Re: [AI] Accessibility of AC and various remotes
Now this thread is going in the right direction. Unfortunately accessibility of all the devices having small L.E.D screens is a major issue. Because of this most ACs and their remotes are not accessible to the visually impaired. The only work around I have found and can suggest is to get those models in which the tempreture settings do not change even after switching off the AC. In these models one can get sighted assistance to set it up for a tempreture and mode which is generally acceptable such as 22 degree celcius and COOL mode. After that just use the remote to switch it ON or Off. My Panasonics and Onida has this option but the Electrolux doesn't. Now a days few Air Conditioners can be controlled with an app in the mobile phone. This may be a good option for us. Some of the split air conditioners have a remote that is without the screen and can be accessible. I found a thermostat that has talking functions. I believe it can be installed with select split ACs but I wonder if we can get this service in India. http://www.abledata.com/abledata.cfm?pageid=113583top=0productid=158285tr ail=0 It will be wonderful if someone can report an accessible model or another solution to this problem. BTW: I tried to read the text on the remote screen with Google Goggles and ScanThing. It reported all text printed on the remote but not the vital information inside the little screen. With regards, Prashant -Original Message- From: AccessIndia [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf Of Rajesh H Mehta Sent: 09 May 2013 10:29 To: accessindia@accessindia.org.in Cc: accessindia@accessindia.org.in; AccessIndia Subject: [AI] Accessibility of AC and various remotes Hi all, Has any 1 come across any particular AC machine which would speak all its function which could be heard by VI? Similarly I got some 1 asking incase if any of the remotes are also has any kind of talking functionality which could be easily used by VI? Pleas help with your knowledge on same topic. Regards Register at the dedicated AccessIndia list for discussing accessibility of mobile phones / Tabs on: http://mail.accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/mobile.accessindia_accessind ia.org.in Search for old postings at: http://www.mail-archive.com/accessindia@accessindia.org.in/ To unsubscribe send a message to accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in Disclaimer: 1. Contents of the mails, factual, or otherwise, reflect the thinking of the person sending the mail and AI in no way relates itself to its veracity; 2. AI cannot be held liable for any commission/omission based on the mails sent through this mailing list.. Register at the dedicated AccessIndia list for discussing accessibility of mobile phones / Tabs on: http://mail.accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/mobile.accessindia_accessindia.org.in Search for old postings at: http://www.mail-archive.com/accessindia@accessindia.org.in/ To unsubscribe send a message to accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in Disclaimer: 1. Contents of the mails, factual, or otherwise, reflect the thinking of the person sending the mail and AI in no way relates itself to its veracity; 2. AI cannot be held liable for any commission/omission based on the mails sent through this mailing list..
Re: [AI] Accessibility of AC and various remotes
No that I know off even in USA -Original Message- From: AccessIndia [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf Of Rajesh H Mehta Sent: Thursday, May 09, 2013 12:59 AM To: accessindia@accessindia.org.in Cc: accessindia@accessindia.org.in; AccessIndia Subject: [AI] Accessibility of AC and various remotes Hi all, Has any 1 come across any particular AC machine which would speak all its function which could be heard by VI? Similarly I got some 1 asking incase if any of the remotes are also has any kind of talking functionality which could be easily used by VI? Pleas help with your knowledge on same topic. Regards Register at the dedicated AccessIndia list for discussing accessibility of mobile phones / Tabs on: http://mail.accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/mobile.accessindia_accessind ia.org.in Search for old postings at: http://www.mail-archive.com/accessindia@accessindia.org.in/ To unsubscribe send a message to accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in Disclaimer: 1. Contents of the mails, factual, or otherwise, reflect the thinking of the person sending the mail and AI in no way relates itself to its veracity; 2. AI cannot be held liable for any commission/omission based on the mails sent through this mailing list.. Register at the dedicated AccessIndia list for discussing accessibility of mobile phones / Tabs on: http://mail.accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/mobile.accessindia_accessindia.org.in Search for old postings at: http://www.mail-archive.com/accessindia@accessindia.org.in/ To unsubscribe send a message to accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in Disclaimer: 1. Contents of the mails, factual, or otherwise, reflect the thinking of the person sending the mail and AI in no way relates itself to its veracity; 2. AI cannot be held liable for any commission/omission based on the mails sent through this mailing list..
Re: [AI] Accessibility of AC and various remotes
Hello Friends, How about voice-controlled air conditioners? Toshiba Group has introduced the world’s first voice controlled air conditioner – the Daiseikai VOiCE NDR Series. There are 13 models with a variety of functions and colors. As with most Japanese A/C units, it is meant to be mounted on the wall and controlled via remote control. Having lost my remote control countless times, the voice activation feature seems pretty handy. From Toshiba’s point of view, they developed the voice command system to introduce simplicity and an intuitive user interface to a multifunctional and potentially confusing home appliance. The VOiCE NDR uses a new dual compressor unique to Toshiba which allegedly increases efficiency so much that the A/C uses only as much energy as an electric fan – on the lowest setting. A number of technical changes in the internal construction (mostly having to do with the dehumidifying aspect of air conditioning and the plumbing therein) also help to maintain functionality and reduce the amount of energy used to 45W (again, this is the lowest setting). Toshiba estimates the cost as approximately one yen per hour (about 1.3 cents American), which adds up to just under $10/month. The voice control function is performed by – what else? – the Voice Controller, which can recognize 21 different words and phrases, such as stop (chuushi), start (unten), hot (atsui), cold (samui), and power saving (setsuden). Another memorized phrase, “cool breeze” (suzukaze), dials the machine down to a lower setting to conserve energy. A final note on the VOiCE NDR’s energy efficiency: the voice command “power saving” has settings for both the heating and cooling functions. If the A/C feature of the unit is active, it automatically sets the temperature to 32°C (90°F), and if the heating function is active, it sets room temperature to 17°C (63°F). Source: Eco Japan http://cleantechnica.com/2011/09/16/toshiba-introduces-voice-controlled-and-energy-efficient-air-conditioner/ Thank you. Sathiya. On 5/9/13, srikanth bolla presidentsrika...@gmail.com wrote: No that I know off even in USA -Original Message- From: AccessIndia [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf Of Rajesh H Mehta Sent: Thursday, May 09, 2013 12:59 AM To: accessindia@accessindia.org.in Cc: accessindia@accessindia.org.in; AccessIndia Subject: [AI] Accessibility of AC and various remotes Hi all, Has any 1 come across any particular AC machine which would speak all its function which could be heard by VI? Similarly I got some 1 asking incase if any of the remotes are also has any kind of talking functionality which could be easily used by VI? Pleas help with your knowledge on same topic. Regards Register at the dedicated AccessIndia list for discussing accessibility of mobile phones / Tabs on: http://mail.accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/mobile.accessindia_accessind ia.org.in Search for old postings at: http://www.mail-archive.com/accessindia@accessindia.org.in/ To unsubscribe send a message to accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in Disclaimer: 1. Contents of the mails, factual, or otherwise, reflect the thinking of the person sending the mail and AI in no way relates itself to its veracity; 2. AI cannot be held liable for any commission/omission based on the mails sent through this mailing list.. Register at the dedicated AccessIndia list for discussing accessibility of mobile phones / Tabs on: http://mail.accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/mobile.accessindia_accessindia.org.in Search for old postings at: http://www.mail-archive.com/accessindia@accessindia.org.in/ To unsubscribe send a message to accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in Disclaimer: 1. Contents of the mails, factual, or otherwise, reflect the thinking of the person sending the mail and AI in no way relates itself to its veracity; 2. AI cannot be held liable for any commission/omission based on the mails sent through this mailing list.. Register at the dedicated AccessIndia list for discussing accessibility of mobile phones / Tabs on: http://mail.accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/mobile.accessindia_accessindia.org.in Search for old postings at: http://www.mail-archive.com/accessindia@accessindia.org.in/ To unsubscribe send a message to accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo
[AI] Accessibility of AC and various remotes
Hi all, Has any 1 come across any particular AC machine which would speak all its function which could be heard by VI? Similarly I got some 1 asking incase if any of the remotes are also has any kind of talking functionality which could be easily used by VI? Pleas help with your knowledge on same topic. Regards Register at the dedicated AccessIndia list for discussing accessibility of mobile phones / Tabs on: http://mail.accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/mobile.accessindia_accessindia.org.in Search for old postings at: http://www.mail-archive.com/accessindia@accessindia.org.in/ To unsubscribe send a message to accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in Disclaimer: 1. Contents of the mails, factual, or otherwise, reflect the thinking of the person sending the mail and AI in no way relates itself to its veracity; 2. AI cannot be held liable for any commission/omission based on the mails sent through this mailing list..
