Thanks for the heads up on the LG laundry app, I’ll definitely put it on my
list to check out when next we’re shopping for an upgrade. My wife and son are
in a rental in Pennsylvania while I wait for my visa from US Immigration, but
when I get down there finally we’ll be in the market to buy, and I’m thinking
accessible appliances should be on my list of upgrades to make.
Also, the CNIB on line store has bump dots, I need to get some more as the set
I got to mark the oven and microwave got scooped up and packed in the moving
truck.
Cheers all,
Ian
On Sep 21, 2021, at 2:36 PM, Russell Solowoniuk <rsolowoniuk@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Yup, I think that's what I'm referring to Nicole. There are different sizes
of these bumps, and the ones I'm talking about are quite tiny.
Thanks,
Russell
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On Sep 21, 2021, at 1:15 PM, Nicole Hutchins <nkhutch86@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Russell are you referring to the bump dots? At least that’s what we call
them.
Nicole
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On Sep 21, 2021, at 3:05 PM, Russell Solowoniuk <rsolowoniuk@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
Hi Keith,
Maybe I shouldn't call them "Braille" dots. It's just one small dot. The
CNIB here in Canada used to sell them, although they were ridiculously
expensive. They came in a pack of 6 dots. Mainly they are used to mark the
F and J keys on a keyboard, or whatever keys you want to mark. I had a
couple of the dots leftover as I don't typically mark my keyboards.
Hope this helps.
Russell
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On Sep 21, 2021, at 9:45 AM, Keith Reedy <keithreedy@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Russell,
Where did you buy the braille Dots?
Kr
On Sep 21, 2021, at 10:13 AM, Russell Solowoniuk <rsolowoniuk@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
Hi Ian,
I'm getting to this very late, so hope you still find this helpful. Last
October I purchased an LG washer and dryer that is quite accessible
through the LG ThinQ app. The washer and dryer both have a touch screen
that is not accessible, but the only important item on the touch screen
for our purposes is a "Remote" button. I had my wife put one of those
Braille dots used to mark keyboards on the remote button, so all I need
to do is press the power on button, which is a tactile button, and then
press and hold the remote button for 3 seconds. After that I can open the
LG ThinQ app, tap on the default "Normal" cycle, and choose whatever
cycle I want, and then swipe over to the start button in the app. It
works great, most of the time, but once in a while LG puts out an update
to the app and for a while I'm not able to use it at all, until the next
update. The nice thing about this set is that they are sort of accessible
without the app. The front panel has a power on button, then a large knob
to turn to whatever cycle you want, and then a start button, and finally
the touch screen. Both the washer and dryer default to "Normal, so it's
just a matter of remembering the cycles, either turning the knob to the
left or to the right. It's one of those knobs that has no stop position,
meaning it will keep turning round and round, so the fact that it
defaults to normal makes it usable. I hoe this info helps. We bought our
units at Coast Appliances. Below is the model number:
LG WM3500CW
I forgot to mention that the app will send you push notifications when
the load is done washing and/or drying. I also have an LG oven that
works, but not quite as well as the washer and dryer, using the same LG
ThinQ app. When it's working, I am able to choose bake, broil, convection
bake, etc., choose the temperature, and set the cooking time, but for
some reason, the app only allows for a total cooking time of 1 hour, and
this includes the pre-heating stage, so probably closer to 45 minutes of
cook time. I've had lots of trouble with app updates rendering the oven
unusable through the app.
Hope this is helpful,
Russell
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On Aug 12, 2021, at 2:41 PM, Ian Edwards <ianedwards42@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
A while ago, like 20 years ago, there was a line of thinking that would
have you use one accessibility interface to interact with all kinds of
products. You could plug your box into your thermostat, or oven or
whatever and it would voice what you needed.
I’m wondering if any products like this exist now using an IPhone as the
universal access device.
This is a roundabout way of asking, does anyone know of, or have
experience with, a laundry machine with an accessible app interface?
Cheers,
Ian>
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