I wrote them an email thanking them for the product.
Greg
On Jul 22, 2007, at 15:53 , Rafael Bejarano wrote:
It is refreshing, indeed, to hear of a company that has made an
effort to be accessible, particularly in light of the modest
economic return they are likely to receive as a result of doing so.
I'm sure they would love to hear from you )perhaps via e-mail) about
how useful you've found their product. It may even encourage them to
put out more accessible products.
Rafael
On Jul 21, 2007, at 1:48 PM, Greg Kearney wrote:
I had to replace the thermostat in our house today so I went to
Home Depot to try and find one my wife, who is blind, could use.
Most Thermostats these days are high tech affairs with little LCD
screens and buttons you can't tell if you have pressed or not.
But I did find, much to my amazement, was a Honeywell model CT87N.
This thermostat was made for the blind and low vision users. It has
a tactile readable setting with number in black 24 point type on
white. When you turn it to set the temperature each two degree
setting clicks as you turn the nob. It also come with large print
stickers for the cool/off/heat and fan/auto switches.
Perhaps the most amazing of all there was a braille card in the
packaging giving a toll free number to call to obtain a braille
copy of the instructions.
So often we hear for product that are not accessible to the blind I
find it refreshing to discover one that goes the extra mile to be
accessible.
Greg Kearney
