a > numpad. The pad is used for both, temperature and a timer, but you don't > have to bother using the timer in order to make it turn on. > > This model was pricy, but you can get it not duel, gas and electric, or skip > out on something else, and the same model is available, with the same > controls > > As to the dishwasher, it too is a not complicated Bosh. It's buttons are > about the size of large stanps, and tactile, that is, after you find them. > Rather than being on the front face, it's on the top edge of the door, after > you open it. If I recall, the buttons are not on the edge of the front > panel, but the thick liner that incelates the temperature of the water. If > needing labels, I'm sure they would be safe to put below them, on the top > edge of the front panel, closer to you, as that does not get wet. I'm not > sure if the buttons get wet or not, but I'm guessing they do warm a bit. > > I don't know how excited you can get about dishwashers, but what I liked, > probably available in many other models, is above the top wrack, there is a > little hidden drawer. This is where you not only put the long serving > utencils that are too tall to put in the silverware basket below, but my > mother uses it for the sharp knifes. That way when I'm shuffling through and > sorting the utencils into their drawer, I don't have to move slowly to avoid > cutting myself. In the past she always tried to put them upside-down in the > basket, but this drawer is a nice little touch. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Cookinginthedark [mailto:cookinginthedark-boun...@acbradio.org] On > Behalf Of John Kolwick via Cookinginthedark > Sent: Saturday, February 1, 2020 9:57 AM > To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org > Cc: John Kolwick <john2...@suddenlink.net> > Subject: Re: [CnD] Request for Advice with Accessible Appliances for Kitchen > Remodeling? > > Hi, I purchased a GE slide-in model range for our kitchen a little over a > year ago, it had knobs and the controls for the oven could be marked. A > slide-in model has no back to it and all the controls are at the fron. > Usually counter top surrounds it. I also have a bosch, (not sure of > spelling at this moment) it had controls that are mostly accessible buttons. > good luck not an easy task today > > On 1/31/2020 11:15 PM, Kenneth Silberman via Cookinginthedark wrote: >> Does anyone know of any accessible ranges, ovens, and dishwashers? I >> am trying to find some with classic knob controls. I find that using >> appliance apps is slow and unreliable. So, I would preferer to rely >> on marking up dials. Apps are fine, but I don't want to rely on them for >> primary access. >> I have had a bad experience with controlling laundry machines with >> Home Connect and am returning them in favor of dial-controlled machines. >> Thanks. >> >> >> >> Ken >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Cookinginthedark mailing list >> Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org >> http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark > _______________________________________________ > Cookinginthedark mailing list > Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org > http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark > > _______________________________________________ > Cookinginthedark mailing list > Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org > http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark > _______________________________________________ Cookinginthedark mailing list Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark
