i suspect most of the major manufacturers now provide the panels. hot point, zanussi and service are the ones i've come in contact with. i'm not sure how useful these are on the more digitally based machines that are becoming more common, as we tried to avoid such machines and stick to dials and push buttons! some of the digital machines we looked at seemed to have more buttons than the average computer keyboard!! smile. email or msn kream@xxxxxxxxxxxx cheers - kevin ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sandra Henshall" <asvj09@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Sunday, October 03, 2004 7:15 PM Subject: [access-uk] Re: Washing machines Catherine, I know that at one time, Hotpoint were the only firm who actually made an alternative front panel for their washers with braille on it. Mine was a washer drier and the panel was very easy to read, and apparently blended in well with the rest of the washer. If you buy a Hotpoint, I think you ring your nearest Hotpoint service centre and they come out and fit the panel. I live in Blackpool and I had to ring the service centre at Preston. Hope this is of some use. Cheers, Sandra. ** To leave the list, send a message to:- ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq ** To leave the list, send a message to:- ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq