[Blindtlk] Directions for Me

Wed Sep 29 12:01:47 UTC 2010

Hi Kerri,

Is there a rehabilitation center in your area or any home rehab teaching available? It is really too bad that your parent's were like that. I know many people with parents who were the same way. I'm sure They love you and think they are doing you a favor, but really they are not at all. My parents had some quirks and some condescending ways, but they weren't nearly as bad as some that I have seen.

Diane Graves
Civil Rights Specialist
Indiana Civil Rights Commission
Alternative Dispute Resolutions Unit
317-232-2647

"It is service that measures success."
George Washington Carver

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-----Original Message-----
From: blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Kerri Kosten
Sent: Tuesday, September 28, 2010 4:57 PM
To: Blind Talk Mailing List
Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Directions for Me

Hi Diane:

Well, when you havent had training, and your parents do not let you
use the stove for anything...you adapt to the microwave real quick. My
parents have this dumb fear of me "burning" my hands off...they make
everything on the stove and they have a gas stove so...i've never been
allowed or encouraged to touch it.

Now that I live on my own, I can do whatever I want on my electric
stove...but I don't have anybody to first help me label it, and
secondly show me how to do basic things on the stovetop such as
browning ground beef or making simple recipes. I am too scared of
starting a fire and not knowing what to do or I would try it myself.
My apartment is tiny, and I live on the third floor (the top of the
building) so...

So, I use the microwave, oven, George foreman grill, and crockpot.
There is no nfb chapter in my area and it doesn't seem that any other
blind people live here so...

Kerri

On 9/28/10, Graves, Diane <dgraves at icrc.in.gov> wrote:
> Hi Kerri,
>
> Wow! I have never cooked hamburger helper in a microwave before. I didn't
> realize it could be done. I always cook it on the stove. I am going to have
> to check out those chocolate chip pancakes. I am a chocoholic, and those
> sound wonderful.
>
>
> I am going to check out the web site real soon.
>
> Diane Graves
> Civil Rights Specialist
> Indiana Civil Rights Commission
> Alternative Dispute Resolutions Unit
> 317-232-2647
>
> "It is service that measures success."
> George Washington Carver
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Kerri Kosten
> Sent: Tuesday, September 28, 2010 4:02 PM
> To: Blind Talk Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Directions for Me
>
> Hi Diane:
>
> Oh my goodness it is a godsend! Since I am not very good at cooking, I
> like frozen microwave pancakes. I typed in the website "chocolate chip
> pancakes." There were 6 results...one of them being Eggo Pancakes,
> which is the brand I happen to have. I couldn't believe it...I was
> able to fix them properly (before I was overcooking them and they
> became tough. It's awesome...though like you it may cause me to become
> lazy lol.
>
> How did you handle more complex directions? I can remember say "put in
> oven at 400 degrees for 20 minutes" or something like that...but for
> example with the hamburger helper...it was like "put ground beef in
> microwave, and cook for 3-5 minutes stirring every 3 until brown."
> ""Next, add 1/3/4 cups boiling water, and 1/1/2 cups milk, pasta,
> sauce, and stir." "Put back in microwave and cook for 19 minutes."
> That isn't too hard but it's more than a simple temperature and prep time.
>
> I am 22 years old, and live alone. I could ask my parents but I am
> trying to be more independent and often they are in a hurry and just
> come outside my apartment to pick me up rather than actually coming
> in.
>
> Thanks so much!
> Kerri
>
> On 9/28/10, Graves, Diane <dgraves at icrc.in.gov> wrote:
>> Hi Kerri,
>>
>> I'm ashamed to say I've gotten pretty lazy in recent years. I now just
>> rope
>> my husband or my daughter into reading these things for me.
>>
>> Prior to that being an option though, when I lived alone, I would just
>> have
>> whomever was doing the shopping with me, usually an assistant from
>> customer
>> service at the given store, to read over them very briefly. I would then
>> just commit them to memory until I got home, as they wouldn't have time
>> for
>> me to take extensive notes there. I was much younger then though, and I'm
>> sure my memory wouldn't adhere to that style now.
>>
>> National Braille Press used to have a book of all of the Betty Crocker
>> packaging directions. (At least I think I got it from NBP.) I don't know
>> whether they are still printing that or not.
>>
>> I haven't looked at the site yet, but I'm betting it will be a Godsend as
>> well.
>>
>> Diane Graves
>> Civil Rights Specialist
>> Indiana Civil Rights Commission
>> Alternative Dispute Resolutions Unit
>> 317-232-2647
>>
>> "It is service that measures success."
>> George Washington Carver
>>
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>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
>> Behalf Of Kerri Kosten
>> Sent: Tuesday, September 28, 2010 3:10 PM
>> To: Blind Talk Mailing List
>> Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Directions for Me
>>
>> Hi:
>>
>> I just checked this website out and absolutely love it! I have had
>> hamburger helper in my cabinet forever, and haven't had the directions
>> read to me. I just looked up hamburger helper on this website and 5
>> pages with 20 results on each page returned! This website is going to
>> be awesome and I see myself using it a lot.
>>
>> I do have a question related to this though. How do most of you who
>> are totally blind get the directions off of packages? Do you have a
>> shopping assistant read the directions to you and you either record it
>> or take notes? This getting proper directions off of packages has been
>> a real problem for me at times and though this website is nice I'm
>> wondering what the best, most proficient way is and how many of you do
>> it just in case my computer/internet are down or the particular
>> product I'm looking for doesn't happen to be on the website!
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Kerri
>>
>> On 9/28/10, Byron J. Lee <byron at byronlee.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> How many times have you been standing in your kitchen with a box of
>>> cake mix with no way of reading the preparation directions?
>>>
>>> You have probably experienced this dilemma at some point in your
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>>> longer will you have to struggle with scanning boxes and cans or
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>>>
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>>>
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>>>
>>> Directions For Me was designed to be completely accessible with
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>>> that hinder accessibility.
>>>
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>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Open a web browser and go to:
>>>
>>> <http://www.directionsforme.org/>http://www.directionsforme.org
>>>
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