[nabs-l] techniques in cafeterias and trays

[Robert Spangler]

It can be done and I do it sometimes, especially if I'm familiar with
where I am eating, but if I am not I usually have someone assist me
who works there for the sake of time and preventing accidents.

On 1/2/10, David Andrews <dandrews at visi.com> wrote:
> Actually, there are techniques a blind person can use to safely carry
> a tray, and still use a cane.
>
> One method involves kind of wrapping your arm around the tray along
> its edge, and pressing the other side against your body, and holding
> it that way.  Your hand can also extend past the edge of the tray,
> into they tray where it can hold your drink for stability.
>
> Another method involves making your arm into an angle and setting the
> tray on top of your arm.
>
> I probably aren't explaining very well, but it can be done with
> practice.  It is something most of us as blind people are nervous
> about in one way or another.
>
> Dave
>
> At 09:24 AM 1/2/2010, you wrote:
>
>>
>>
>>It is okay to ask some one to help you carry the tray in my opinion
>>because it wobbles and it can tip over very easily. You can not
>>carry the cane and control the try safely. It is very hard to do
>>this with out spilling. Stay warm from all the wind.
>>
>> > From: bookwormahb at earthlink.net
>> > To: nabs-l at nfbnet.org
>> > Date: Fri, 1 Jan 2010 22:55:28 -0500
>> > Subject: [nabs-l] techniques in cafeterias and trays
>> >
>> > Hi all,
>> >
>> > How do you handle cafeterias? If your university is like mine,
>> and most are standard setups, you have various stations. For
>> instance mine had an entree line, grill, sandwich area, salad bar
>> and more. Did you have an employee help you? I chose to do that
>> since it was most efficient. We walked to the various places and
>> they told me the food and I selected what I wanted.
>> >
>> > Do you carry your own tray? I always struggled with that; its
>> hard to balance and keep level. A mobility instructor showed me but
>> its hard; always seems to wobble in my hand. I either place my hand
>> across the tray or under the tray and grasp it from underneath. I
>> usually opt for someone to carry it.
>> >
>> > Happy New year!
>> > Ashley
>
>
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Robert Spangler
The University of Toledo
Student Senator - Administrative Affairs Committee Chair, College of
Arts and Sciences