Comments on: Serotek Presents Our Holiday 2013 Review Special /2013/12/19/serotek-presents-our-holiday-2013-review-special/ A podcast and interactive blog on the accessible digital lifestyle, produced by Serotek, the Accessibility Anywhere people Sun, 22 Dec 2013 06:41:23 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.5.3 By: Matt /2013/12/19/serotek-presents-our-holiday-2013-review-special/comment-page-1/#comment-27476 Sun, 22 Dec 2013 06:41:23 +0000 /?p=3536#comment-27476 Well, Joe talked about the Keurig coffee pot and said he was not a fan of keurig coffee pots ! I too not a big fan myself. I like the Bunn coffee/beverage maker! No it is not your classic Bunn maker! I did a podcast on this one and it is up on the Blind Geek Zone site. I will give link to podcast below. But it is a Beverage maker. It is called Bunn My Café MCU and it does K-Cups, Pods, loose tea or coffee or anything loose and it also does clear water . It has 4 attachments and no scream so no menus just two buttons. I highly recommend it over any Keurig machine out there. Since I have done the podcast several people have bought the machine! So see link below on podcast with links to other helpful things about the beverage maker from the site. Enjoy !

http://www.blind-geek-zone.net/bunn-my-cafe-mcu/
matt.from.florida@gmail.com

]]> By: Beth /2013/12/19/serotek-presents-our-holiday-2013-review-special/comment-page-1/#comment-27434 Fri, 20 Dec 2013 19:10:44 +0000 /?p=3536#comment-27434 The Serotek holiday special was such a neat Christmas present, thank you! I wish to make some comments regarding general statements made during the Bradley Watch interview. We do not say that a circle is a rounded square, it’s a circle, so we should not dodge the words “disabled” or “blind” or “disability”, we therefore should not be called “differently abled” in an attempt to hide from or circumvent a disability. Political correctness is much overrated, we must be comfortable with ourselves. Now, of course, every one of us has differing abilities so, at the core of human experience, we are all differently abled. Regarding inclusive or universal design: It certainly has its good points, including easier and more convenient repair, less costly items in terms of manufacture and purchase, I can borrow a sighted person’s gadget if I need to. However, if using a universally-designed item means I no longer stand out, that’s no reason to use such an item; in fact, that means I am insecure with myself. I was the only totally blind child in my public school district and I was the only kid reading Braille in the classroom. Did that make me stand out? Maybe. Did I care? You bet I didn’t, it was just part of learning. Another point about inclusive design: a gadget may or may not fit the needs of the blind and the deaf and the deaf-blind and the quadriplegic, etc., so there will always be a marked need for specialized devices. Thank you for the ability to post our comments here and happy holidays to all! Beth

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