[access-uk] Re: Accessible household appliances
- From: "Jackie Cairns" <jackie.cairns@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 20 Jun 2009 14:26:34 +0100
Hi Brian
I have no idea what the legislation is these days. What I need to know
first is whether there is such an adaption that can be made. If I could
arm myself with something useful, I could then move onto the next stage
of tackling the company who look after the property on the landlord's
behalf. I think some energy suppliers offer things like large print or
Braille bills, bump-ons and tap turners. I have also heard of control
markings for central-heating timers, but nothing for the boiler. Even
an audible warning would be useful if the boiler was displaying a
message. I'll keep digging!
Jackie Cairns
Braille Specialist
Email: Jackie.Cairns@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sight and Sound Technology Ltd
Welton House North Wing
Summerhouse Road
Moulton Park
Northampton
NN3 6WD
Telephone: 01604 798024
Fax: 01604 798090
Web: www.sightandsound.co.uk
-----Original Message-----
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Sent: 20 June 2009 14:18
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Subject: [access-uk] Re: Accessible household appliances
isn't the landlord covered by the DDA?
Brian and Teresa
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jackie Cairns" <jackie.cairns@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, June 20, 2009 2:13 PM
Subject: [access-uk] Accessible household appliances
> Following a recent thread on the Cobolt combination oven, I am
prompted
> to raise a question about the accessibility of comby boilers.
>
> I have just moved into a spanking new flat which I rent. All the
> kitchen appliances are built-in. So far, I have not needed to mark
> either the washing-machine/dryer or the cooker. I can remember how
many
> clicks to turn the dial for various programs on the machine, and count
> the number of presses for timing a drying session. On the cooker, the
> hob is gas, but the oven is electric. However, I've also sussed it
out,
> and use it confidently. Indeed, the only talking appliance I have in
my
> kitchen is the Cobolt microwave which I've had for a while.
>
> My only concern, however, is not being able to access the boiler.
This
> is a Glowworm digital comby affair. I've had someone set the time on
it
> for me, and have the thermostat in the hall set to control the
> temperature. But my concern is that I won't know if the water
pressure
> goes too low, where warning signs then flash up on the screen. I had
> been in my flat a few days when the water suddenly went cold, and I
had
> to call out a plumber, much to the disgust of the landlord. The
plumber
> said that it is easy to open the valve on the boiler to top up the
> pressure, but of course it is if you can see!! I can tell you he and I
> didn't see eye to eye over that one (smile). Telling me to do
something
> that's simple if you have sight isn't helpful or funny in my book!!
>
> Does anyone know of a device or method that indicates when the
pressure
> is going low? My energy supplier isn't British Gas, and bear in mind
> that this is a private rent, so my landlord isn't going to be
receptive
> to lots of adaptions. Fortunately, I don't need alterations to
anything
> in the main, and I manage quite independently on my own with my own
> methods and memory. But the boiler does worry me as I have absolutely
> no control over the screen, controls or timer. Apparently, from what
> I've been told, you only know when the pressure is going low if a
> warning message or code flashes up on the digital screen, you can't
> anticipate it until the message appears.
>
> Any suggestions or thoughts appreciated please.
>
> Jackie Cairns
> Braille Specialist
> Email: Jackie.Cairns@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Sight and Sound Technology Ltd
> Welton House North Wing
> Summerhouse Road
> Moulton Park
> Northampton
> NN3 6WD
> Telephone: 01604 798024
> Fax: 01604 798090
> Web: www.sightandsound.co.uk
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