Blindness/Low Vision
Custom Home Appliance Tactile Overlay (HALOS)
- Item Number
- V607
- Estimated Value
- 30 USD
- Sold
- 72 USD to mjlipner
- Number of Bids
- 11 - Bid History
Item Description
Take control of your appliance with a custom overlay label! Tangible Surface Research, LLC will create a custom silicon template for your microwave, oven, dishwasher or other touch-surface appliance using easily identifiable tactile icons for each function.
AFB's Access World reports that the overlays are transparent, so they won’t interfere with a sighted person’s use of the touchpad controls. And unlike other appliance overlays you don’t need to know how to read Braille to use them. Instead of raised dots, these overlays use different shapes to signify what each control does. For example, a raised right-facing triangle shape to signify the Start button on your dishwasher, and a popped kernel shape to represent a microwave’s Popcorn setting.
The overlay is part of the Home Appliance Labeling and Overlay System (HALOS) product line. Tangible Surface Research, LLC also sells individual stick-on shapes that cover specific controls for some appliances.
Item Special Note
This is a custom-made item. The winning bidder must supply the make and model of his/her home appliance.
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