U r not alone, we all have the same disability as u. I have been blind all my life and I know that learning how to do certain things can b tough. So sorry to hear that people have given up on teaching u how to cut your food. Do u know anyone in your area who is also blind? If so, Maybe they can work with u and they will probably b more patient and understanding because they know what it is like to not have any sight. U can write me off the list if u like. [email protected] Rebeca with one c Sent from my iPhone
On Jan 23, 2012, at 12:35 PM, Jessica Brown <[email protected]> wrote: > They were friends. I do not have any one who can help me who is > trained. I have not had much time to try to cut food but this is > because other people give up teaching me not because I give up > learning. Trust me I do want to learn if it is the last thing I ever > do. > > On 1/23/12, Charles Rivard <[email protected]> wrote: >> Have you tried using your fingers to see what you're doing, gradually using >> them less and less as you get used to what you're doing? Not with meat, but >> other cuttable material? >> >> You say that people have tried to teach you. Were these people trained to >> do so?, or were they friends and family members. Also, and I don't mean >> this as it may sound, but at age 16, how much practice have you had at >> trying to accomplish this? Some people give up if it doesn't work almost >> immediately, and this goes for people trying to teach as well as people >> trying to learn. >> >> --- >> Shepherds are the best beasts, but Labs are a close second. >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Jessica Brown" <[email protected]> >> To: <[email protected]> >> Sent: Monday, January 23, 2012 11:06 AM >> Subject: Re: [CnD] cutting food >> >> >> Once again. I have tried this before as well and it did not work for >> me. I am 16 years old and have been blind all my life. People have >> tryed to help teach me but no one seems to know how to teach me and it >> never goes well. >> >> On 1/23/12, Nicole Massey <[email protected]> wrote: >>> This was what I was going to suggest as well, with a modification or two. >>> >>> For even chunks, take the fork, after using your knife to find the edges >>> of >>> the meat or other food, and place the fork in the meat near one edge. Cut >>> with the knife perpendicular to the fork's tines until that entire strip >>> is >>> free. Then move the fork to the next strip and cut the meat into strips. >>> If >>> you want it in chunks instead of strips, turn the plate 90° and then use >>> your knife and fork to find the first strip. Place the fork near the >>> middle >>> and cut starting at the ends and working toward the center, cutting center >>> chunks using your fork as your guide. Move to the other strips and cut as >>> well. This should help. >>> This brings me to a question. Jessica, how long have you been blind? Have >>> you had any training to help you deal with this blindness? This is a >>> standard Vocational Rehabilitation Trainer exercise, so this is why I ask. >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: [email protected] >>> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Kimberly >>> Qualls >>> Sent: Monday, January 23, 2012 10:05 AM >>> To: [email protected] >>> Subject: [CnD] cutting food >>> >>> Jessica, >>> >>> I use a fork, not only to keep the food still, but also as a >>> guide...Stick the fork as far from the edge as the slice you >>> want...After you go one way, then take the fork and stick it in the >>> slices to cut them into chunks, if you need...Everyone is right, >>> though, it takes a LOT of practice, and it can get messy, so you may >>> want to practice on your own, first...I hope I explained that well >>> enough... >>> >>> Hope it helps >>> >>> Kimberly >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Cookinginthedark mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Cookinginthedark mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark >>> >> >> >> -- >> >> >> sent from my BrailleNote >> _______________________________________________ >> Cookinginthedark mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Cookinginthedark mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark >> > > > -- > > > sent from my BrailleNote > _______________________________________________ > Cookinginthedark mailing list > [email protected] > http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark _______________________________________________ Cookinginthedark mailing list [email protected] http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark
